Excellent article but I would say that Luis is already a great player. No doubt in my mind. But fair play to Neville, he is becoming one of the best pundits.
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Gary Neville has more balance and common sense in his articles than most seasoned journalists & he is by a country mile the best pundit on the tv.
Very strange that we are talking about the same Gary Neville.... staunch Man Utd supporter... but he is a breath of fresh air amongst so many despicable and vile cretins.
I'm fast becoming reliant on Gary Neville to have a balanced,sensible opinion with a voice of reason .... who would have ever thought that
Perhaps you should pay more attention to him then...
If we are all only happy when we are really winning in the end, when your race finishes, what life would that be?Comment
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Suarez: I invented a foul against Stoke because I wanted to win... but media were unfair to me over Mansfield handball
By TOM BELLWOOD
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has admitted he 'invented' a foul against Stoke City to try to win the match but believes he was unfairly treated following his handball against Mansfield.
Suarez came under attack from Stoke defenders and the media for his blatant attempt at winning a penalty during the game at Anfield earlier this season.
And he has now come clean, telling Fox Sports Argentina: 'I don't listen all the nonsense some people say about me. I'm accused of cheating here. People say I throw myself all the time inside
the box.
'Let's see: they said that when we played against Stoke, for instance, and in that case they were right. I invented a foul because we were drawing 1-1 against Stoke and I wanted to win.
'Sometimes on the pitch I say to myself, "What have I done?" But the name of Suarez sells papers.
'The other day, for instance, I touched the ball with my hand accidentally, and I was criticised because I kissed my hand.
'The media make up a lot of things about me because they want to sell papers. I say to the media: you should talk more about football, not about other stuff.'
In the interview in Argentina, aired today, he claims the reason he is targeted is because Manchester United hold sway over the English media.
The Liverpool striker also believes the media is helping Sir Alex Ferguson's side in their quest to regain the Barclays Premier League title.
It had seemed the race row and handball controversies involving Suarez had been put to one side following the drama-free North West derby on Sunday.
He also slammed the media for treating him and his fellow South Americans differently to British players.
He said: 'When someone comes and says to me something bad about being a South American, I don't cry, because that happens inside the pitch.
'I have my conscience clean. But as I have said: Manchester United controls the media, they are powerful and the media will always help them.
'I can help Liverpool today. We are united and we can play well. Liverpool doesn't depend on me.
'It's complicated to play here in England. As Carlitos (Carlos Tevez) and Kun (Sergio Aguero) has said, it's complicated for a South American footballer to be here as we are treated differently to the local footballers.
'But they have their culture, they are like this, you know. I have to play football, which is what I always wanted, but I have suffered a lot for being a footballer.Thanks very much for beingComment
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He has a point, but saying the obvious won't help himFootball without Origi is nothingComment
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FFS,I wish he would just keep his mouth shut sometimes. He is just giving everyone a bigger stick to whip him with. I agree with some of what he says but why bring the stuff up about Stoke?-----------------------------------------------
'Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.'
Bill Shankly.Comment
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Let's hope "I invented a foul" was lost in translation.
If not he should really stop talking about these matters.Member #1 of the Luis Suarez fan clubComment
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Personally, I love his honesty.Trey Nyoni: countdown to stardom-2 years1year0.5 yearsComment
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On a side note, I have a little crush on Sofia Suarez. The boy has done very well for himself.Comment
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He doesn't give a **** what people think about him thats why he keeps coming out with stuff like this.Comment
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Personally I'm starting to wonder if he's a bit thick.
It's all very well refusing to play the game, but he's ultimately making it so much harder for himself.Oh I don't know.Comment
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I genuinely think he just doesn't give a ****.Thanks very much for beingComment
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Its good in a way. Every time he speaks I hear genuine love and respect for LFC. So he gives people ammo to atrack. **** em. Theyd love him in their squad but he will never play for anyone else in England!Football without Origi is nothingComment
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