by Lando_Griffin » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:19 am
As good as Agger is, he will never be a direct replacement for Hyypia, as he is simply not aerially dominant.
If you look at his style, he's much more like Carragher in as much as he defends the second ball better than the first.
Paletta IS dominant in the air, and is far more aggressive than any of our defenders.
He's similar to Carragher in that respect, but more like Sami in the air.
In a nutshell, Agger has Carragher's defending style (Second ball defender), but Sami's mentality.
Paletta has Carragher's mentality and style, with a rough version of Sami's aerial ability in the mix aswell. He seems a bit of a beast, to be fair to the lad. I think Rafa is trying to get him to be a top-rate first ball defender, which is what Sami is now.
Basically, Agger's best partner out of JC and Sami is Sami all day long - they compliment each other. (Same with JC and Sami.)
Potentially, Agger and Paletta could be a better pairing then JC and Sami, as they compliment each other's basic strengths. Paletta seems better on the ball than our first choice pair aswell. (Will get better playing alongside Agger, who is fantastic with the ball for a young CB).
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Lando_Griffin on Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:23 am, edited 1 time in total.
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