Former Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov has stated that he respects Eric Dier for his actions following the FA Cup defeat against Norwich - even if it is something he should not have done.
Dier headed into the stands to attempt to confront a fan who was involved in an altercation with the midfielder's brother.
The England international was filmed climbing over rows of seats before being involved in the confrontation, but no complaints have been made to the police.
However, the FA are investigating and Dier could face a ban for his actions. And while former Spurs star Berbatov says that Dier should not have entered the crowd, he admits that he probably would have done the same thing.
"You can tell that there is quite a bit of tension at Spurs with how Eric Dier reacted after the game against Norwich," Berbatov told Betfair.
"You don't react like that if everything is calm. Yes, they lost a game, everyone loses games. If you react so impulsively from anger, it shows that something isn't going right for you and the team.
"I respect what he did because if that was me, I would probably do the same, but we should avoid things like this because people can take advantage of your emotions.
"Unfortunately, football crowds are quite abusive and every player suffers from it, even [Lionel] Messi and [Cristiano] Ronaldo.
"But we are all human beings and if someone brings your family into it of course you are going to protect them, but it shouldn't happen.
"Of course, we are all fans of our teams but it's not easy out there. It's easy to say 'what the f***, I can do better' but trust me it's really difficult on the pitch and people should control their emotions about players and especially their families."
