Agger - No room for error

Danish defender insists Rafa's Reds can have no excuses

By Chris Burton   Last updated: 15th March 2010   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Agger - No room for error

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Daniel Agger admits Liverpool cannot afford any more slip-ups in their efforts to secure a top-four finish.

The Reds are currently sixth in the Premier League standings, four points behind fourth-placed Tottenham.

Rafa Benitez's side have also played more games than fellow UEFA Champions League hopefuls Manchester City and Aston Villa, making their task all the more difficult.

However, they could close to within a point of Spurs with victory over rock-bottom Portsmouth on Monday and Agger admits it is imperative the Reds start to show what they are capable of.

"We can't slip up any more because it's getting to the end of the season and we know we need more points," said the Danish centre-half.

"I can't imagine not being in the Champions League. That's the tournament we all want to be in.

"But it's our own fault where we are now and we have to get out of it.

"The fans have a right to expect Liverpool to be in the top four.

Pressure

"A big club like Liverpool should be in there every year, but as we know football doesn't always work like that.

"The pressure of that shouldn't come into it. When you come to a club like this there will always be pressure to be successful.

"Maybe we'll have to start to imagine not being in the top four. But for as long as we have a chance we have to keep believing.

"If you play at a football club like Liverpool you always need to take responsibility, no matter who you are. You do that on and off the pitch, but you must definitely do it in the games."

While talismanic striker Fernando Torres has already admitted that he would be forced to consider his future were Liverpool to miss out on the Champions League, Agger insists he would have no qualms about sticking around and helping to put things right.

"I wouldn't walk away. I'd fight to put it right next year because I'm not a quitter," he added.

"I've been close to winning trophies, but I still don't have any.

"That's a big disappointment because that's the reason I came to Liverpool."