Liverpool's squad - any interest?

Daniel Agger is a classy defender who'd be one of the first names on most teamsheets. He has a pretty poor record re injuries though. In his 4 full seasons with us, out of the 152 PL games that we played, he only made it out on the pitch in 84 of those matches. Would do well at Barca I reckon. Probably wouldn't have to defend as much as he does in The prem, & La Liga is more suited to his technical style of play.
 
Liverpool fans love Agger and thought Skrtl was excellent last season, so if Rodgers gets rid of both of them this summer they may not have much patience with him. I get the impression he wants to do a similar job to the one AVB was trying to do with Chelsea last season and gut them before starting anew.
 
I'm not sure Rodgers has much choice to be honest. Unfortunately missing out on CL again will turn the heads of the players good enough to compete at that level. If our best players leave it will be because of what has happened in the last few seasons, not because of what brendan is trying to do.

If they really want to go then we just have to make sure we play a Levy and make sure we get top dosh to reinvest. Our most important signings this summer are extending the contracts of Pepe/Agger/Skrtel/Suarez etc.
 
retardman5 said:
Daniel Agger is a classy defender who'd be one of the first names on most teamsheets. He has a pretty poor record re injuries though. In his 4 full seasons with us, out of the 152 PL games that we played, he only made it out on the pitch in 84 of those matches. Would do well at Barca I reckon. Probably wouldn't have to defend as much as he does in The prem, & La Liga is more suited to his technical style of play.
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To be fair, Mascherano looked good at centre back for Barca. If he can than Daniel Agger would be praised as world class after a couple of months. I know it's not a fashionable statement but I really think playing centre back for Barca makes you look a hell of a lot better than you are.
 
Imo neither Agger nor Skrtle really belong in the top bracket of defenders. They are solid defenders good for a mid table team like Liverpool but nothing more.

Naturally because of his good Euro performances Agger is rated fairly high atm but people seem to forget he wasn't really brilliant for Liverpool last season either.

I'd take Jonny Evans over both of them any day.
 
Badunk said:
Liverpool fans love Agger and thought Skrtl was excellent last season, so if Rodgers gets rid of both of them this summer they may not have much patience with him. I get the impression he wants to do a similar job to the one AVB was trying to do with Chelsea last season and gut them before starting anew.
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I'm not so sure. Like I say, Agger is very injury prone. In 2009 when we finished runners-up to United, he only played 18 games. He didn't feature at all in our 2 victories over your boys. We beat Real Madrid 4-0 at Anfield without him in the side. So he was hardly a key player in our best ever Premier league campaign - I do think he's possibly looking at the bigger picture however, & only wants players who are prepared to be with him during, what will be, a transitional period. If people can't give him that commitment, then it's best for all concerned that they leave, & we get the best price we can to allow him to bring in players that are prepared to give Rodgers everything.
 
Some of Liverpool's defending in recent years has been comedy, to be fair.

Nearly everyone across their backline has a big mistake in them at any time, some more than others.

Even Reina looks a bit dodgy these days, whereas he was very reliable a few years ago.
 
An Irish Red said:
To be fair, Mascherano looked good at centre back for Barca. If he can than Daniel Agger would be praised as world class after a couple of months. I know it's not a fashionable statement but I really think playing centre back for Barca makes you look a hell of a lot better than you are.
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Mascherano didn't look good at CB. He IS good at CB. Players aren't born to play in 1 position until they die, you know. Once upon a time Giggs and Schweinsteiger used to be wingers. Now they are central midfielders.
 
NoLogo said:
Imo neither Agger nor Skrtle really belong in the top bracket of defenders. They are solid defenders good for a mid table team like Liverpool but nothing more.

Naturally because of his good Euro performances Agger is rated fairly high atm but people seem to forget he wasn't really brilliant for Liverpool last season either.

I'd take Jonny Evans over both of them any day.
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I'd put Agger within the top bracket of defenders. Injuries plagued him for a while and halted his development but he's a top player in my opinion. Very good defender.

Skrtel I wouldn't have in the top bracket but he's the sort of player a top team could use as backup. While he's not brilliant, he's still relatively solid and can be relied upon. He's probably similar to Evans ability wise, however Evans has much more potential compared to him obviously as Skrtel's already hit his peak and won't get any better.
 
thegregster said:
So who are the players that make Liverpool a mid table team? They cant all be great if they have finished 6th,7th,8th the last three seasons.
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Probably not their backline since only City and United conceded less goals than Liverpool last season. Despite the likes of Henderson, Downing and Carroll playing infront of them.
 
Wouldn't really want any of the current liverpool players at united to be honest. Agger maybe, but not ahead of the ones we have, we've have better players than him at CB. Maybe he could be a good squad player at LB.

Gerrard at his best of course would be handy, but not atm.
 
He was brilliant at the euros and that would suggest Agger is back to his best. Would certainly be a cheaper option than Martinez for Barcelona's extra ballplaying CB
 
Luis Enrique would be a good addition to the squad. Wouldnt want anyone else.
 
I liked Enrique for a bit but take away his physical attributes and he's not particularly good. His passing is wank and he doesn't seem very intelligent with his forward runs, though I suppose it doesn't help playing with Downing.

Agger is a quality footballer though and Skrtel has been very good. That partnership is probably the highlight of the team. They were really good last year.
 
They're a poor man's version of Vidic & Ferdinand, but Skrtel and Agger are good players.

They should move on now while they have the chance.
 
Like him or not, Aquilani is one of very very few top 4 players they've got. I'd play him even if he's half of the player he's in Italy.
 
thegregster said:
So who are the players that make Liverpool a mid table team? They cant all be great if they have finished 6th,7th,8th the last three seasons.
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I was only laughing at the poster (forgot to check name before quoting) saying he would rather have Jonny Evans than either Agger or Skrtel. That's funny.

Kraftwerker said:
Even Reina looks a bit dodgy these days, whereas he was very reliable a few years ago.
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Very true, not as solid as he was by a fair stretch. I think he became disillusioned after Rafa left and the false promises made. He had better buck his ideas up and get back to how we know he can play. Rodgers "sweeping keeper" style fits him perfectly.

Tomuś said:
Like him or not, Aquilani is one of very very few top 4 players they've got. I'd play him even if he's half of the player he's in Italy.
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The thread that just keeps on giving. Which division do you see him as a top 4 player? As much as I love/loved Rafa, Aquilani was definitely one of his poorer decisions. He doesn't have the mentality for English football.
 
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11669/7952162/Reds-reject-City-s-Agger-bids

Sky Sports understands Liverpool have rejected two offers from Manchester City for defender Daniel Agger.

City have targeted a move for Agger as they look to bolster their defensive options ahead of the new season.

City boss Roberto Mancini has admitted a new central defender is one of his top priorities with the Italian short of cover in central defence.

Kolo Toure is expected to leave the Etihad Stadium leaving just Vincent Kompany, Joleon Lescott and Stefan Savic as his only three recognised centre-backs.

Agger, who joined Liverpool from Brondby in 2006, has established himself as a key member of the Reds side since arriving on Merseyside.

The 27-year-old has two years to run on his current deal and although Reds boss Brendan Rodgers would be reluctant to lose the Denmark international he could find it hard to resist a big-money offer for Agger which he could then use to strengthen his squad elsewhere

City are thought to have had offers of £13million and £16million rejected by Liverpool, but they could come back with a third bid as they look to make their first signing of the summer.

Spanish giants Barcelona are also thought to be tracking Agger and they could rival City for the classy centre-back's signature.
 
That'd be a great signing for City. Agger's a decent/good starting CB and would be great cover. Last season when Kompany was out and they started having to play Savic they looked shakey. I imagine the reason Mancini is frustrated at not being able to sign anyone is because they desperately need defensive cover. Serves him right for buying so many expensive strikers/midfielders of course, you reap what you sow in that respect.
 
Agger is a very good ball playing defender. Would be a solid signing for City with PL experience.
 
Rodgers seems to be getting rid of the deadwood.

Carroll is being shipped out along with Aqualani. Maxi,Kuyt are gone. I expect Joe Cole,Adam and maybe one or two others to go soon. Maybe Downing.

I think he will try to hold on to the rest with a few kids going on loan.
 
We should have made a move for Jose Enrique last summer - good backup to evra and they got him for 5 million or something similar
 
thegregster said:
Rodgers seems to be getting rid of the deadwood.

Carroll is being shipped out along with Aqualani. Maxi,Kuyt are gone. I expect Joe Cole,Adam and maybe one or two others to go soon. Maybe Downing.

I think he will try to hold on to the rest with a few kids going on loan.
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There is certainly a trimming of the wage bill going on which I'm ok with. As long as we are reinvesting any money received with sugar on top.
 
With Carroll and Aquaman leaving, Agger possible too, do Liverpool have. 11 players left for the start of the season?
 
As for Agger, surely he will leave if City pursue it long enough. Liverpool will give in for about £20m.
 
Agger is the type of defender Liverpool need to play out from the back. I think this is a bit of a blow to Liverpool if the deal gets done.
 
M'n'M said:
I was only laughing at the poster (forgot to check name before quoting) saying he would rather have Jonny Evans than either Agger or Skrtel. That's funny.

Very true, not as solid as he was by a fair stretch. I think he became disillusioned after Rafa left and the false promises made. He had better buck his ideas up and get back to how we know he can play. Rodgers "sweeping keeper" style fits him perfectly.

The thread that just keeps on giving. Which division do you see him as a top 4 player? As much as I love/loved Rafa, Aquilani was definitely one of his poorer decisions. He doesn't have the mentality for English football.
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It's not all that funny.

He had a better season than both, playing at a higher level under more pressure, not to mention a constantly changing backline.

He's considerably younger than both with more years of development ahead of him.

He's less injury prone.

All considered it's not really that funny to say you'd rather have Evans.
 
CnutOfAllCnuts said:
As for Agger, surely he will leave if City pursue it long enough. Liverpool will give in for about £20m.
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Have I missed a memo?

CnutOfAllCnuts said:
With Carroll and Aquaman leaving, Agger possible too, do Liverpool have. 11 players left for the start of the season?
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Yes

Kraftwerker said:
It's not all that funny.

He had a better season than both, playing at a higher level under more pressure, not to mention a constantly changing backline.

He's considerably younger than both with more years of development ahead of him.

He's less injury prone.

All considered it's not really that funny to say you'd rather have Evans.
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It is quite.
 
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