Route one snub: Agger does not agree with Hodgson's
long ball tactics
Roy Hodgsin's Anfield reign has been rocked by the first
sign of player unrest after Daniel Agger openly questioned his
methods.
Agger has hit out at Roy Hodgson's style of play at Liverpool.
In a direct challenge to Hodgson's authority, Agger expressed his
opposition to Liverpool's
style of play under their new manager and claimed he was ready to
rebel against it.
The Denmark centre half said Liverpool's back four were now
under orders to launch long balls, and he made it clear he was
prepared to risk the wrath of Hodgson rather than compromise his
beliefs.
Speaking on Danish television, Agger said: 'The manager
has a philosophy that we're playing football further up the pitch,
and that means having to play a different kind of football at the
back.
'That's not my style. That's not the type of football player I
am. I like to keep the ball on the ground, and I'm going to keep
doing that. Whether he'll use me or not, time will tell.
'I guess I will try to change, even though I'm not
going to be the player who unloads the ball every time I get it.
'I'll fight for my chance. I'll get the chance. I know what I
represent and I think he (Hodgson) also knows that.
'The manager makes the decisions. You have to adjust. That's the
way it is and our play has changed, so I'll have to adjust a bit.
But to be honest, I'm not going to adjust 100 per cent.'
Waiting game: Agger must wait to discover if his
comments have landed him in trouble
Agger lost his starting place to Martin Skrtel at Old
Trafford on Sunday and now awaits Hodgson's response to the cracks
appearing in his new regime.
The former Fulham boss has
already come under fire for his side's listless performance at
Birmingham and their lowly League position, and he will be eager to
quell talk of discontent.
Agger came off the bench for the last eight minutes of Sunday's
3-2 defeat at Manchester United. But he was unable to prevent the
cross which led to Dimitar Berbatov's winner, after he replaced
Paul Konchesky at left-back.
