Liverpool’s Agger singled out by the Danish press

Liverpool defender Daniel Agger has been praised by Danish newspaper BT for his contribution to Denmark’s World Cup qualifying failure. Many of the Danish players have come under fire for the country missing out on the next year’s tournament in Brazil but Agger was singled out for his solid performances.

BT has given the Liverpool star 7.3 out of 10 for the way he conducted himself throughout the qualifying matches which was the highest rating in the squad. This was based on his average score in the matches he played in which was helped by his consistency throughout the campaign.  BT said because he didn’t have any poor games this helped to drive up his average. They said Agger was the only stable player throughout Denmark’s campaign and this must be the reason why he wears the captain’s armband for his country.

In contrast Tottenham Hotspur new boy Christian Eriksen was labelled as a flop for his performances in the team. BT gave the youngster 5 out of 10 for his contribution on the basis he rarely turned in a performances which were better than average. They criticised Eriksen for not being able to reproduce the form he has shown for his club sides Ajax and Tottenham.

Agger will  see this was a wasted opportunity for him to go to the World Cup next year which could now be his last chance to play in the tournament. The Dane will be 33 years old when the next tournament is staged in Russia and by then he could be replaced in the team because of his age. Denmark did have their opportunities to make the playoffs but a late goal in the 2-2 draw with Italy last Friday made things difficult.

It meant Denamrk making the playoffs was no longer in their hands as they had to rely on results in the final round of matches. Denmark did win in their final game but they finished as one of the lowest scoring runners up with 16 points and therefore missed out in next month’s playoffs.

Culled from Sportwitness