Luis Suárez returned from the cold at Liverpool on Friday when he trained with the senior squad for the first time since accusing the club and Brendan Rodgers of breaking promises over his future. The striker was welcomed back at Melwood despite not offering a personal apology to the Liverpool manager.
Rodgers had ordered the Uruguay international to train away from the squad following his interview in the Guardian last week, when he stated his desire to join Arsenal and criticised Liverpool’s stance over a £40m clause in his contract. The Liverpool manager insisted the punishment would not be lifted until Suárez apologised for his “total disrespect of the club” but it is understood he was allowed to rejoin training following positive talks with Rodgers, although not a direct apology.
Suárez returned to Melwood on Friday having played an international friendly in Japan in midweek and offered contrition for the disruption the saga may have caused his team-mates and a commitment to training that has been lacking in pre-season. Rodgers had said Suárez owed the apology to his team-mates and the club and the return to training is the first clear indication the striker accepts his immediate future lies at Anfield.
Relations between manager and player have been strained by Suárez’s attempts to leave and Liverpool’s refusal to enter into negotiations with Arsenal once they submitted a bid over £40m, by one pound. Liverpool believe their correct stance over a disputed clause in the player’s contract, plus their consistent refusal to sell, has given Suárez little alternative but to accept his immediate future remains on Merseyside.
Liverpool’s principal owner, John W Henry, reinforced the club’s position last week when he announced that no offer from Arsenal, or a European club, could prise Suárez away so late in this transfer window. But Rodgers admitted only on Thursday that the stand-off threatened to “sabotage” Liverpool’s start to the new Premier League season and declared an end to questions on Suárez as a result.
Rodgers’s team begin at home to Stoke City on Saturday and despite finishing seventh last season, and failing to land any major transfer targets so far this summer, the Liverpool manager believes it is realistic to expect a Champions League challenge at Anfield. “No doubt there will be calls for us to improve but that’s not new, that’s not unexpected,” he said. “It’s what you expect at a big club. We want to make improvements and believe we will.
“Of course it’s a challenge but you have to accept it when you’re at a big club such as this. I can stand here and make excuses, I can say City have spent £90-odd million and other teams already in there have got stronger and reinforced as a group, but that won’t help my job here. We will just continue to fight and find different ways to do that, and I believe we will be stronger this year.”
Liverpool are entering a fourth season without Champions League football and failed to land leading transfer targets such as Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Diego Costa. The club are close to agreeing a fee for the midfielder Willian, with Anzhi Makhachkala looking to recoup their £30m outlay on the Brazilian. Liverpool have also agreed a deal with Valencia to sign Aly Cissokho on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal. The French left-back is due on Merseyside to complete the transfer next week. Liverpool had expected to complete the ?5m signing of Guilherme Siqueira this week only for Granada to inflate their asking price for the left-back late in negotiations.
Rodgers added: “The Champions League will always be the measure of Liverpool, for the length of time I’m here and when I move on for the next manager coming in. I think the problem is if you start to think about it being unfair then you just anchor yourself and it’s hard to move on. I can make enough excuses but it’s not going to solve anything. We have got to fight for our life, with our play. Play with the type of football that can maybe be different and get players in who are hungry. If you are in those top echelons you can maybe attract another type of player but I’m not going to bleat and moan about it being unfair, I just need to get on with the job and do the best I can.”
The Liverpool manager admitted that central defence is another area he is looking to improve before the transfer deadline. He said: “Do we need strengthen there? Only if the right player is available. That’s the simplicity of it. That player hasn’t been available. We are confident in the next couple of weeks we can add to the team. And if we do that we are going to be in a real good position.”
Oh well, when all is said & done we have one of the best strikers in the world still in our team & on Rodgers terms…for the meantime! Well done Brendan & Henry for standing up to players like this who think they can dishonour contracts & do as they please & bite the hand that feeds them.
Tell me you where trying to be funny about the biting bit,the man is a thick but you cant blame him wanting to leave and play for a team that might get some where next year.
A team that will win something needs more than 11 players. The Gunners have a very thin squad this year where as spurs they are the ones to watch out. Maybe this is why he is now happy to stay
“Well done Brendan & Henry for standing up to players like this who think they can dishonour contracts”
Very few players honour their contracts. The majority of free transfers these days consist of players deemed surplus to requirement by their clubs. I doubt Liverpool would like to see Suárez honour his contract and then leave for nothing. The only thing contracts do is unsure the club, player and mostly importantly agents benefit financially from any transfers.
It’s disgusting how he’s treated Liverpool after all the support he has got from them. It pains me to say it as I’m a Man U fan but Liverpool deserve alot more than what he has shown over the last year.
the man is just a tit, don’t know why Liverpool fans can stick by him, sure he’ll miss how many games this season? and it hasn’t even begun yet, never mind all the games he missed over the years gone by!
Matthew Simmons was everything but an “innocent fan”, he was a complete sc*mbag with a record. Doesn’t defend what Cantona did, and he was accordingly banned but let’s not fool ourselves about that little sc*mbag (and I’m an LFC supporter)
What Keane did to Haaland was worse than either…. Completely premeditated… What Cantona and Suarez did was always in the heat of the moment, lapse in judgement…
Completely right Karol, if a kangaroo court for the FA with a successful conviction rate of 99.6% can find him guilty it has to be considered as factual.
Absolutely, an FA appointed independent panel oversaw the entire process. It is these “independent” panels which have the 99.6% successful conviction rate.
The only thick people are the stupid liverfool fans who defend his racist cheating diving biting behaviour to the last. But when he wanted to leave the battle for 8th place and go to a proper big club then he is made apologise. Unbelievable
Perhaps football fans are a tad thick anyhow?? Does a glory hunting man utd fan actually have a better quality of life than a Stoke fan? The answer is no, that glory hunting man utd fan has achieved nothing, diddly squat.
Karol if he was guilty of a charge of racism he’d be up in the Crown Court! I won’t defend most of what he does but most clear minded people can see that was a bit if a stitch up job!
Evra did nothing wrong. He was racially abused by rat boy, and then offered him his hand and it was slapped back in his face by bugs bunny. Evra was the victim.
If you knew anything about the case you would know that evra didn’t need to lie as rat boy admitted calling him nigerito. Come back to me when you have the first clue about this.
Here Karol- what about Steve Finnan and the groundsman at Chelsea? He is a lying little bitch and an embarrassment to have as a club captain. Whingey little gimp. As you’d say yourself. Un f-ing believable.
I believe he was fourth choice captain at one point. Big deal. At least he’s not a diving cheating biting piece of dog shit from the back streets of South America.
According to the FA they do not think him a racist. They have found him guilty of what they deemed racist language in England. Suarez and also linguists completely rejected the notion. Suarez himself comes from an interracial family. Funny how John Terry walks free though
A leopard never changes his spots guys! he purposely bit Ivanovic to try and manufacture a way out and it hasn’t work , so god knows what he will try next , but I guarantee that won’t be the last controversy he causes at Liverpool
Suarez is a langer, racist, cheat and a complete muppet. He’s also a gifted footballer with no loyalty to anything other than money. Happy he’s staying in the premier league as i have him on my fantasy football team ( i know, i know) As a ‘pool fan I’m even happier he’s staying at Anfield as we’d be truly fecked without him. Still have no respect for him though as an individual.
I know he’s bloody we’ll banned, but sure he was banned for long enough last season and still made a massive
Impact. I’d take Suarez for half a season over, let’s say, Torres for a full season – going on last years form anyway.
Not even going to read the comments because I know damn well it’s full of mancs talking absolute tripe.Why? Must be because there’s absolutely nothing happening with their own club I suppose.Pathetic!
Think Suarez and Liverpool is a Marriage that is on the rocks and a divorce is the only way out for Suarez and when it comes to top four possibilities for this mediocre club Liverpool will be bridesmaids.COYS
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Oh well, when all is said & done we have one of the best strikers in the world still in our team & on Rodgers terms…for the meantime! Well done Brendan & Henry for standing up to players like this who think they can dishonour contracts & do as they please & bite the hand that feeds them.
Tell me you where trying to be funny about the biting bit,the man is a thick but you cant blame him wanting to leave and play for a team that might get some where next year.
He’s bit more than the hand that feeds him.. i still think he’ll be gone by September
And Liverpool are?
A team that will win something needs more than 11 players. The Gunners have a very thin squad this year where as spurs they are the ones to watch out. Maybe this is why he is now happy to stay
“Well done Brendan & Henry for standing up to players like this who think they can dishonour contracts”
Very few players honour their contracts. The majority of free transfers these days consist of players deemed surplus to requirement by their clubs. I doubt Liverpool would like to see Suárez honour his contract and then leave for nothing. The only thing contracts do is unsure the club, player and mostly importantly agents benefit financially from any transfers.
@jason Bourne . Liverpool are the English team that have won most European championships.
It’s disgusting how he’s treated Liverpool after all the support he has got from them. It pains me to say it as I’m a Man U fan but Liverpool deserve alot more than what he has shown over the last year.
the man is just a tit, don’t know why Liverpool fans can stick by him, sure he’ll miss how many games this season? and it hasn’t even begun yet, never mind all the games he missed over the years gone by!
Everyone forgets cantona Kung fu kick on an innocent fan, he should have been locked up that time
Well if he Kung fu kicks a supporter we might just think about doing something then
Matthew Simmons was everything but an “innocent fan”, he was a complete sc*mbag with a record. Doesn’t defend what Cantona did, and he was accordingly banned but let’s not fool ourselves about that little sc*mbag (and I’m an LFC supporter)
What Keane did to Haaland was worse than either…. Completely premeditated… What Cantona and Suarez did was always in the heat of the moment, lapse in judgement…
What? That was a classic, should of received a knighthood
Well so should of saurez for his biting !!! That’s assault too so b4 u start to preach look closer to home . Don’t try and justify a racist cannibal
Do you read? I know…. It was not planned before the game though…. Read it slowly.
He decided to take another bite at 4th place
What a great role model to children Suarez is, NOT
He has zero class.
tail tucked firmly between his legs. Bet he kisses the badge the first goal he scores after coming back from suspension lol…….
Can you imagine one of our GAA players trying that stunt – someone like Seanie Johnston
As they do
Score another 20-30 goals and we’ll sell you next year to real… plonker! (But still not racist!)
definitely a cannibal tho
He is clearly racist.
Completely right Karol, if a kangaroo court for the FA with a successful conviction rate of 99.6% can find him guilty it has to be considered as factual.
didn’t an independent panel oversee the FA investigation?
Absolutely, an FA appointed independent panel oversaw the entire process. It is these “independent” panels which have the 99.6% successful conviction rate.
And this makes him innocent? Cop on.
Suarez = langer
Oh right so Ted, I didn’t know that you knew what was “really” going on…
If Real wanted him that badly they’d have gone for him this year instead of bale but his carry on and reputation but a stop to that
He is no racist. A bit thick maybe. Those that tarnish him as being racist are even thicker!!!
The only thick people are the stupid liverfool fans who defend his racist cheating diving biting behaviour to the last. But when he wanted to leave the battle for 8th place and go to a proper big club then he is made apologise. Unbelievable
Perhaps football fans are a tad thick anyhow?? Does a glory hunting man utd fan actually have a better quality of life than a Stoke fan? The answer is no, that glory hunting man utd fan has achieved nothing, diddly squat.
Every football fan is a glory hunter.
This is our year!!!
Karol if he was guilty of a charge of racism he’d be up in the Crown Court! I won’t defend most of what he does but most clear minded people can see that was a bit if a stitch up job!
What are your thoughts on evra then karol?would you defend him
Evra did nothing wrong. He was racially abused by rat boy, and then offered him his hand and it was slapped back in his face by bugs bunny. Evra was the victim.
Evra is a lying little bitch, and that was proved in a previous incident.
If you knew anything about the case you would know that evra didn’t need to lie as rat boy admitted calling him nigerito. Come back to me when you have the first clue about this.
Here Karol- what about Steve Finnan and the groundsman at Chelsea? He is a lying little bitch and an embarrassment to have as a club captain. Whingey little gimp. As you’d say yourself. Un f-ing believable.
Here Pablo,
Our captain is the mighty Nemanja Vidic actually.
Unbelievable.
Here Karol- he has been ‘your’ captain in the past. Unbelievable.
You call him bugs bunny but you trash him over his judgement on how someone looks.
Here pablo,
I believe he was fourth choice captain at one point. Big deal. At least he’s not a diving cheating biting piece of dog shit from the back streets of South America.
Bit racist there ‘Karol’. Unbelievable.
John,
Come again?
Here Pablo,
South Americans aren’t a race.
Unbelievable
I think I’d consider “little black” a racist comment alright
Tom,
Exactly.
Karol you say I’m always trolling about united,your doing the same here.ya big troll ya
Nelly- unbelievable it is. Unbelievable.
You sure are Nelly the elephant
Pablo,
Unbelievable
Just an observation karol.
According to the FA they do not think him a racist. They have found him guilty of what they deemed racist language in England. Suarez and also linguists completely rejected the notion. Suarez himself comes from an interracial family. Funny how John Terry walks free though
Don’t get me started on that pri(k
What about Rooney,evra,nani
None of them were charged with being racist. That’s what about them
Hasn’t evra tried to use the race card before but was found to be lying
No, he hasn’t.
Here karol
http://seanonsoccer.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/shame-on-patrice-evra-the-boy-who-cried-wolf/
That’s just some Liverpool fans opinion before Suarez was even found guilty. Read it.
Hilarious.
Maybe some linguistics coaching from Steve McClaren could help
I give up ya troll ya
The man is a muppet,,
He might bite his tongue from now on
A leopard never changes his spots guys! he purposely bit Ivanovic to try and manufacture a way out and it hasn’t work , so god knows what he will try next , but I guarantee that won’t be the last controversy he causes at Liverpool
Queue all the pool fans loving Suarez again this season after a few goals…
Queue all the gooners hating him
Doubt arsenal fans would hate him,it’s not his fault he wasn’t allowed to leave
I’m a Gooner and I hate him….however if by some miracle Wenger actually offers proper money and signs him then I’d love him more than I love my Mrs.
All is forgiven, kill the prize calf, the prodical son returns!
*prodigal
Fine line between genius and madness! I will take his genius on the pitch any day! The madness I could do with out!!
I love the whole ‘we’ thing that supporters use. The need to belong is an instinctive thing I guess.
Suarez is a langer, racist, cheat and a complete muppet. He’s also a gifted footballer with no loyalty to anything other than money. Happy he’s staying in the premier league as i have him on my fantasy football team ( i know, i know) As a ‘pool fan I’m even happier he’s staying at Anfield as we’d be truly fecked without him. Still have no respect for him though as an individual.
I know he’s bloody we’ll banned, but sure he was banned for long enough last season and still made a massive
Impact. I’d take Suarez for half a season over, let’s say, Torres for a full season – going on last years form anyway.
Are you insane? Use someone else for the first six games and then transfer him into your team. Unbelievable
I agree madness. Lukaku main man this season. Two games this week
I have lukaka too
You also have a player who won’t play for 6 weeks. 6.
Which is what, up to the first or second week in oct? That gives me most of oct, nov, dec and up until the jan window opens. I’ll take my chances.
6
Actually it’s 6 games. So he should be back mid September.
Who said it wasn’t six games?
@ Karol Doran u said 6 weeks further up the thread.
A lot of Mancs passing typical Anal comments as Rooney once again tries to hold them to ransom.
Not even going to read the comments because I know damn well it’s full of mancs talking absolute tripe.Why? Must be because there’s absolutely nothing happening with their own club I suppose.Pathetic!
Ha, the little muncher bit of more than he could chew, serves the little weirdo right
Yawn
Wonder will Rooney apologise!!! Fair player to Rodgers and to Henry. Very well done LFC …
Once he bangs in the goals when he returns , who cares ! It’s football in 2013 !
Hope he does a Gareth and bales ……. Il get my coat.
The goverment, bankers and footballers, a bunch of over paid oul ones,not a pair of balls between them all.
A bit like yourself so Sharon eh?
He’ll change his mind again tomorrow!!
Think Suarez and Liverpool is a Marriage that is on the rocks and a divorce is the only way out for Suarez and when it comes to top four possibilities for this mediocre club Liverpool will be bridesmaids.COYS