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Daniel Agger: 'Possession is key for Liverpool'

Liverpool defender Daniel Agger believes that possession is crucial for the club to continue their recent form.

Daniel Agger has said that possession is crucial for Liverpool to be successful in the Premier League.

Brendan Rodgers's side sit second in the table ahead of tomorrow's Merseyside derby against Everton.

The centre-back told The Times: "The idea here is to have possession. I know it's not always the team with the most possession that wins but all logic suggests that, if you can keep the ball, it's more difficult for the other team to score.

"It also becomes easier for you to score if you have 70 per cent possession. Tradition is a big thing at this football club. It's what the club is all about, but I also accept that every manager who's been here has his own ideas.

"As a footballer, it's important to be able to adapt to a certain extent to how the manager wants you to play. But it's easy with Brendan because he wants us to play football and he wants us to play the way I think the game should be played."

Liverpool have lost just one of their last six games in the league.

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10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1672736191723
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