The Swansea City man could almost be forgiven if he was concerned over his future at the club but some excellent form means he is an early name on most team sheets and he wants that to continue as he uses the competition for motivation.
โScott lived about five or 10 minutes from where we were born back home so I know him very well,โ Dyer told the Western Mail.
โBut, whenever the club brings in a new player, especially in your position, you always think, am I going to be left out?
โBut, as long as you keep playing and keep performing, then the manager has no reason to drop you. Thatโs my motto.
โIt was the same when David Cotterill came in. I was playing well and I knew that if I keep to what I was doing I would keep my place. Itโs the same now.
โScott has come in, heโs only played a few games, but he wants to establish himself and be consistent too,โ said Dyer, insisting that playing regularly is the key after completing his first full season only last term. โWe donโt just want to have one good game here and a couple of bad ones โ we want to be on the ball all the time.
โWeโre happy with the way weโre playing and the manager lets us play our own game, especially the attackers. We were more defensive last year, but the gaffer has come in and said look, โI want to play attacking football, score goals and win matches.โ Thatโs the only way weโll do it by going out and attacking. Itโs paying off.โ
โWe have sharpness up front to score goals and thatโs what weโre doing at the moment. and we want to keep that going.”