When Liverpool signed the Uruguay international I was delighted. Thank goodness Manchester United didn't sign him I thought. Before the 2010 World Cup I had doubts as to whether he was Premiership quality or not. After all many have come from the Dutch league and not done as well as Suarez. Then came the World Cup encounter against Ghana. Nobody can say they wouldn't have handled the ball on the line as Suarez did to prevent Ghana scoring but the scenes of him standing in the tunnel watching Gyan miss the resulting penalty and Suarez celebration left a bad taste in the mouth. From that moment the tournament went downhill quicker than Fabio Capello's ill fated index system. The feeling afterwards was that a cheat had got away with one.
Since the new season has started he has been berating officials, waving imaginary cards, diving about the place and apparently racially insulting Patrice Evra. It is my opinion that Suarez's over theatrics were part of the reason referee Martin Atkinson wrongly sent Jack Rodwell off in the Merseyside derby. OK Rodwell has had that card reduced but Everton can't get those points back and Suarez gets away with another one. Then there was a match early in the season when Suarez handled a through ball before getting fouled by the defender. What was Suarez's reaction. To claim injustice about the foul. Maybe he has a syndrome popular amongst goldfish that enables him to forget things after 5 seconds.
Against Manchester United on Saturday he was back to his rolling on the floor like an extra in some war film and after considering all this it does not surprise me that the unsporting Suarez is racially abusing people. Usually you would assume innocent until proven guilty but just watching the rodent faced Suarez for 90 minutes is all the proof needed. There are pieces of skill don't get me wrong but there is to much selfishness and an air of spoilt brat about him. You don't watch him wondering if he will score but you find yourself watching for cheating. The time has come for referees to watch back some of his antics this season and to start punishing him for his cheating antics. The only consolation in my eyes is that he doesn't play for my country or my club.
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