Agger - We must bounce back

Reds defender admits Pompey disappointment

By James Riach   Last updated: 21st December 2009   Subscribe to RSS Feed

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Liverpool defender Daniel Agger admits the Reds must halt their recent slump as soon as possible.

The 25-year-old centre-half was part of the side that went down 2-0 to Portsmouth on Saturday which saw Liverpool drop to eighth in the Premier League table by the end of the weekend.

The defeat was the latest blot on what has been a woeful campaign for the Reds so far as Rafa Benitez's side battle to grab fourth spot and earn a place in next season's UEFA Champions League.

Agger admits everyone at the club was bitterly upset after the Pompey defeat but he insists they can still turn things around.

"It goes without saying that we are extremely disappointed and we know that it simply isn't good enough for this club," he told the Liverpool Echo.

"We have got to change this around. It didn't happen against Portsmouth but we can't let it go on any further.

Confidence

"Why is this happening? It's a bit of everything I suppose but we have got to try and get some confidence from somewhere soon.

"You get that by winning games but we are not doing that at the moment.

"It's a fight every game for this club. Every game we need to focus and need to make sure we get three points."

Liverpool's next game is their Premier League fixture against Wolves at Anfield on Boxing Day.

Speculation has mounted that Benitez may make changes to his squad in the January transfer window to improve the club's fortunes, but Agger thinks it is just a matter of sticking together.

When asked if Liverpool need to sign players, he added: "It's not my decision. It's always a question of sticking together and we need to do that now more than ever."

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