Surely this belongs in the LFC rumours thread?
By all accounts, the Greek lad is 6' tall which, whilst not exactly short, doesn't seem to suggest that he will be aerially dominant.
From that video, he does remind me of Carra quite a lot. Very aggressive on the back of forwards, throws himself about and sacrifices his body to make a clock, hoofs the ball upfield when he does not have a better idea, and even seems to like yelling at other players. Seems a good partner for Agger - but hopefully not on the treatment table.
I think he has all the potential in the world to become an excellent centre back. I saw him mop up three clangers by Metzelder in one game that he had absolutely no right to. The injury is a concern though as is the fee.
To me there are really only 2 types of central defenders, those that read danger and those that react to it. The ones that read danger position themselves better and are generally more agressive as they are in place when the ball is there to be won, those that react are often faster a more eye catching because they have to perform more spectacular acts to redeem the situation. From what I can see this guy looks like a reader, which is exactly what we need to replace Carra, somebody who can spot the danger get into position and organise those around him.
Agger for all his obvious talent as a footballer is a reactionary centreback he needs to play alongside somebody who reads the game and provides direction to him, I think this guy would be great for us.
Noooooooookoloooooooooo!Kyriakos Papadopoulos adviser has told Bild that his client isn't interested in a move despite several offers from big Premier League clubs.