“Particularly in the first half, it was one of the worst performances we’ve given in a long time, our transitions were poor, we didn’t cover well.

“If they’d been a bit more clinical they would have scored more goals and we would have been out of it in the first half, but to our credit we do fight.

“We tried to stand together and we scored two goals. We had other opportunities as well, but sometimes it became a bit of a kick-and-rush game, going up and down and up and down, and that’s not really the way we want to play.

“But we’ve got three points, that’s the most positive thing I can say.”
Agger added: “We know it was a really bad game, especially in the first half, we didn’t play like a team.
“We didn’t play like we have to if we want to progress. Clearly it wasn’t good enough but if you can still win playing like that it’s a positive.

“We are a team, we stand together as a team, and to our credit we did comeback in the match. It didn’t look too good at one point, but the positive thing is that we did fight back.”
Denmark goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen agreed with Agger in that he felt the performance had left a lot to be desired but he did admit that the win was the most important thing.

“It was disappointing but I always felt we were in the game,” noted Sorensen.
“It was a brave fight in the end as we were under a bit of pressure, so overall a great win. Maybe not the prettiest game a Danish football team has ever played but I thought it was effective and that’s what we needed, we needed a win.”

Denmark take on Japan next with the winner heading through to the next round and are 5/4 with Coral to win the game.

Ladbrokes are offering even odds on a Denmark win and Paddy Power are offering 11/4.

Some of the most impressive elements about Ribery would have to be the honors that the man was presented with. He has won both French Player of the Year as well as German Player of the Year in the same year. Also, he won the French award the year prior to that. Of course, not everyone can win that award, and it’s something that’s very inspirational to the younger generation of footballers. Since playing with Bayern, he has really brought the club to prominence, and he will continue to be a threat to all that oppose him as the years go on and this footballer only gets better and better. His dazzling play is something that has to be seen, and there is the chance that he will continue to win many more honors with Munich.

Of course, we are not the only people that are saying that this man is the best in the world. There are quite a few people in agreenace, even with some of the most decorated people saying it as well. One of which would be Johnan Cryuff, who says that there really is no one that’s better than the man, Best and Law included. With someone like that saying that much of the man, he will continue to be someone that we love to watch, as he will continue to produce the results that we expect.

There have been more than a few debates as to who the best player in the world is, and no one will scoff if Torres is mentioned, more often than not. In less than 10 years, he has changed the way that we think about the sport, breaking the record of how many goals are scored in a season set by Fowler in the 1995-96 season. The most interesting point about the man would have to be his start as a goalkeeper, and how we would view Liverpool if he never started as a striker. It’s something that’s a little hard to imagine, considering his success as one of the best strikers in the entire world.

It also doesn’t help having someone like Steven Gerrard on your team, either.

Kaka started his career at the age of 8, in his hometown of Brasilia. Before finding his new home at Real Madrid, he was making waves in his home country, learning the game and implementing advanced tactics to becoming the bane of many other footballers. At the age of 15, he signed his first professional contract with Sao Paulo FC, but soon outgrew the team and moved on to Milan where he scored an amazing 70 goals in the six years that he stayed.

Furthermore, the man battled one of the most threatening injuries that any human could ever endure: a spinal injury. Not only did he get through this troubling time, he actually made a full recovery. Kaka will remain one of the biggest threats on the football field each game that he plays, as he is sure to improve as time goes on.

As the team’s captain, a person only expects him to shine. And this man does not disappoint, and since his tenure, the club has amassed an amazing amount of wins, including two FA Cup wins, two League Cups, among others. More recently, he was named the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year just this year. And by no means are those the only accolades that the man has won, he has also been named Player of the Year by a few other leading sources, to boot.

Steven Gerrard will continue to amaze fans and convert others to his side as he continues to get better, much like fine wine. The man does not seem to be phased by fatigue, as he gets closer to excellence every time the man laces up his shoes.

When he moved to Chelsea, he set records before he even touched the ball donning the jersey. Signing to a tune of 24 million, he was expected to give the team what it needed in its center position. And the man has delivered, scoring more goals than any foreigner in the history of the club. What’s even more respectable about the man is the charity work that he is involved in as a Goodwill Ambassador, named so in 2007.

Of course, there are very many great footballers in the world, and there is a star born every year on the field, yet they have pretty big shoes to fill if they want to be compared to the living legend, Didier Drogba.