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Rafael Benitez won't do for Daniel Agger
Danish centre-back has hinted he is unable to sign a new deal with Liverpool because of a problem with the manager
DANIEL AGGER has hinted he is unable to sign a new deal with Liverpool because of a problem with his manager, Rafael Benitez. The Danish centre-back is a free agent in less than 15 months and has been in on-off talks over staying on since the start of the season.
Benitez has continually trumpeted his desire to keep him, but Agger said: ‘The most important thing is the things he tells me when I look him in the eyes — his eyes, not what it says in the papers, it is what he says behind closed doors.’
Asked if Benitez was telling him good things in person, Agger replied: ‘I will tell you another time.’ The 24-year-old, who joined Liverpool in January 2006, is rumoured to be a target for AC Milan. Having missed almost the entire 2007-08 season through injuries, his appearances have been limited during this campaign, thanks in part to a series of minor knocks, but mainly because of Benitez’s preference for Martin Skrtel and Jamie Carragher as his pairing at centre-back. The veteran Sami Hyypia has also been ahead of Agger in the pecking order, although the Dane was in yesterday’s starting line-up against Blackburn, scoring Liverpool’s third goal. ‘I want to play,’ Agger said. Asked whether selection issues lay behind his reluctance to commit to a new deal, he said: ‘No. But I am at that stage where I need to play. ’
Agger confirmed his desire is to stay with Liverpool but admitted a number of top clubs would be his suitors if no agreement was reached at Anfield.
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It's a worry the situation with Agger, and he seems to be insinuating issues with rafa, that he won't come completely clean with.
I'd be worried what the issues are, and that he'd see them as unresolvable and do a owen on us, run down contract etc.
Or do people think the only issue is that, upto yesterday, he hadn't played, perhaps these quotes are from before the blackburn game?
Think we seen one of the things he offers yesterday; bringing ball forward with poise and confidence and ability to score cracking goals and pick out passes.
Long term, I think he's better than skrtel, but could see them as our duo when carra moves on.
Rafael Benitez won't do for Daniel Agger
Danish centre-back has hinted he is unable to sign a new deal with Liverpool because of a problem with the manager
DANIEL AGGER has hinted he is unable to sign a new deal with Liverpool because of a problem with his manager, Rafael Benitez. The Danish centre-back is a free agent in less than 15 months and has been in on-off talks over staying on since the start of the season.
Benitez has continually trumpeted his desire to keep him, but Agger said: ‘The most important thing is the things he tells me when I look him in the eyes — his eyes, not what it says in the papers, it is what he says behind closed doors.’
Asked if Benitez was telling him good things in person, Agger replied: ‘I will tell you another time.’ The 24-year-old, who joined Liverpool in January 2006, is rumoured to be a target for AC Milan. Having missed almost the entire 2007-08 season through injuries, his appearances have been limited during this campaign, thanks in part to a series of minor knocks, but mainly because of Benitez’s preference for Martin Skrtel and Jamie Carragher as his pairing at centre-back. The veteran Sami Hyypia has also been ahead of Agger in the pecking order, although the Dane was in yesterday’s starting line-up against Blackburn, scoring Liverpool’s third goal. ‘I want to play,’ Agger said. Asked whether selection issues lay behind his reluctance to commit to a new deal, he said: ‘No. But I am at that stage where I need to play. ’
Agger confirmed his desire is to stay with Liverpool but admitted a number of top clubs would be his suitors if no agreement was reached at Anfield.
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It's a worry the situation with Agger, and he seems to be insinuating issues with rafa, that he won't come completely clean with.
I'd be worried what the issues are, and that he'd see them as unresolvable and do a owen on us, run down contract etc.
Or do people think the only issue is that, upto yesterday, he hadn't played, perhaps these quotes are from before the blackburn game?
Think we seen one of the things he offers yesterday; bringing ball forward with poise and confidence and ability to score cracking goals and pick out passes.
Long term, I think he's better than skrtel, but could see them as our duo when carra moves on.
He need to be good enough to deserve his place back in the team. He's been injured lately so he also needs to get that sorted so that he can have a platform to play more. 
All very strange, calculated even, the releasing of little snippets at certain times.
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