Agger Blames Press For Rift Rumours

Danish defender Daniel Agger
has strenuously denied that he
opposes the style of football
being imposed at Anfield by
Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson.
Agger has been used only as a
substitute for Liverpool's last two
matches with Hodgson choosing
Martin Skrtel to partner Jamie
Carragher in the centre of
defence.
Agger had been quoted as
saying in the Danish media, “The
manager has a philosophy we're
playing football further up the
pitch and you have to play a
different kind of football at the
back.
"But I'm not going to be a player
that unloads the ball every single
time I get it."
Now Agger insists that his views
were totally misrepresented,
telling the Daily Mail, "I am very
disappointed with the papers in
Denmark for the way they have
done this story,
“I spoke to Danish TV after the
game on Sunday and answered
the questions that were put to
me. I didn ’t speak to the papers.
“The problem was the questions
never appeared on TV, only the
answers did, and then the
newspapers put their own
questions in.
“What came out was 100%
wrong and that is why I am very
disappointed.
“The TV journalist asked me
what I needed to do to get back
into the team and suggested I
should start hitting more long
balls," he added.
“I said I wouldn’t do that
because I’m not that kind of
player. That’s where that quote
came from.
“I actually think we play good
football and that we have
showed that against Manchester
United and against Arsenal
“What I don’t understand is that
it was only a few days ago when
I spoke to the media ahead of
the Steaua Bucharest game and
said everybody at the club was
happier now with the new
manager, the new players and
the new methods.
“It’s strange to read this just a
few days later but that’s the way
the media works, especially in
Denmark. ”
Agger also insisted that he was
not unhappy with his level of
involvement at Liverpool under
Hodgson, commenting “I have
been involved in every [Premier
League] game this season. Of
course I ’m disappointed when
I’m not in the team, but I have
been here for five years and
really like it here.
“I wouldn’t have stayed for this
long if I didn’t like it or if I was
unhappy. I am still happy and will
keep fighting for my place. ”