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Daniel Agger has hailed Liverpool’s defensive lead Virgil van Dijk who recently joined the Reds for £75 million. The 33-year old Dane was very popular in the heart of the defence for Liverpool when he played from 2006-2014.

Agger’s career was blighted by recurrent injuries especially in the latter days but he remained a fan favourite even after leaving Anfield. The veteran surprised at Liverpool’s training camp, turning up to have a nice time with his former teammates.

The retired star, who now spends time in Marbella, said Van Dijk caught his eye. He described the former Southampton man to Livescore Liverpool as “a really strong player.” He is impressed by how the defender has performed so far despite the difficult move to Liverpool.

Agger wishes that Van Dijk brings out the best out of those he plays with. For now he remains happy with the performances of the Dutchman.

The august visitor also commented on the quality of attackers at the club. He said if he were an active defender it would be difficult facing the current top notch attackers. He praised the trio of Mohammed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane. He adds that every time Liverpool have the ball and are moving forward, it is dangerous. He says this is important for any team as it helps them back into a game even if they have conceded.

Agger was happy to meet briefly with the players even though he has not really played with most of the players. He was pictured with Red skipper Jordan Henderson at Marbella Football Center, Spain.

The Liverpool fan as he called himself said he was impressed with the performance against Porto in the Champions League, adding that everyone in football knows what the Reds can do now.

The former Liverpool defender opens up on his overuse of anti-inflammatory drugs and the day in 2015 when his body had simply had enough.

The first thing Daniel Agger remembers is that he was unable to control his body. He did not feel any pain but he was just lying there shaking. Earlier that day, on 8th of March, he had led out Brøndby to face their rivals FC Copenhagen in a Danish league game. He lasted 29 minutes before being taken off. He then collapsed and was taken to the physiotherapist’s room at Parken.

He should never have played. He was carrying a knock from the week before and, like so many times in his career, he took a lot of anti-inflammatories, far more than the recommended dosage, and his body had had enough. His time at Liverpool, fighting for points at the top of the Premier League table, and playing in games that were regularly watched by sell-out crowds of over 50,000 people probably didn’t help. According to one website, he played in 5 of the 10 most in-demand matches for tickets throughout his time in the English Premier League – games that fans were desperate to see, and players were desperate to feature in.

He stopped taking anti-inflammatories that day and this summer, having quit football in May, aged 31, the Danish paper Jyllands-Posten published a series of interviews with the player, conducted over a two-year period, in which he opened up about his career and what he put his body through in order to play.

Agger played for Liverpool from 2006 to 2014 before rejoining Brøndby to play for another two seasons. He played 384 games in total, 232 games for Liverpool, 77 for Brøndby and 75 for Denmark – but his body gradually broke down. He now has pain in his back all the time and estimates that he was able to perform to only 70% or 80% of his capacity during his last two seasons at Liverpool and at an even lower level at Brøndby.

Agger’s main problem was he was hypermobile, meaning his joints overextended. He also started having back problems as early as 2007, which were exacerbated by an awkward fall during a pre-season trip to Thailand in 2008.

Daniel Agger spent eight years at Liverpool between 2006 and 2014 making a total of 232 appearances in that time.

At 31, Daniel Agger, the former Liverpool defender, eventually declared his retirement from football. The Denmark international played for good eight years at Liverpool having joined The Reds from 2006 till 2014 from Brondby IF, before leaving to Liverpool to same, where he announced his requirement.

The center back wrote on Twitter: “Thank you for your support. A great experience. It is sad, but it is the right decision to stop. I am proud of my career.”

He helped Liverpool get to the UEFA Champions League final in 2007 before losing to AC Milan, and also won the now EFL cup under coach Kenny Dalglish’s leadership in 2012.
The ex-Brondby IF defender was part of the team which came close to ending the Liverpool’s long wait for an English Premier League title during his final season with the club as Man City took the glory with two points.

The Denmark international who featured at both the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, subsequently returned to Brondby IF, and signed a two-year contract which significantly reduced his wages.

Agger has now ended his football career when he believed it was time to make such decision which seems like a relatively early age due to his battles with frequent injuries throughout his time in football. The first full season he made at Anfield, in 2006/07, was the only time he appeared more than 40 times for the club in a single season.

The Reds fans as expected reacted to the retirement news by paying tribute to Agger on social media, specifically twitter. He made a total of two hundred and ninety nine [299] senior appearances during his career, finding the net a total of twenty one (21) times.

Daniel Agger confesses that the cause of the health problems he had during his Brondby stint was the huge number of pain killers he had consumed through the past years.

Recalling the game during which he had lost his consciousness, Agger reveals that he had a total of four painkillers that day from the time he had gotten up from the bed to the time he had stepped into the team bus and the tablets had such an effect on him that he didn’t understand when his eyes closed and he slept as he was on his way to the stadium.

He immediately asked for caffeine as he reached the stadium, but, even that didn’t help him get rid of the dizziness and he was struggling to get through even the light warm up session ahead of the game.

Agger says once he returned from warm up, he just wanted to sit and not move. Still, he wore his jersey and came to the field with his teammates, but, in that kind of condition, there was no way he was going to last that match.

On an occasion in the match when he attempted a header, instead of hitting his head, the ball hit one of his hands and finally, a few minutes later, he had to make the admission that he could not stay in the middle anymore.

As per Agger, after the match, when he met his better half, her reaction was nothing. Not a word was spoken by her, not a single word and it was because he had ignored her advice many a times. She was always concerned about him taking so many pain killers and asked him not to do that, but, he did not listen at all.

These days it is very common for players to move from one club to another throughout their career. It seems increasingly difficult for academy prospects o make first team and build careers long term at a club.

Expensive signings that are established elsewhere are the norm in a bid to fast track success of top and aspiring clubs. When players underperform, they are quickly shipped out. Fans of Brondby took to social media to thank one of their notable players that returned after his exploits in elsewhere.

Daniel Munthe Agger is one of the dying breed of footballers that have patience and loyalty embedded in them. He left his boyhood club Brondby IF for £6 million in the transfer window in 2006 with Rafa Benitez welcoming him to Anfield. It was easy to join Liverpool after their stunning Champions League win over AC Milan – joining them wasn’t really much of a gamble (unlike playing at the netbet casino) as he knew that Liverpool would be competing at the top of the game for the next few years.

Agger spent over eight years at Merseyside, becoming a fan favourite despite a lot of challenges. He is renowned for his famous left foot and his confidence in moving to the midfield with the ball before sending a well timed pass. His aerial strength had limitations and he was not as pacey, but he did his job well. Several injuries throughout his career constrained him from reaching his true potential. He recently acknowledged to taking too many anti inflammatory pills during his career after he retired this year.

His fitness concerns weren’t a problem when he was at Denmark but started when he arrived at England. He missed out of the 2006 FC Cup win over West Ham as he was out injured. His struggle with metatarsal injury ruled him out of most games in the next season.

When he picked up and impressed, many clubs came calling but he remained loyal. His physical condition worsened very early due to the injuries. His relation with Brendan Rodgers led to a breakdown in 2014 and his subsequent transfer from the club. he returned to Brondby after a decade out, gaining the respect of fans eternally.

Daniel Agger is set to join Italian club side AC Milan. The media was rife with reports last week that the Denmark international had agreed to rejoin Rafa Benitez at Newcastle. Benitez couldn’t save Newcastle as they were relegated from the English Premier League but he agreed to help the club regain their tier one status despite having the clause in his contract that he was not obligated to do so.

Benitez sought to add centre back Daniel Agger to his Championship side but current reports say the former Liverpool man will join AC Milan instead. According to TalkSport, the 31-year-old Dane has been approached by the Serie A giants about a Bosman deal, especially as his current deal with Brondby expires at the end of the month.

Agger rejoined his boyhood club in 2014 after he had issues with then Liverpool Manager Brendan Rodgers. He started with the Brondby Under-19 squad back in the day before his move to the senior team in 2004. He impressed in the senior team for a year until the Reds swoop him in the 2005/2006 season where he played until his exit. Milan currently have the ageing Alex and Italian Andrea Poli at the back, but Agger would arrive to compete with that pair for a starting spot.

Milan have been struggling with getting the results in recent seasons aside having managerial problems. They finished in the seventh spot last season being 34 points off the league leaders in Juventus, even though they had started the season as one of the favourites to land the title – the StanJames Serie A betting had them at just 4/1.

They did have a real shot at a silverware when they played Juve in the Italian Cup Final but they lost again. Now they have billionaire backers and are looking at joining the elites to compete for titles.

Though Agger’s form has dropped over the years, it still remains a surprise why Milan want him to join them. Agger once turned down offers from Barcelona and Manchester City to stay with Liverpool but lots of injuries over the years have taken toll on the player.

Age Hareide has just taken charge of the Danish National side and has only had a couple of days of training with the squad, but, despite that, he wants victories in the friendly games that lie ahead.

The first of those games is against Iceland which will be played at MCH Arena against Iceland. The FIFA rankings have Denmark and Iceland situated very close to each other and also, man-to-man, one wouldn’t be able to choose too much out of the two squads. The latest odds at StanJames suggest that the bookmakers don’t know which way it will go either!?

Maybe, the home advantage for Denmark makes them the favourites, but, then, they have seen quite an unsuccessful recent period and they have had hardly any time to get along with the new head coach.

To say farewell to Olsen who had been there for almost 15 years and then, adapt to somebody else’s way straightaway without even spending that much of time with him, it’s hard. But, for Hareide, the lack of time together is not an excuse and regardless of whatever has been the scenario, the Red and White will go out there for the victory.

In the words of Hareide, “No matter how much time has been there for the manager to gel with the players or the players to gel with the manager, a team should always look to try and beat the opposition. That can be the only reason for stepping out there on the pitch.”

“I agree that a bit of time is required for everything to get in right shape, but, the mentality that you carry, it makes a lot of difference. If you have got the positive mentality, you are more likely to progress quickly. I hope these couple of friendly games that we are playing back-to-back will set us up quite well to go into the qualifiers.”