Hodgson on Agger

[marcus50bucks]

Hodgson and Agger

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ROY HODGSON’S relationship with Daniel Agger has become further strained with the Liverpool manager revealing his frustration at the defender’s fitness.

 

Agger will be absent for Sunday’s Merseyside derby at Goodison after aggravating a groin problem while on international duty for Denmark in midweek.

 

The centre-back was named in his country’s starting line-up for their Euro 2012 qualifier against Cyprus on Tuesday night despite having missed Liverpool’s previous two games through injury.

 

However, Agger limped off after just 39 minutes to leave a clearly unimpressed Hodgson to question the decision to play.

 

“Agger missed two weeks with the injury he picked up in the Sunderland game but he made a miraculous recovery in order to go and play for Denmark where he got injured again,” said the Liverpool manager.

 

“I don’t know what the state of play is going to be for him yet.”

 

Since Hodgson’s arrival, Agger has fallen behind Jamie Carragher and Martin Skrtel in the centre-back pecking order and has recently been usurped from his makeshift left-back role by summer signing Paul Konchesky.

 

And the Dane risked the wrath of the Anfield manager after appearing to query Liverpool’s style of football, although he later claimed the quotes were taken out of context.

 

Hodgson received a mixed injury bulletin yesterday ahead of the weekend derby by revealing both Fernando Torres and Konchesky will be available.

 

However, the Liverpool manager confirmed Dirk Kuyt will be out for around a month after suffering ankle ligament damage while playing for Holland on Tuesday.

 

Torres pulled out of Spain’s recent internationals after picking up an adductor strain early on in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat at home to Blackpool a fortnight ago, while Konchesky has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury.

 

And the Liverpool manager said: “Konchesky has made a good recovery as has Fernando Torres so all being well we can welcome those two back.

 

“We get two good ones back, but lose a good one in Kuyt.

 

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I've mentioned in the past that I've been unhappy with the way Hodgson's treatment of Agger. I will go a step further and say his latest comments in the press are disgraceful.

[Torvald Utne]

I find most things he says and his general demeanour contemptible.

[lifetime fan]

Two good ones?

 

Torres and who?

[Il Fenomeno]

Two good ones?

 

Torres and who?

 

Konchesky hahaha

[Flying Pig]

Agger is made of balsa.

[Magellan06]

The fact that he made the comments in the press is a disgrace, but what he's saying is right. We had enough with Owen always missing for us, then suddenly fit for England, and Torres has a bit of history as well; although some of that is the Spanish management.

[Guest PurpleNose]

He hasn't been picked everytime he's been fit anyway.

[Menc]

Not sure what he’s looking to gain by making comments like that. Especially with Agger, who’s not slow to get a bit of a nark on.

[Red Phoenix]

Roy's problem with Agger is my biggest problem with him.

[christhered]

Agger is nothing special and obviously injury prone to fuck, dont have any problems with Roy's comments whatsoever, we would probably get a very good price for him if we placed him on the market.

[dave]

Yes Agger is injured all the time, but this is coming from the same guy who re-signed Fabio Aurelio knowing the fella probably wouldnt play only 15-20 games this season.

[usernameunknown]

Great man management again eh? Get rid of this guy before he takes us to the championship. One of the biggest morons in English football.

[marcus50bucks]

Agger is nothing special and obviously injury prone to fuck, dont have any problems with Roy's comments whatsoever, we would probably get a very good price for him if we placed him on the market.

 

You don't have a problem with our manager making comments about our own such as "He made a miraculous recoveyry to be fit for Denmark where he got injured again." And "We get two good ones back, but lose a good one in Kuyt?"

 

I think everyone can agree that Agger is prone to injury, however you don't go to the press and slate your own with comments like that.

[billybonzo]

Agger is all that Uncle Roy hates about defenders.

[Brownie]

Some of the bullshit being spouted about Hodgson is ridiculous, especially considering that a lot of it is coming from people who condemned the same stuff being said about the previous boss.

 

It does my head in.

[Josef Svejk]

Roy's problem with Agger is my biggest problem with him.

 

A bigger problem than the fact that he has us playing ugly and ineffective football while languishing in the relegation zone in mid-October?

 

After all that, it's probably my biggest problem with him. I think he disapproves of Agger's disapproval of playing ugly and ineffective football, so I'm with Agger on this one.

[usernameunknown]

Agger is all that Uncle Roy hates about defenders.

 

Yep, thankfully I'm pretty sure these new owners are winners so cant see them persisting with a complete loser for much longer. Just as you think he cant look any more out of his depth he does something to prove he can.

 

He should never ever have even made a short list let alone got this job. Horrific manager.

[dave]

Some of the bullshit being spouted about Hodgson is ridiculous, especially considering that a lot of it is coming from people who condemned the same stuff being said about the previous boss.

 

It does my head in.

 

Can we stop the point scoring.

 

Its obvious to all Roy's reign has been underwhelming at best, and you could easily argue disastrous.

 

His interviews do him no favours in my view and perhaps should just shut the hell up and let sammy lee do a few now and again.

[Antynwa]

Agger is overrated to fuck and needs to put a half decent shift in.

Hodgson is spot on.

[Royal Family]

I'd rather BOTH the manager and the player stopped making comments about the other in public. It's pretty obvious that these two don't see eye to eye, so I'd put money on Agger being off over the transfer window. I'm sure he'd do well in Italy where he wouldn't struggle with the physical side of things or have his aerial weaknesses exposed.

[Red Phoenix]

Its obvious to all Roy's reign has been underwhelming at best, and you could easily argue disastrous.

 

Yeah, all two months of it.

 

A bigger problem than the fact that he has us playing ugly and ineffective football while languishing in the relegation zone in mid-October?

 

After all that, it's probably my biggest problem with him. I think he disapproves of Agger's disapproval of playing ugly and ineffective football, so I'm with Agger on this one.

 

I think he can turn things around with the way our season is going/the way we're playing, but not with Agger so easily for some reason. And Agger is one of my fave players.

[Josef Svejk]

Agger is overrated to fuck and needs to put a half decent shift in.

Hodgson is spot on.

 

And he's not Benitez. Is that the missing premise in your argument? Actually, the only premise:

 

Hodgson is not Benitez.

Therefore, Hodgson is spot on.

 

* Having reread your post, and noted that it was by Mr. Biscan, I apologise for the tone.

Edited October 16, 2010 by Josef Svejk

[Josef Svejk]

Yeah, all two months of it.

 

 

 

I think he can turn things around with the way our season is going/the way we're playing, but not with Agger so easily for some reason. And Agger is one of my fave players.

 

Obviously, I hope you're right. But there's little evidence to support the hope.

[crouchaholic]

Some of the bullshit being spouted about Hodgson is ridiculous, especially considering that a lot of it is coming from people who condemned the same stuff being said about the previous boss.

 

It does my head in.

 

I can't remember any previous boss publicly giving such a sarcastic remark about one of our own players. I refer to the "miraculous recovery" bit, forgive me if you think I read to much into it, but that sort of thing is not particularly pleasant reading.

[Sinos]

I'd rather BOTH the manager and the player stopped making comments about the other in public. It's pretty obvious that these two don't see eye to eye, so I'd put money on Agger being off over the transfer window. I'm sure he'd do well in Italy where he wouldn't struggle with the physical side of things or have his aerial weaknesses exposed.

 

It's Hodgson that keeps prattling on about the fact that they have problems. I would also stick could money on the fact that Hodgson will be out the door before Agger.