KLAVAN: AGUERO? NO PROBLEM
The 35-year-old recalled: “When I started, I was a young guy and a very young father.
“We had to move from Boca Juniors to Spain to start a new career and it wasn’t easy, as Boca in Argentina is like City, United or Chelsea over here. It is not too easy RAGNAR KLAVAN leaves the heavy metal music to his manager Jurgen Klopp, preferring a laid-back life at home with his children watching Teletubbies.
But when it comes down to
“My daughter had cancer in both eyes and we could save just one.
“The treatment lasted five years with chemotherapy to try to protect both eyes.
“But the doctor had to perform surgery and she lost one eye.
“After that, the doctor tried to be careful with the other eye and it took a long period for them to say she was safe. Four or five years.
“I left Elche and went back to Argentina during that time because I had to be with my family, so my career had to wait. My family is battling it out with the Premier League’s top strikers, the 31-year-old Liverpool defender suddenly comes alive.
One of the main reasons behind the Reds’ stirring 1-0 win over Manchester City at Anfield on New Year’s Eve was Klavan neutering the goal
“When you are in a team, sometimes you hear players complaining about small things.
“I am sure nobody has to go through what we did to see a different way to live.
“It is not necessary and I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone. But it was my life, so I am really happy now and my family is the most important thing I have.”
Guillermina’s battle for her sight explains why Caballero was so emotional after becoming City’s spot kick shoot- out hero in the menace of Sergio Aguero. Before facing the Argentine again this afternoon, at the Etihad, Klavan said: “He is a world-class striker and, although I have a lot of respect for the strikers I play against, there is never any fear.”
The fact the Estonia star (right) received a yellow card early on but went on to play Aguero out of the game enhanced his reputation even further.
“You have to play a little bit differently. You can’t storm into duels,”he added.