EX-LIVERPOOL DEFENDER Daniel Agger has suggested his former side over-achieved last term and that as a result, expectations were higher heading into the current campaign.
The Merseyside outfit have struggled to cope with the loss of both Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge – the former sold to Barcelona in the summer while the latter’s injury problems have ensured he’s made just 3 appearances since the season started.
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Currently languishing in 11th place in the Premier League table, Brendan Rodgers’ side did manage a win against Stoke City on Saturday – their first league victory since October.
Speaking to Philip O’Connorof Reuters, Agger says the club’s second-place finish last season may have been misleading.
Maybe we over-achieved last year with the squad we had, so when we start a new season the expectations would be really, really high. It’s always difficult after such a great season.”
“Also in the Premier League now there’s not just one, two, three, four good teams. There’s seven, eight, nine, 10,” he said. “The other major difference from when I started is that everybody can beat everybody.”
How Liverpool could do with Agger currently. The team’s defensive issues have been well-documented and Rodgers may well be regretting his decision to allow the 29 year-old quietly return to his native Denmark in the summer. It was a breakdown in the pair’s relationship that led to the move though Agger still refuses to be drawn on what exactly happened.
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“Of course there were reasons. I haven’t really shared my reasons with anyone – I have them, and that’s why I did what I did, and I’m happy with that. If I could write everything myself, I would have stayed there (at Liverpool) for the whole of my contract period, but I felt it wasn’t right. It was a mix of football and the feeling of my body not being able to play the physical games, but the most important thing was that I wasn’t happy going to training every day.”
“I had a great home there, my family enjoyed it, my kids enjoyed it there, they felt a big part of Liverpool. To be honest, I miss it.”
Daniel Agger says Liverpool may have over-achieved last season
EX-LIVERPOOL DEFENDER Daniel Agger has suggested his former side over-achieved last term and that as a result, expectations were higher heading into the current campaign.
The Merseyside outfit have struggled to cope with the loss of both Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge – the former sold to Barcelona in the summer while the latter’s injury problems have ensured he’s made just 3 appearances since the season started.
Currently languishing in 11th place in the Premier League table, Brendan Rodgers’ side did manage a win against Stoke City on Saturday – their first league victory since October.
Speaking to Philip O’Connor of Reuters, Agger says the club’s second-place finish last season may have been misleading.
“Also in the Premier League now there’s not just one, two, three, four good teams. There’s seven, eight, nine, 10,” he said. “The other major difference from when I started is that everybody can beat everybody.”
How Liverpool could do with Agger currently. The team’s defensive issues have been well-documented and Rodgers may well be regretting his decision to allow the 29 year-old quietly return to his native Denmark in the summer. It was a breakdown in the pair’s relationship that led to the move though Agger still refuses to be drawn on what exactly happened.
“Of course there were reasons. I haven’t really shared my reasons with anyone – I have them, and that’s why I did what I did, and I’m happy with that. If I could write everything myself, I would have stayed there (at Liverpool) for the whole of my contract period, but I felt it wasn’t right. It was a mix of football and the feeling of my body not being able to play the physical games, but the most important thing was that I wasn’t happy going to training every day.”
“I had a great home there, my family enjoyed it, my kids enjoyed it there, they felt a big part of Liverpool. To be honest, I miss it.”
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