Kyrgiakos

[carrafan]

The greek loves the physical game doesnt he, proper centrehalf. Their targetman Cardozo didnt win much in the air today.

 

I hope Agger starts at left back against Fulham as well. Makes us a bigger side. Is this a possible long term solution as well, espcially as it allows us to play a proper left winger (as opposed to the left midfielder) and goes well with Johnson bombing forward on the right. Has Dan played there for Denmark?

[Mike]

my god agger at left back improved our defensive solidity by roughly 100%

 

needs must rafa...keep it like that now.

[muleskinner]

The Greek, for all that I miss Sami, is a great defender. Loves it.

[stonty]

Soto has never let us down, comes in when needed & utterly dependable, full marks .

 

Loves a tackle don't he? lol

[yellow jumper]

our best centre half partnership this season has been him and skrtel, for me.

[Billy Talbot]

Big up Soto. Not sure how he'd cope with 3 or 4 games in 10 days though. He really throws himself about.

 

Agger was good tonight. Although a lot of it was line clearance.

[Mike]

our best centre half partnership this season has been him and skrtel, for me.

 

jeepers

[Cam]

Could well become a big cult hero at the club. Kinda like a Ruddock but with the likeability of Biscan.

 

He's not one we need to replace this summer - Rafa can concentrate on fullbacks.

[pipnasty]

my god agger at left back improved our defensive solidity by roughly 100%

 

 

Oh yes.

 

Thought he played really well too. And he loves going forward.

[fildo]

If soto hadn't been sent off earlier in the season he would have been still first choice. Fair play to him for still being able to put in that performance.

[Jarg Armani]

I love the greek

[KD07]

e's za good greek.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

He's f***ing sound. A couple of early shaky games, but it is difficult to slot in at CB - Ferdinand's still trying to shake them off - but great attitude & has a Sami-like unflappability & hardness

[kop205]

He's f***ing sound. A couple of early shaky games,

 

And didn't some people on here let us know about it?

 

He got some disgraceful stick.

 

Pleased for the lad.

 

And although I don't think Agger is a long-term option for us at left-back - and although one of the few criticisms I'd have last night is that our centre backs did give it away too easily at times by going long - I would stick with that formation for the rest of the season, injuries permitting.

[sean]

Greek just loves giving away corners. So he can defend a bit more. I like him. Proper rough-house centre back and Agger at left back was a revelation, or maybe that was just because Insua wasn't there. A traffic cone v Fulham p'raps?

[fred milne]

And although I don't think Agger is a long-term option for us at left-back - and although one of the few criticisms I'd have last night is that our centre backs did give it away too easily at times by going long - I would stick with that formation for the rest of the season, injuries permitting.

The two CBs defended well but by god their distribution was awful. In games where we are expected to have most of the play, I'd want to have Agger back in the middle for that reason - that's probably all of our games except the Chelsea game.

[KS]

 

And although I don't think Agger is a long-term option for us at left-back - and although one of the few criticisms I'd have last night is that our centre backs did give it away too easily at times by going long - I would stick with that formation for the rest of the season, injuries permitting.

 

..or we could go for 3 at the back.. Johnson is probably better playing as a wing-back anyway...

[torn]

Kinda like a Ruddock but with the likeability of Biscan.

 

 

Genius.

[Hassony]

The greek has been our best centre back this season

[Swipe]

Defo keep it like that. Agger was excellent I thought.

[yellow jumper]

we were better defensively too when carragher went right back for a few weeks, think those few weeks after reading were the most solid we've looked. may be something about having the extra centre half. but it highlights the problem back there.

[cymrococh]

Agger unsurprisingly struggled at first, but like any class footballer he soon settled in and made the role his own.

[crisps]

surprised its taken so long to see Agger at LB although not his main position.

[Swipe]

Agger unsurprisingly struggled at first, but like any class footballer he soon settled in and made the role his own.

 

He looked really sleek going forward at times. You forget how good his left foot is.

 

All peticured and s***.

[Knox_Harrington]

Understand the cries of keep it like that and I'd really have liked to have seen Agger out there earlier this season but Carra and The Greek got exposed something rotten second half at Craven Cottage in harness so we may not see it again Sunday and if we don't the thinking behind it is perfectly logical.