Prior to last Wednesday's game at Wigan, Liverpool players were proudly prancing around in Luis Suarez T-Shirts in an (arguably) misguided show of support. It was uncomfortable to watch, but Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson believes there may have been method behind Kenny Dalglish's madness.
In his weekly column for The Mirror, Lawro argued:
"Maybe there is also a subliminal message in Liverpool wearing those T-shirts at Wigan.
"It could be seen as cute man-management by Dalglish to keep his star player. A manager will go a long way to keep players happy, and that is understandable, within limits.
"Otherwise you could have a situation where he feels persecuted and wants to leave Liverpool and England.
"Liverpool are right behind Suarez but that cannot be confused with anything other than support for a team-mate because no-one can condone racism".
Jaimie Kanwar
In his weekly column for The Mirror, Lawro argued:
"Maybe there is also a subliminal message in Liverpool wearing those T-shirts at Wigan.
"It could be seen as cute man-management by Dalglish to keep his star player. A manager will go a long way to keep players happy, and that is understandable, within limits.
"Otherwise you could have a situation where he feels persecuted and wants to leave Liverpool and England.
"Liverpool are right behind Suarez but that cannot be confused with anything other than support for a team-mate because no-one can condone racism".
Jaimie Kanwar
Well said Lawro
ReplyDeleteWas it misguided? Was it fcuk. The FA got the verdict terribly wrong so LFC are right to back Suarez. It might also have been the players' idea, not Kenny's.
ReplyDeleteas i been saying all along luis may want out and lets face it he is way too good to lose.the fa sure wants him out don't they a bunch of english drunks trying to do a human beings job.
ReplyDeleteWhy would Luis Suarez want to leave? Every where he goes he is bound to stir up controversy. Would he always want to leave when he gets himself into a spot of bother? He must borrow a leaf from Carlos Teves who no club seems to want because of the high risk attached to him. The same could happen to Suarez too if he doesn't get his act together. Suarez must grow up. He is with the biggest and greatest club in world football.
ReplyDeleteHow come you keep on saying Luis has not been charged with racism, but don't pick up on Lawro's comments?
ReplyDeleteIf it is so bad LFC to back Suarez and for the players to wear them shirts, why havn't any black, ethnic minority LFC fans made complaints about it. Me and them don't think Suarez is racist nor do we think he has been treated fairly. We all are against racism and we all back our own, it's the Liverpool way. One for all and all for one......
ReplyDeleteZahid,i agree with you i am a black from Nigeria i love LFC with passion,so we shall always back our own,Suarez is the best forward any defender would never pray to meet,let us rally round him SUAREZ will love you YNWA
ReplyDeleteLFC should fight racism at every turn. Whether Luis is guilty or not, he should dedicate himself to making things better. The shirts should have supported the anti racism movement as well. I do not believe he is a racist. Only the written report will tell if there is indeed any credible evidence at all in the case. If there is evidence, only Luis himself can try to make things right. If there is no credible evidence, he should still dedicate himself to the support of the cause. Either way, this incident will follow him and he must rise to the challenge of being better than what's gone before. I know he can and will.
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i think the fa and that drunk will write as they like to make luis look bad.
ReplyDeleteam from Uruguay as you all know but i truly love the epl is one of the most ruthless leagues in the world i love it.
If the players disagree with the findings of the FA they have every right to express their opinion and support of their team-mate. I don't see any problem at all with it
ReplyDeleteLiverpool have to be seen to utterly reject the ruling and appeal it as far as possible, even if it results in a longer ban
ReplyDeleteThe club cannot be seen to harbour a player that has in anyway acted in a racially, ethnically or nationally discriminatory way because they would have to sack the player...........
Looking forward to seeing the judgement in writing, it could be that Evra has committed a more grave offence by referring to Suarez's origins in a derogatary sense, going out of his way to speak in Spanish and then by accusing the referee of booking him on the basis of his colour
Nobody takes the slightest bit of notice from Lawrence. He was a Liverpool player but never a fan. Have you never noticed he always supports and grovels at the arse of Old Red Nose and I don't mean Rudolf.
ReplyDeleteSuarez himself, Liverpool players, Dalglish and, of course, any reasonable observer who takes the time to find out what the term Suarez used actually means in the language he used (i.e. Uruguayan-Argentinian Spanish) understand that Luis Suarez did not use any racist or indeed offensive language against Evra on October 15th. Support for Suarez is therefore a vote for honesty and integrity - and certainly no "misguided gesture".
ReplyDeletewat u mean misguided show of support..
ReplyDeleteWell said, Lawro. It's once again "Puki Mak" to the FA. Show us the guidelines for racism. One month has passed and stlill no guidelines on racism. Are they serious? Once again "kunkit" is a better word to describe the FA.
ReplyDeleteI have all ready written a blog about my feelings on the whole issue. If you like me to post a link then I need Jamie's permission. It's the view of an Asian man who has been a victim of racism.
ReplyDeletePlease feel free to post the link :-)
ReplyDeleteI think it is simple. I think the Liverpool players - black and white - wanted to demonstrate their belief that Suarez is punished for doing nothing wrong. If you were describing Evra to someone who didn't know him but needed to recognise him, what would you say ?
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