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**Craig_H** · 15-04-12, 05:39 PM

**Shaggy** · 15-04-12, 10:51 PM

Luis Suárez confirms he will be staying at Liverpool after star showing in FA Cup semi-final

Luis Suárez celebrated his semi-final goal by confirming he will be staying at Liverpool beyond this season.

By Chris Bascombe10:00PM BST 15 Apr 20122 Comments

Concerns about the striker’s future were raised after his suspension following the Patrice Evra affair, especially as Paris St Germain made their interest known.

Suárez’s contract negotiations are continuing with the club and he was emphatic when asked about his future.

“Yes, yes I will continue at Liverpool,” he said. “It is obvious I will continue. I have four years left on my contract and I am very happy and content to be here and I hope good things continue.”

Asked about the fall-out from his eight-match ban, Suárez said: “I am over that. Obviously the important thing was the support from all the people and there is no need to talk about that as it is already in the past.

"Obviously one has to be used to all this. A lot of things happen in football. It’s difficult and it’s complicated but you have to deal with it.”

Suárez’s family were at Wembley to see his equalising goal against Everton.
“My joy was for my wife and my daughter and my sister and niece who came from Uruguay and my father-in-law who came from Barcelona,” Suárez said.

“They made a huge effort to be here so my joy was for all the sacrifices they make for me not to mention of course the sacrifices by all the people from Liverpool and all the support they’ve given us despite not having good moments in recent times.”

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said he believed complacency after the last Wembley success in the Carling Cup was responsible for the team’s Premier League slump. He expects a change in attitude as Liverpool turn their attention to collecting more points.

“The proof is out there about where this team is,” he said. “We’ve proved we’re a very good cup team. But there’s still a very big challenge for us in the league. The league position isn’t good enough. I believe we’ve got the players in this squad to be able to improve things next year. I think we’re in a false position in the league. I think we’re better than where we are.

“As players need to take responsibility for the league position. We won the Carling Cup and we should have gone on and moved up the league and put up a real fight to get in that top four and it never happened.

“As a squad, we need to address that at the end of the season. But if we go on and win this cup, I think we can look at this season as a success as far as the cups are concerned. Everyone knows what we will have to address and that’s the league form. We need more consistency. We need to be winning games against your Wigans and your Stokes. We’re better than those teams and we haven’t shown that this year.

"When we play those teams, it’s about getting the three points. In certain matches we’ve created and tons and tons of chances and we haven’t finished them off. That’s why we are where we are in the league. We need to be mentally stronger in the league.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/9205516/Luis-Suarez-confirms-he-will-be-staying-at-Liverpool-after-star-showing-in-FA-Cup-semi-final.html

**Fredo** · 15-04-12, 10:54 PM

Love him, love him to bits

**McDermotX** · 15-04-12, 11:09 PM

Nice to hear, but then again, words you want to hear usually are.

**peekay** · 15-04-12, 11:47 PM

**Craig_H** · 15-04-12, 11:48 PM

That was so ****ing funny, where he hands the ball to Heitinga, who can do nothing but just throw it away as it was our freekick as time was running out

**peekay** · 16-04-12, 12:05 AM

Originally posted by Craig_H View Post

That was so ****ing funny, where he hands the ball to Heitinga, who can do nothing but just throw it away as it was our freekick as time was running out

Second only to Tim Cahill arguing with the referee and wasting time in injury time with 2 minutes to go.

**Mostar** · 16-04-12, 12:42 AM

Originally posted by peekay View Post

Made a GIF of that moment

**Mostar** · 16-04-12, 12:45 AM

Originally posted by Craig_H View Post

That's not from yesterday is it?

I thought I have seen that before (BTW great pic)

**ChesterDave** · 16-04-12, 12:45 AM

I think it is Carling Cup Final

Edit: After checking back through the pics I have saved it doesnt appear there so I guess its not.

**Mostar** · 16-04-12, 12:54 AM

Originally posted by ChesterDave View Post

I think it is Carling Cup Final

Edit: After checking back through the pics I have saved it doesnt appear there so I guess its not.

I remember seeing it before just not sure when.

**Mark79** · 16-04-12, 01:05 AM

Originally posted by Mostar View Post

That's not from yesterday is it?

I thought I have seen that before (BTW great pic)

Originally posted by ChesterDave View Post

I think it is Carling Cup Final

Edit: After checking back through the pics I have saved it doesnt appear there so I guess its not.

It can't be either yesterday or the Carling Cup Final because its in the wrong stadium.

That isn't Wembley, it's Anfield!

**Mostar** · 16-04-12, 01:08 AM

Originally posted by Pepe79 View Post

It can't be either yesterday or the Carling Cup Final because its in the wrong stadium.

That isn't Wembley, it's Anfield!

That's what I thought too

**ChesterDave** · 16-04-12, 01:10 AM

-I get the feeling it is after his ban but I've looked back through a few post-match threads and cant find it. It looks to me like an evening game so thought Stoke, Everton, or Brighton. But it isn't any of them. Can catch a glimpse of someone in white but it can't be Spuds as that was 0-0 and its far too celebratory for that.

Of course, if it is exasperation and not celebration it could be a lot of games!

**Craig_H** · 16-04-12, 01:25 AM

Dunno what game it was, but it's obviously Anfield

Main reason to post it was that it shows Luis & Kenny in sync with each other, which I thought looked cool