Topic: Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel Partnership

[Anywhichwayicant]

A reactionary comment. Don't allow a defeat to cloud your judgement

Let's analyse what more we can do in terms of getting bodies in blocking positions in corner positions. The corner is like a American football...it's easier when you have blockers blocking the run of the opponents

Bollocks it's a reactionary comment, I've been saying it for months.

[Henry Gale]

I don't see Agger or Skrtel starting next season. We need better.

[robertobaggio37]

Skrtel and Coates need to be dropped finally!

[itsgunnabebarnes!]

A reactionary comment. Don't allow a defeat to cloud your judgement

Let's analyse what more we can do in terms of getting bodies in blocking positions in corner positions. The corner is like a American football...it's easier when you have blockers blocking the run of the opponents

He can't mark. That's no good to us as a team. A centreback who can't fucking mark. Wake up you clown

[JackWard33]

What has happened to Agger though seriously? I know form is temporary and everything but he's making ridiculously basic errors at the moment

The problem is I don't see 2 of our other 3 'senior' centre backs playing together - all of them have to be on the right side of the 2

[Strictlydown19]

Agger swaggers about with Viking tattoos on his body'! He is spineless and his display this evening against WBA was particularly galling.Each time a team is struggling for a win, who do they want to play? You guessed it, the soft kids from L4 OTH. Gerrad looks absolutely fed up and who can blame him. Clueless without him.

[thegoodfella]

What has happened to the defence in general is my question, too many silly errors by seasoned professionals. Far too many...

[The 5th Benitle]

He can't mark. That's no good to us as a team. A centreback who can't fucking mark. Wake up you clown

Calm down please.

[Anywhichwayicant]

What has happened to the defence in general is my question, too many silly errors by seasoned professionals. Far too many...

Defence have been poor all season mate. Luckily for them our 'lack of goals' gave them a breather for a few months.

[LondonRedMan]

He can't mark. That's no good to us as a team. A centreback who can't fucking mark. Wake up you clown

Uh? He cant mark?

The second best defender in the league after Kompany last season cant mark?

I read a lot of stuff like this after disappointijg results.

I will put this down to emotional and reactionary commenting

[itsgunnabebarnes!]

Calm down please.

Calm down for calling someone a clown? There is much worse on here. Agger and his idea of marking is costing us massively. Ever fuck up is defended.  He need dropping urgently

[Flinstone]

Agger is class.

Going through a rough patch but keeping an eye out for your partner is probably taking it's toll.

When someone comes in to partner him,on his level i expect him to be back to his imperious best.

but the way lukaku turned him was embarrassing.

[Ultimate Bromance]

Bring Carroll back and remodel him as a CB. At least he can defend a fucking set piece.

[Rohit]

Agger has got away with murder this year while others have laid into skrtel because they never really rated him anyway.

At fault for Arsenals first goal, United first against us and tonight. He needs to buck up his idea.

Carragher right now at 35 is our only defender that can actually defend.

[LFC Jim]

Agger is a fantastic footballer, had a horrid game today.

Everyone has a mere every now and then. Give him a break!

[Anywhichwayicant]

Uh? He cant mark?

The second best defender in the league after Kompany last season cant mark?

I read a lot of stuff like this after disappointijg results.

I will put this down to emotional and reactionary commenting

Quick, someone tell Skrtel that Agger was our player of the year last year.

[Rohit]

Defence have been poor all season mate. Luckily for them our 'lack of goals' gave them a breather for a few months.

Agree with you there, so many sides score such easy goals against us. We're in the top 5 for goals scored yet its the other end which the issue.

[The 5th Benitle]

Calm down for calling someone a clown?

Yes.

[Malaysian Kopite]

Have a fucking word with yourself Agger.

[LondonRedMan]

Bollocks it's a reactionary comment, I've been saying it for months.

You weren't saying it last season or at the beginning of the season when Dagger was the target for one of the big boys in City.

So please put emotions aside and rethink

We need blockers when defending corner balls. Block the attacking runs. JT and the guys at Chelsea have been doing it for years.

Come on BR please start teaching it to our players. It's an effective tactic. I'd imagine Mourinho brought it ino the EPL. Let's carry it on.

[Live in the Now]

Thinking completely rationally we have to sign two central defenders this summer. Some things can be defended, but a lack of mental fortitude cannot. It has been a far too common occurrence this season for our defenders to switch off. There's no other way to explain the defending put on display, West Brom going forward twice and scoring twice is something that doesn't sit well with me.

[robertobaggio37]

Quick, someone tell Skrtel that Agger was our player of the year last year.

[thegoodfella]

Calm down for calling someone a clown? There is much worse on here. Agger and his idea of marking is costing us massively. Ever fuck up is defended.  He need dropping urgently

For who, Skrtel? He comes in makes similar mistakes and then he gets dropped.

[killer-heels]

Terrible performance from Agger. His marking at the corner was terrible and Lukaku completely sped past him on the floor as well.

Don't want to sound reactionary but he has cost too many goals recently and is badly off form.

[Cpt_Reina]

Skrtel and Agger were good as recently as last season.

Perhaps its y'know, the coaching?

[Anywhichwayicant]

You weren't saying it last season or at the beginning of the season when Dagger was the target for one of the big boys in City.

So please put emotions aside and rethink

We need blockers when defending corner balls. Block the attacking runs. JT and the guys at Chelsea have been doing it for years.

Come on BR please start teaching it to our players. It's an effective tactic. I'd imagine Mourinho brought it ino the EPL. Let's carry it on.

Jack Rodwell and Scott Sinclair were Man City targets in the summer.


We don't need fucking blockers, we need defenders to fucking defend. Bread and butter.

Stop making excuses for that abject defensive display.

[The 5th Benitle]

Why are people saying that Agger got skinned by Lukaku? He didn't. Agger recovered well and put the pressure on that forced the shot to go wide. Lukaku had a running start on him hence the initial outpacing, but Agger caught up despite tracking backwards.
By all means criticise him for the corner but come on, be fair.

[JackWard33]

Skrtel and Agger were good as recently as last season.

Perhaps its y'know, the coaching?

Well quite.

Painful for Clarke to beat us twice when we should have moved hell and high water to keep him; hell he should have been interviewed for the top job

[The 5th Benitle]

Skrtel and Agger were good as recently as last season.

Perhaps its y'know, the coaching?

Of course it is, it's drills in training. Mystifying really.
But that very obvious scenario denies people the chance to froth at the mouth at a succession of individual players, so we can't mention it

[Rohit]

Skrtel and Agger were good as recently as last season.

Perhaps its y'know, the coaching?

What the hell is our corner routine?

Blocking runs, doesn't happen anywhere near as much zonally and it gives the keeper space to dominate his area.

Its always the near post goal with us. John Terry did the same thing to us at stamford bridge.

[killer-heels]

Why are people saying that Agger got skinned by Lukaku? He didn't. Agger recovered well and put the pressure on that forced the shot to go wide. Lukaku had a running start on him hence the initial outpacing, but Agger caught up despite tracking backwards.
By all means criticise him for the corner but come on, be fair.

Shouldn't Agger have forced him wide? He was goal side and it wasn't a through ball that Lukaku ran onto and was side by side with him? Jockey him and hold your ground?

[Popcorn]

Tonight, Lukaku and McAuley.

City, lost Dzeko in the centre.

Arsenal, lost Giroud.

Man United, lost Van Persie.

Last month alone, far too many lapses.

[itsgunnabebarnes!]

I have said this since Sami left, our centrebacks do not do the basics of defending right, these are tested most in this league. Without basics like marking and heading you are always liable to concede. Agger is shocking at marking and constantly losses his man. That is not good enough .

[LondonRedMan]

Maybe people are forgetting that defending is a team responsibility. Blockers make things easier.

Anyways, this was a blip.

We need to learn from the mistakes - no finger pointing at individuals - let's learn for St Petersburgh.

The Russians are coming to town -  we will need the defence strong against these. I'd say recall Skrteal and play 3 at the back

[paddysour]

Why are people saying that Agger got skinned by Lukaku? He didn't. Agger recovered well and put the pressure on that forced the shot to go wide. Lukaku had a running start on him hence the initial outpacing, but Agger caught up despite tracking backwards.
By all means criticise him for the corner but come on, be fair.

He got skinned on the goal.

[Cocomin]

Of course it is, it's drills in training. Mystifying really.
But that very obvious scenario denies people the chance to froth at the mouth at a succession of individual players, so we can't mention it

If you watch the second goal he's actually at fault as well he tries some sort of semi breakdance move and gets caught
out once again he's been at fault a lot this season.

[Rohit]

Maybe people are forgetting that defending is a team responsibility. Blockers make things easier.

Anyways, this was a blip.

We need to learn from the mistakes - no finger pointing at individuals - let's learn for St Petersburgh.

The Russians are coming to town -  we will need the defence strong against these. I'd say recall Skrteal and play 3 at the back

It's not a blip though if the same sort of goals are consistently being scored against us.

[itsgunnabebarnes!]

Why are people saying that Agger got skinned by Lukaku? He didn't. Agger recovered well and put the pressure on that forced the shot to go wide. Lukaku had a running start on him hence the initial outpacing, but Agger caught up despite tracking backwards.
By all means criticise him for the corner but come on, be fair.

He got skinned

[The 5th Benitle]

Shouldn't Agger have forced him wide? He was goal side and it wasn't a through ball that Lukaku ran onto and was side by side with him? Jockey him and hold your ground?

I think we're actually talking about different instances...sorry. I wasn't talking about the goal, I had assumed people meant the run at him earlier.

[LondonRedMan]

Jack Rodwell and Scott Sinclair were Man City targets in the summer.


We don't need fucking blockers, we need defenders to fucking defend. Bread and butter.

Stop making excuses for that abject defensive display.

I suggest you calm down.

You are emotional afer a bad result, that's understandable but let's not have an over-reaction.

That was not an abject defensive performance. The whole match we limited a top half EPL team to 2 TWO chances only.

The second goal was a result of us chasing strongly and trying to get a goal by overcommitting. The second goal is not a worry

Look at the performance as a whole

Oh and blockers would make preventing their men from getting headed chances from corner balls easier