Former Liverpool and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032.
The 27-year old was appointed as the skipper of the national team by manager Morten Olsen in May ahead of the European Champions. So far, he has made 47 appearances for his country, and led them to a surprise 1-0 win against the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 in their opening
game on Saturday.
Besides that, the defender who joined Liverpool in January 2006 is one of the senior players in a young looking Reds squad. Since his arrival at Anfield, the lanky centre-back has represented the Merseyside club in 165 games and netted 8 goals during this
period. He was also one of the more notable performers for his team during their beleaguered league campaign last season, and was one of the nominees for the club’s Player of the Season award.
Jeppesen, who represented Denmark during the 60’s, expressed his admiration for the Dane’s prodigious leadership qualities, and tipped him to succeed Steven Gerrard as the next captain of Liverpool.
While talking to reporters, he said: “He is a brilliant captain. I think he would make a brilliant http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 captain someday as well because he has all the qualities.”
However, the 67-year old was in awe for Gerrard terming him the heart and soul of the Reds, but felt that Agger possessed some of the same traits as the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 skipper.
He added, “http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196 is fantastic and he is the heart and soul of the club. Agger has the capability to get the best out of his team and he is able to inspire fellow player.”
Denmark will play Portugal in a crunch Group B game on Wednesday, knowing that a win is likely to cement their place in the quarterfinals, after Olsen’s side stunned Holland in their opening game.
Jeppesen admitted that he was really excited ahead of the fixture, and believed that the fact Denmark beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 during the qualifiers might give them a psychological edge going into the game.
He added, “The interest in this tournament has improved a lot since that win [against Holland] and the papers are full of it. They really have created an expectation for the game tonight.”
Tags: