Rafa: Agger the professional

Last updated : 29 March 2007 By Rich Middleton
The young defender has become a regular for the Reds, and Rafa said he believes that is down to Agger's professional, focused approach, plus a similar lifestyle with his native Denmark.

Rafa said, "I think that the Scandinavian mentality is similar, the weather and daily life is similar. I know from experience that Spanish people have more problems, the Latinos because of the sun and the weather. We Spanish, for example, go to bed at midnight whereas here you maybe go to bed at 10pm."

He added, "So I think because day to day life is similar, that is a reason, but also because Daniel is very professional, he's very, very focused in his career, very well prepared for every game."

"These things help because if you have a player who is 21 years old thinking about girls and cars and things like that, then maybe it would be more difficult for him to settle down, but he's very, very focused on football."