Arsenal have had some highly publicised defensive problems recently, with captain and central defender Thomas Vermaelen coming under fire from various directions. Officials at Barcelona have not been paying attention, though, because they are preparing to table an offer of around £15 million for the Belgian international in the summer.
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Nicks' Note:A behemoth Liverpool post coming your way. Arunkumar Sekhar, who has already penned something for BigFourZa before, is quite effusive with his pen here, as he writes about the first six months of the Rodgers regime. Take it away!
"Judge me after 10 games"
Those were Brendan Rodgers' famous quotes when he became the manager of Liverpool F.
Liverpool fans were wrongly up in arms last night when Daniel Agger had a goal disallowed in the Europa League clash with Anzhi. The only arms that mattered were those of goalkeeper Vladimir Gabulov, which were holding the ball when Agger nicked it. Channeling the spirit of Anfield favourite George Best, the Danish [.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has revealed that a challenge from Daniel Agger last season almost ended his career. The England international makes the claim in his new book, ‘My Liverpool Story', with the ankle problem from a freak training ground tackle almost bringing the player's distinguished career to an abrupt conclusion.
Daniel Agger has vowed to continue playing for Liverpool despite sustaining a minor fracture in his kneecap. Agger has been plagued by injuries since joining Liverpool in 2006 and it was feared he faced another lengthy spell on the sidelines when he was stretchered off during the 2-1 defeat to Manchester United last month.
Liverpool FC today confirmed full back Martin Kelly is likely to be out of action for upto 6 months after scans revealed he suffered an ACL rupture of his right knee.
The England international will now require ACL reconstruction.
However there is better news to report when it comes to Daniel Agger and Fabio Borini.
"Even if Liverpool gets better production from the supporting cast – and honestly, there's
seemingly nowhere to go but up in that category – as [Suarez and Gerrard] go, so goes
Liverpool."
I hate being right.
And yesterday, in the first match of the league campaign, Suarez misfired and Gerrard had little
influence on proceedings, and Liverpool failed to take advantage when in control then succumbed to
a wonder goal followed by multiple defensive errors and a sending-off.
With the summer departures of Bellamy, Kuyt, and Aurelio (as well as Maxi and Aquilani), Liverpool
now have just six players who have been on the books since the 2007-08 season: Carragher, Gerrard,
Reina, Agger, Lucas, and Skrtel. Just six of the 27 players who have made at least first team
appearance for Liverpool.
Maybe we shouldn't get carried away after beating the third-best Belorussian team in the qualifying
stage of the Europa League, but it's hard to avoid getting carried away when Liverpool look light
years better than last week or in any of the previous preseason matches.
With rumblings over his immediate future gaining steady momentum this week, much-fancied
Liverpool centre-half Dan Agger has gone 'full Scouse' and had 'YNWA' ('You'll
Never Walk Alone' for the uninitiated) tattooed across his knuckles as a show of solidarity.
Liverpool could clear Daniel Agger should Manchester City correspond their rating, says manager
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I am sure that neither Liverpool or Spurs wants to help us, but it may be out of their hands. Jose
Mourinho has said that Nuri Sahin will only be allowed to go on loan if they complete the transfer
of Luka Modric from Tottenham. Meanwhile, Barcelona are targetting Liverpool's Danish centre back
Daniel Agger.
Brendan Rodgers today spoke about the quality within Liverpool ranks and believes he has a core
group of "world-class" players at his disposal as he sets about returning the Merseyside giants to
past glories.
However the boss demand patience from the fans and admits there will be no quick fix at Anfield
but believes his job will be made easier by a collection of stars already on the club's books.
The Reds trail rivals Everton by a point in the league table and will be hoping for a win in
Wales to avoid finishing behind Everton for only the second time in 25 years.
I don't know if your cable service gets Fuel TV. Given Fox's ubiquity, chances are it does,
especially if you have any extra sports packages. I suspect most providers bundle it with the same
package Fox Soccer comes on. It is channel 618 on DirecTV.
Also, once again, I'd like to thank Fox for this "Survival Sunday," televising six matches with
three others available via the internet and City v QPR on espn2.
As many have noted since yesterday, Downing's two strikes against the woodwork bring Liverpool's
league total to 33 for the season, a seemingly egregiously large number. Rubbing salt in the
wounds, after the 0-1 loss to West Brom, Opta Joe noted that Liverpool would be fourth in the
league if all the shots which hit the frame were goals.
Liverpool vs Chelsea 4-1 Highlights 2012 Essien own goal Henderson Agger Ramires Shelvey Goals
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Liverpool defender Dan Agger admits that their poor showing in the first hour was the reason for
their FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea.
The Reds did not seem to come alive until Andy Carroll's introduction in the 55th minute but by
then they were 2-0 down to goals from Ramires, in the first half, and Didier Drogba.
So close, yet so far. The Liverpool of old threatened to reappear, but fell just short of another
fabled cup final comeback. By millimeters, and "aided" by the woodwork. Just not good enough to
make up for self-inflicted mistakes, both individual and tactical, but painfully, frustratingly
close.
If Arsene Wenger was thinking of doing a bit of tinkering with the Arsenal team, that is obviously his perogative (not Bobby Brown's). The one change that he should not even consider, however, is the inclusion of Olivier Giroud. With the Frenchman having scored two goals in each of his last two games, this probably will not seem like a radical idea, but that is not the only reason why Wenger must have him in the starting line up tomorrow.
Swansea play host to Liverpool at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday as both sides look to end the
season in style.
The home team will be aiming to reward their fans by taking another famous scalp after a memorable
first season in the Premier League.
Swansea has won just one of their last eight top-flight games, but they comfortably achieved their
aim of securing safety among the elite.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is likely to start £35million striker Andy Carroll against
Chelsea following his goal in the FA Cup final against the Blues on Saturday.
Carroll's introduction from the bench during the final gave Liverpool a fresh impetus and he came
very close to scoring an equalizer but for a good save from Petr Cech.
Before Tuesday's World Cup qualifier between Italy & Denmark, where the Italians took the three points with a 3-1 lead but it could be said that the scoreline did somewhat flattered the hosts in a very open end to end game at the San Siro.
Bendtner played the 90 mins and had a decent game to be fair, early on he was coming deep and getting involved in the build up play and link play and showing some lovely control and touches.
Concerns that Martin Kelly's injury on Sunday was a significant one and that the player would be out until at least the new year proved founded today when it was revealed that the young fullback had ruptured the ACL in his right knee. Unfortunately for Kelly, this injury will require his ACL be surgically reconstructed, and there's a good chance the player won't see action again this season—and that any kind of return to full fitness will be a long, difficult road for the 22-year-old.
[ 4-1-4-1 ] [ 4-2-3-1 ] Stephan Andersen Manuel Neuer Lars Jacobsen Lars Bender Simon Kjær Mats
Hummels Daniel Agger Holger Badstuber Simon Poulsen Philipp Lahm William Kvist Sami Khedira
Christian Eriksen Bastian Schweinsteiger Jakob Poulsen Thomas Müller Niki Zimling Mesut Özil
Michael Krohn-Dehli Lukas Podolski Nicklas Bendtner Mario Gomez
Germany remained perfect in Euro 2012 with 2-1 victory over Denmark. The win makes Germany group
B winners while Denmark finish in third place.
Germany took a 1-0 lead on a 19th minute Lukas Podolski goal but Denmark quickly replied with a
24th minute Michael Krohn-Dehli goal. Podolski was a great finish from close range while
Krohn-Dehli's was a header following a corner kick.
So the pre-tournament favorites stroll to another 2-1 win, eliminating Denmark after Portugal's win
over the Netherlands. And, in the process, prove that they can succeed with possession
football.
Against Portugal, Germany had 57% possession and attempted 463 passes, completing 394.
Portugal edge Denmark 3-2 in a very entertaining match in Group B of the Euro 2012
tournament.
It was a great start for Portugal as Pepe (24th minute) and Helder Postiga (36th  minute) made
it 2-0. Pepe's goal was a header from a corner kick while Postiga sent a low Nani cross just under
the crossbar.
Denmark started the Euro 2012 tournament with an impressive victory over favorites the
Netherlands. Heading into group play, the Netherlands were expected to compete with Germany for top
spot while most had Denmark finishing in fourth.
While the Netherlands were the better side for most of the match, it was the Danes who took a
first half lead.
Ficha del partido:0. Holanda: Maarten Stekelenburg; Van der Wiel (Kuyt, min.85), Heitinga, Vlaar,
Jetro Willems; Van Bommel, Nigel de Jong (Van der Vaart, min.71), Robben, Wesley Sneijder; Ibrahim
Afellay (Huntelaar, min.71) y Robin van Persie.1. Dinamarca: Andersen; Jacobsen, Kjær, Agger,
Simon Poulsen; Zimling, Kvist; Rommedahl (Mikkelsen, min.
Of course, this being the final week of the summer transfer window, there will be rumours flying
around the soccer world like flies round, well you know. Arsenal are today being linked with
20-year old Danish defender Nicolai Boilesen from Dutch club Ajax. Southampton are rumoure to have
already enquired about the youngster, with The [.
Denmark take on Slovakia tonight in an International friendly, their last warm up match before
World Cup Qualifiers in September. Manager Morten Olsen has confirmed Featured player Nicklas
Bendtner will play only 45 mins because its his first match this pre-season.
Expect to see Bendtner upfront in a usuall 4-3-3 attacking formation from Denmark, N.
Latest reports from Kopsource and The Times say that Liverpool have finally met Swansea's buy-out
clause of £15 million for one Joe Allen.
Michael Laudrup had laughably suggested that Allen was worth closer to £20 million, considering
thats what Liverpool paid for Stuart Downing from Villa last year.
And suddenly, just like that, the business end really starts. Like it or not, Liverpool fans
would do well to get behind the new manager Brendan Rodgers, and any other senior staff on the way.
Some may have complained that it took too long to appoint him. Yet had FSG been quicker, the
conspiracy theorists would have complained about alleged behind-the-scenes pre-emptive discussions
between FSG and their new appointment while Kenny was still in charge.
