For all his gifts as a footballer, subtle communication has never been Luis Suarez’s
forte. Just ask Patrice Evra or Branislav Ivanovic about that.
Nevertheless, as he seeks to leave Liverpool this summer, the club’s Uruguay forward is at
least deserving of an audience.
Suarez, of course, is one of the Barclays Premier League’s pantomime villains. The words the
FA found him guilty of uttering to Evra almost two years ago and the attempt to bite a chunk
out of Ivanovic’s arm last season have made sure of that.
He is also an exceptionally talented footballer. Without his goals last season, Liverpool’s
campaign would have ground to a halt long before their eventual seventh-place finish.
No wonder, then, that Suarez has spent much of the summer wondering if his career is about
to head down a blind alley at Anfield.
The disingenuous nature of Suarez’s comments when seeking to explain his discontentment
has been irksome. By claiming he has been persecuted by the English media, Suarez has
invited ridicule.
This should not be allowed to mask the real issue here — and that is that Liverpool do not
look like a club capable of giving the 26-year-old what he needs or wants on the field.
To put it bluntly, Suarez is a first-rate centre forward, comparable with all but the very best.
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