Luis Suárez

[yamiedo]

Wow. Pardew can't have got the memo. Nor did Steven Taylor!



http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...on-fan-1412276

Read that article and the part of Michael Owen. Haha. Said Owen dived in training and then gloated about it. What right does Owen have to pick on Suarez?

[MrMichael]

Hahaha. Good on both Pardew and Taylor... although perhaps they saw the way Luis played against Everton with all the goading and are going for the alternative tactic? Smart

[yamiedo]

Hahaha. Good on both Pardew and Taylor... although perhaps they saw the way Luis played against Everton with all the goading and are going for the alternative tactic? Smart

You've got a point there. Maybe Luis will be sad now.

[McDermotX]

Rodgers: Lay off Suarez
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has called on his fellow Premier League managers to stop criticising Luis Suarez, claiming every club should control their own players before accusing others of diving.

Suarez was again singled out in the build up to last weekend's Merseyside derby, with Everton boss David Moyes claiming his antics would drive fans away from the game.

However, Rodgers has jumped to the defence of Suarez and feels the Uruguayan has been unfairly targeted for complaints which is widespread throughout the game.

"I believe this will be the ongoing debate, and now people will see that diving is an issue which is at every club - it is widespread within the game," Rodgers said. "It is ridiculous to single out one man, because every single club has an issue."

Swansea's Angel Rangel, Everton's Phil Neville and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres were all booked for diving last week and Rodgers feels Suarez should no longer be an easy target.

"Just look at last weekend, and two players you would deem to be great professionals - Angel Rangel and Neville - almost above criticism," added Rodgers.

"Rangel was booked against Manchester City for diving but I worked with him for two years at Swansea and he's one of the most honest, genuine people I've come across in my life. But he got booked for diving.

"Neville is 35 and over the years you would consider him to be a really honest guy, an impeccable professional. But then he gets booked for diving after his manager has read the riot act to his players by all accounts. Then you have Fernando Torres booked for diving.

"So managers have made a criticism of Luis, but I can guarantee you they will have players who are criticised for diving. Hopefully people won't continue to vilify Luis just because he was the easy target before, and look beyond themselves and their own players to see it's part of the game.

"Of course we don't like it when it's blatant and personally I believe we must continue to fight to eradicate that. But it is nonsense to suggest it's just a problem with Luis Suarez."

Rodgers also warned opponents that it is no good trying to wind up Suarez, feeling it only makes the striker stronger.

"I honestly don't think you can wind Luis up, by having a go at him for diving or anything else," continued Rodgers.

"Others have tried to use it as a psychological tool to put him off and affect referees but it makes him stronger.

"Looking at his performance levels, consistency and goals he's scored, they'd be better off saying nothing. He'll always divide opinion. If he's on your team people will love him but if he isn't he'll get a bit of stick, but that's because he's world class.

Good stuff Brendan........on the offensive regarding other offenders.
Luis was starting to get some sympathy, to a point, before that shocking effort at Anfield a few weeks back, but its good to see Rodgers speaking out.

[G]

Good stuff Brendan........on the offensive regarding other offenders.
Luis was starting to get some sympathy, to a point, before that shocking effort at Anfield a few weeks back, but its good to see Rodgers speaking out.

Agreed and in the games since Stoke and a couple before it he's done everything he can to stay on his feet so its obviously something that's been spoken about.

The finger will have to be pointed elsewhere if there's nothing anyone can pull him up on.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Hahaha. Good on both Pardew and Taylor... although perhaps they saw the way Luis played against Everton with all the goading and are going for the alternative tactic? Smart

Exactly what I was going to post

Although I personally don't think Suarez will be arsed in the slightest he's still gonna turn up, meg a bunch of players, go down 'easy', miss a few chances, do something impossible and fingers crossed score. Oh and hit the post

[Fredo]

I once spat in an opponent's face when I was a kid. I was around 12 and he chopped me off with a tackle from the back, sent me sprawling on the drenched pitch. Stood up and spat at him, the cunt.

[Shaggy]

I once spat in an opponent's face when I was a kid. I was around 12 and he chopped me off with a tackle from the back, sent me sprawling on the drenched pitch. Stood up and spat at him, the cunt.

Grim.

I've done it once, in my early teens. No idea why. My mate and I had just teed off on the par 3 8th and as we walked side-by-side down the hill, I looked at him and for reasons which'll always be unknown to me, I had an irresistible urge to flob in his face. So I did. For no reason at all.

The one and only time I ever gobbed at anybody.

[Fredo]

It's one of those rush of blood moments you can't really understand. You're pushed to the boundaries, feel humiliated, and bang, the SPAT comes out.

Grim really when you look back.

[Shaggy]

It is bad but I've never really understood it when people say they'd rather be punched full in the face than be spat at. I wouldn't.

[Rich]

You're a pair of ****s

Gobbing is filthy.

[Fredo]

You're a pair of ****s

Gobbing is filthy.

It is but the point is, it's a rush of blood to the head and rather than punching someone, gobbing is a much better alternative.

[Tee]

A physical response does seem to me to be more instinctive. When I used to get hacked down I would get up and go for the offender not get up and hob at him haha!!

[Vermilion]

Grim.

I've done it once, in my early teens. No idea why. My mate and I had just teed off on the par 3 8th and as we walked side-by-side down the hill, I looked at him and for reasons which'll always be unknown to me, I had an irresistible urge to flob in his face. So I did. For no reason at all.

The one and only time I ever gobbed at anybody.

Thank **** you didn't get that urge at a more crucial time in your life.

Could just imagine it tbh, Chang just mentions **** and letter boxes..then bang! Shaggy gobs in his eye.

[Exiled_red]

Thank **** you didn't get that urge at a more crucial time in your life.

Could just imagine it tbh, Chang just mentions **** and letter boxes..then bang! Shaggy gobs in his eye.