Luis Suarez yesterday reiterated his claim that he is still not appreciated by the British media and that he has been the brunt of an unfair media attack in his time in England. The controversial striker has been in excellent form this season winning both the writers award but the PFA award as well, however even though he has received many plaudits Suarez believes the media still holds an agenda against him.
In comments yesterday the Uruguayan said when he was asked to explain his comments after he had been awarded the writers player of the year “You work in England, and that was in the papers, you should know what happened and I think it was nothing more than just the papers”, a strange response from a strange man. We know what happened and so does he; he was racist towards a fellow professional and took a bite out of Branislav Ivanovic, so you can hardly expect a positive reaction.
He went on to say “Everybody knows I was elected the best player of the year” he continued “But what happened before the match, I did not want to attack anybody, only some media started making fun of me and you are in the media. You are in the media, you should know what happened and why they did that to me”. Perhaps paranoia has stepped in but the truth is Luis, make sure you give the media nothing to write about.
Suarez has always been at the forefront of controversy in his football career, not only at his time in Liverpool but for his country and Ajax as well. No doubt he is a talented footballer and he is intelligent on the field of play, however his comments suggest he is not the greatest talker. To give him the benefit of the doubt it could be suggested that he was a part of a very strong media campaign, although it came as a result of his reactions.
It is most likely and this may come as a distress to many Liverpool fans that he is angling for a move away from the Merseyside club, last summer the same claims were made by Suarez toward the media prior to a transfer request, now his stock has never been higher and he is being touted with the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Luis Suarez’s father in law has said in an interview with La Sexta that it is the right time to quit Liverpool as he has “nothing left to prove in England”. Liverpool fans prepare yourself for a long summer ahead.
If the ever so sweet and innocent Luis Suarez is to leave this summer, don’t be surprised when the usual claims of the media “forced me out” arise. Love him or hate him he is a man that continues to divide opinion.
