Sami Hyypia

[Maestro]

Should he play instead of Agger in the second leg against Chelsea?

[anfieldanfield]

No.

We should show a little faith in Agger, Chelsea will be playing on the break and Sami would get beaten hands down for pace.

[Craig_H]

No.

We should show a little faith in Agger, Chelsea will be playing on the break and Sami would get beaten hands down for pace.

[Rocket]

he would win more ball, but i think we'd be too slow at the back

[Guest]

Should he play instead of Agger in the second leg against Chelsea?

If Chelsea's gonna employ the same tactics yes. He will play.

[Craig_H]

People seem to be forgetting how much Drogba destroyed Sami in the 1-4 defeat...

[tomasjj]

I thought about this last night, and reached the conclusion that Sami would win more balls in the air against Drogba, but Drogba is also mobile. He runs into wide positions etc, also Chavs counterattack, and that would leave Sami very vulnerable.

So, no, although I see where the idea comes from.

[Craig_H]

So, no, although I see where the idea comes from.

The idea comes from Agger having a stinker last night!

[Shaggy]

People seem to be forgetting how much Drogba destroyed Sami in the 1-4 defeat...

Exactly the point I was going to make. Yeah Sami supposedly "had a bit of a cold", but Drogba made him look a complete mug that day.

We must keep faith with Agger - he's been our most consistent defender this season IMO and one going over from the best striker in the world today doesn't change that.

[tomasjj]

The idea comes from Agger having a stinker last night!

I don't think he had.
Carra couln't deal with Drogba either, it was more that Drogba was good than us being ****. In the second half Agger had supposedly gotten some intstructions, cause he didnt't try to win the ball in the air, he just went into the body of Drogba to make it hard for him to control the ball, then others mopped up around him.

Sometimes one has to acknowledge that the other teams player was so good that ours looked ordinary.

[Imy]

Hyypia should not start! He's too slow and would get killed!!

We do however need a CB like Hyypia - strong, excellent header of the ball but with some pace, somebody like Woodgate?

[Rocket]

if drogba was a tall target man, like koller etc, i'd play hyypia

but he could easily change his game and just run at sami all day

[DeeGame]

I thought about this last night, and reached the conclusion that Sami would win more balls in the air against Drogba, but Drogba is also mobile. He runs into wide positions etc, also Chavs counterattack, and that would leave Sami very vulnerable.

So, no, although I see where the idea comes from.

Agree

[Imy]

Gullit said that Dogbreath (similar to himself) loves the physical confrontation and a clever centre back would not get involved with that type of stuff, instead a CB should stand beside, slightly behind or in front and just clean up around him. Agger got overly involved in the strong stuff and Dogbreath loved it!!

[Craig_H]

I don't think he had.
Carra couln't deal with Drogba either, it was more that Drogba was good than us being ****. In the second half Agger had supposedly gotten some intstructions, cause he didnt't try to win the ball in the air, he just went into the body of Drogba to make it hard for him to control the ball, then others mopped up around him.

Sometimes one has to acknowledge that the other teams player was so good that ours looked ordinary.

Vidic dealt with Drogba at OT earlier this season...

We havent been good enough to do so.