‘Great Dane’ a welcomed sight in first friendly: Pre-season match a roaring success!
By: JRW | July 14th, 2008
Like most Liverpool supporters, I took the time out of my weekend to catch a first glimpse of the 2008-09 squad against Tranmere in the first pre-season friendly of the summer.
While most of the current names I saw on the pitch probably won’t grace the Anfield starting XI for the year, there were a particular player I was looking forward to watching. With 15 streams (yes, 15 streams!) on the internet covering a pre-season game, I had the chance to watch our very own Daniel Agger make his first start of the season in 10 months since a broken metatarsal all but killed his entire 07-08 season.
Agger made it through 77 minutes of football with no ill effects from the mended foot. After watching him struggle the entire year with the injury, I think I speak for most when I say that I was glad to just see him make it through one match. He looked really surprisingly good in what looked to be a 5-4-1 formation. Agger and the defensive backline held Tranmere in check for most of the match until about the 77th minute when he was substituted. It did look like it had been a while since Agger played a real match at game speed; however, regaining game speed will come as he puts a couple more friendlies under his belt.
If there was anything that shocked me a bit from the match, it would have to be Rafa’s tinkering with using three center backs during the match. I’m wondering if this could be a possible formation for the upcoming season. All in all, Liverpool’s first pre-season match of the summer got off without a hitch. The 1-0 win was nice, but seeing Agger out there was something that made me happier than anything else I saw on the day.
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With Juventus slamming the door on Alonso, do you think Liverpool will be able to finance Barry’s move?
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forget Barry, we’ve got Agger bitchezzzzzzz!
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@ alessio: I wouldn’t count on Alonso leaving for Juve or at all. Juve ended up getting Christian Poulsen at half the price we were offering for Xabi, and Ranieri has made it clear that he’s done spending on the midfield position. Alonso might be on the move, but I have a feeling Juve won’t be his final destination.
I think we’ll be able to fund the Barry move; however, the little to no news currently coming out about us being linked with Barry makes me wonder where we really stand with the transfer funds. Does Rafa need to sell Xabi to buy Gareth. If that was the case, then I would wonder why we were even being linked with a second move for Keane. I’ll let it all play out before I make any more assumptions.
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