Dani Agger has admitted that he considered the possibility of retiring from football following his pre-season back troubles.
Agger told Jyllandsposten: “My back was hurting so badly that I considered stopping playing,”
“I asked myself if it was worth continuing playing. When you can’t even lift your own child out of bed, then something is terribly wrong.”
Good to see Dani back fit. His ability not only as a defender, but also as a game breaker will be welcomed.
Defensive rock Martin Skrtel thinks we should have been awarded a penalty for a foul against him at Stamford Bridge yesterday. I tend to agree.
“A cross was flying to the near post where I was and I was jumping to make a header,” said Skrtel
“At that moment Drogba clearly pulled me down with his hands. I think it should have been a penalty-kick for us.”
Gutted!! Just when I thought we had put our slow start to the season behind us we suffer back-to-back 0-2 results to put us on the back foot again.
After our great results against our main rivals last season I was expecting more from the lads at Stamford Bridge but it wasn’t to be.
Question. Was I the only one who was screaming at Mascherano to release the ball?? Not sure what he was doing there but I’m hoping he picks up his performances soon. He has been well below par so far this season for me and I am getting frustrated.
It seems to me that since he was linked to Barcelona in the summer he has an attitude. He looks a little stroppy and disinterested…. Anyone agree?
I really hope this is not the case cause we all know how good he can be when he is on song. The least he can do is put it in for Rafa. He saved his career and put him on track again.
I agree with Rafa, teams will drop more points than last season. Heads up guys, long way to go yet.
CMON YOU REDS YNWA
Boss Rafa is still optimistic of achieving title glory this season despite our loss to rivals Chelsea today.
Rafa said: “We have to focus on the next game, get three points and see what happens.
“This year the top sides will lose points against other teams, so we just have to try to win every week.
“We will try to win against Sunderland and see. It’s a long race and we have to think about the next game, that’s it.”
“The performance wasn’t bad against a good team. We worked hard and had some good play,” he said.
“I was really pleased for 90 per cent of the game but you have to do almost everything perfectly to win here.
“Defensively we were good enough. We defended much better. They didn’t have many chances, which means we were defending better, and we didn’t have many chances, which means they are a good team.
“When you make a mistake against a good team, you pay for it. We lost the ball and they scored.
“The game was open after the goal. We had some chances but you have to take your chances if you want to change the situation.
“I cannot blame any one of the players because they were working really hard. You have to be pleased with the team effort and disappointed with the result.”
“We played against Chelsea. Do you expect any team to play here and have 20 attempts? I don’t think so.
“We had some chances but we couldn’t score because their defenders are good defenders.”
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