Liverpool and Denmark defender Daniel Agger has defended his tackle on Jack Wilshere Wednesday night when playing for Denmark against England which now will see the Arsenal midfielder side-lined with a broken foot for up to six weeks.
The Arsenal man played on for almost 50-minutes after the incident not knowing that he had received a hairline fracture on his left foot.
Wilshere will now miss the Premiership title run in with Arsenal along with his seat on the plane to the World Cup finals in Brazil questionable.
“It was 50-50. You have to go for those challenges,” Agger told the Daily Mirror.
“I was going for the ball and I think I got the ball, but the referee didn’t.”
England manager Roy Hodgeson does not blame Agger for the tackle, but says he does feel sorry for Wilshere.
“It’s always sad when you have a player come from a club, use him on international duty and he gets an injury,” noted Hodgson.
“It’s very sad and disappointing for Jack and Arsenal but unfortunately these things happen.
“It was an honest challenge but he took a nasty kick and I can only hope he recovers as early as possible.”
