http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 striker, Luis Suarez, has refused to be labelled as a diver, claiming that he goes to the ground in order to prevent himself from getting injured.
The Uruguayan International, who has undergone a career marked by controversies at Anfield, has been dubbed by many players and managers as a cheat. The striker has been accused by many for going to the ground rather too conveniently as a guile to trick
the match referees into winning decisions in his favour.
Earlier, the Stoke City manager, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Moyes, who criticized the striker’s dubious
stunts on the field.
Suarez, though, enjoys the complete support of his manager, Brendan Rodgers, who has insisted time and again that the excessive disparagement of his player was unwarranted for.
Nonetheless, the 25-year has claimed that he is no diver. While talking to the media in an interview, he explained that at times he goes down to the ground of his own accord in order to escape serious injuries, and that it was an instinctive reaction to
the situation.
“Sometimes you're standing there and someone comes flying in, so you move your leg out of the way or you go to ground because you're scared of getting hit,” he said.
“If I leave my leg there so the referee can see it's a foul, I risk suffering a big injury. That's why sometimes your instinct tells you to go to ground. It's a split-second instinct, not a conscious decision you make on the pitch. Of course, I don't want
people to go around saying 'this guy just dives.”
Suarez is currently the Reds highest goal scorer in the ongoing season, having already pocketed 14 scalps in 24 appearances. Due to his bad reputation, he often gets the stick from fans from across http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749, who jeer him whenever he gets possession of the
ball. On Saturday, he netted Liverpool’s fourth goal to take his league tally to 11 for the term.
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