Everyone was aware of Luis’s qualities when he starred for Uruguay at the World Cup. Great with the ball at his feet, he had a turn of pace and the ability to ghost past defences with his skill and trickery. He was a very awkward to mark as Uruguay more or less afforded him a free role to move from the left flank to right or through the centre. No doubt these qualities would come in use in the Premier League, but how would he cope with the change in tempo? In Holland, there is a greater time on the ball and a lot more time to think. In England however, Suarez has found that the greater pace of play has provided him with larger amounts of space to play in, which he can exploit:
“The pace of the Premier League is completely different to where I’ve played before. It’s unlike the Netherlands, it’s unlike Uruguay and it’s unlike playing in the World Cup. This is a big league and it’s got its own way of doing things.You have to be strong and be able to play very physically. You have to be able to adapt to the way the game is played. In other leagues defences play very tight but here you get space. I’m enjoying it.”
He is stated yesterday that he firmly believes that playing in England can help him become a better footballer and I have no doubt it will. Although he is still use to having more time on the ball, Suarez may sometimes give away possession too easily as he tries to make something happen, but he great thing about the Uruguayan is that he is always lively. He is always looking for space, looking to create opportunities and open defences. Unlike Raul Meireles or Alberto Aquilani, there is no need to state that he needs time to adapt. This is the most surprising thing about Suarez so far, and hopefully this rich vein of form he is in will continue long into his Anfield career.
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Just a quick one for you…
He is not Argentine as stated in the first line second paragraph…
Maybe he has adapted that well that you assume he comes from Argentina lol!!!
He comes from Uruguay! FYI!
Argentine?
argentine.
christ.
i give these three posts a life span of about five minutes.
lets hope the same applies to the writer
mcshattery
do you get paid for writing thrash or is it you hobby?
argentine,wtf?
Very mature of you mate. Ignore the whole article and just focus on one single mistake David made. I’m pretty sure he knows he’s Uruguayan and he knows more about Liverpool FC than you. Give him a break and grow up mate.
Sorry for the error, corrected it now. Bad proof reading on my part!
Cut David some slack, please ! He does a great job writing decent articles and keeping us posted on the happenings around Anfield, it was a mistake and he knows it. Come on people !
he corrected himself later in the article stating correctly suarez is uruguayan aman who never made a mistake never made a shilling fact
Suarez is fantastic, but as I am dutch and know him from Holland I know he can do better. The shots he fired in Arsenal and the complete miss in the united game after that solo are not Suarez like..In Holland he would have blasted them in the roof of the net. He is not quite on that level yet.
this guy is uncomparable type of player whom nobody can predict his skills any time he has ball on his foot,and i believe if the lfc can bring in some top players that has the same skills and sharpness this summer then we the fans should expect the best of [SUAREZ] from next season,he SUREZ is a true new hero that will bring a lot to lfc.
He was actually being tracked from Jan 2010 by Benitez. He tried to sign him a year ago.
Benitez tried to sign every player that turned out to be quality. Unfortunately he was forced to splurge money on the likes of Keane, Johnson and Aquilani instead… *yawn*
its about quality i’d suggest…
truly quality players can adjust immediately…if you take in Liverpools case, Alonso, Torres and now Suarez, its because they are top class players…anyone think Messi would need 6 months to adapt…?
Suarez has been an inspirational signing and is a huge part of why we are where we are now…his work with Kuyt is also bringing the best out of Dirk in the final third…
another 3 or 4 players of this quality in the summer would be superb…lets hope that fenway come good and give the management team the money to invest and move the team forward again…
I agree with you Stringy
This goes to prove something I have always known. A good player can play well no matter what league he is in. Over-rated players struggle when not in their comfort zone. Agents and armchair football “experts” are the ones who boost a players abilities only for them to fail in less than a year.
I’m tired of hearing the continued nonsense about strikers from the Dutch league – which league has a 100% hit rate in producing stars for the Premiership??