Liverpool defender Daniel Agger is rapidly living up to his reputation as Denmark's greatest export since Carlsberg lager - so raise a glass to the great Dane who has been named Fans' Player of the Month for September by givemefootball readers.
Agger joined the Reds for £5.8 million (that's a whopping 63 million Danish Kroner) from Brondby during the January transfer window, and the most expensive ever Danish football export has already proved that it was money well spent by Rafa Benitez.
Liverpool fans have taken a liking to Danish footballers in recent years with Agger the fifth to join the Anfield ranks, following in the footsteps of Jan Molby, Torben Piechnik, Michael Stensgaard and Jorgen Nielsen.
And according to former Red Piechnik, Agger will go on to be the best of the bunch. "In Daniel Agger Liverpool have bought themselves a player who I believe will turn out to be one of the best signings the club has ever made. Everyone in Denmark is really excited about him and delighted he has joined such a big club as Liverpool," said Piechnik.
"He is tall, strong, good in the air and equally adept on the ground. There's no doubt Agger is one of the hottest Danish prospects in years and he has the potential to be the mainstay of our national team for years to come.
"His rise to prominence has been a meteoric one. I personally, hadn't heard of him until he broke into the Brondby first team. He just seemed to appear from nowhere but quickly made an impression at club level and it was not long before he was a deservedly called up by his country.
"At 21 his best years are ahead of him and I can only see him improving at Liverpool. I noticed Rafael Benitez didn't throw him into the first team straight away and I think that is the right strategy to adopt."
Anfield legend Molby agrees and says of Agger, a Danish international who impressed when he marked Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney during Denmark's 4-1 win over England in August 2005: "Daniel had only played first class football in Denmark for 12 months. He's a good talent and I rate him. He's very calm, left-footed, good in the air and a good reader of the game."
Agger joined the Reds for £5.8 million (that's a whopping 63 million Danish Kroner) from Brondby during the January transfer window, and the most expensive ever Danish football export has already proved that it was money well spent by Rafa Benitez.
Liverpool fans have taken a liking to Danish footballers in recent years with Agger the fifth to join the Anfield ranks, following in the footsteps of Jan Molby, Torben Piechnik, Michael Stensgaard and Jorgen Nielsen.
And according to former Red Piechnik, Agger will go on to be the best of the bunch. "In Daniel Agger Liverpool have bought themselves a player who I believe will turn out to be one of the best signings the club has ever made. Everyone in Denmark is really excited about him and delighted he has joined such a big club as Liverpool," said Piechnik.
"He is tall, strong, good in the air and equally adept on the ground. There's no doubt Agger is one of the hottest Danish prospects in years and he has the potential to be the mainstay of our national team for years to come.
"His rise to prominence has been a meteoric one. I personally, hadn't heard of him until he broke into the Brondby first team. He just seemed to appear from nowhere but quickly made an impression at club level and it was not long before he was a deservedly called up by his country.
"At 21 his best years are ahead of him and I can only see him improving at Liverpool. I noticed Rafael Benitez didn't throw him into the first team straight away and I think that is the right strategy to adopt."
Anfield legend Molby agrees and says of Agger, a Danish international who impressed when he marked Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney during Denmark's 4-1 win over England in August 2005: "Daniel had only played first class football in Denmark for 12 months. He's a good talent and I rate him. He's very calm, left-footed, good in the air and a good reader of the game."
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