Suarez-gate

Once again the headlines are attributed to the Uruguayan magician, this time for a handball to give Liverpool a 2-1 victory at non-league Mansfield Town and passage to the 4th Round tie with Oldham. 

Luis Suarez as I have said on here in the past that divides opinion be it for the artistry, football brain he has to the diving/racism controversies. Yesterday, a split second brought the furore back into focus where Suarez is concerned. 

I use an analogy that former Celtic and Southampton manager Gordon Strachan used to the describe the predicament Suarez was in: ""if you park your car on a double yellow line you ain't gonna ring the council and tell them" 

Would a defender have to tell the referee he blatantly fouled a striker no. It happens week in and week out in the Premier League and top level football all around Europe by all clubs and players some who are probably the best. Another example, Roy Carroll against Spurs over a decade ago. Pedro Mendes half volley from the half way line lobbed over Carroll in the United goal and was well over the line. 

Did Carroll get the blame for not owning up...no the officials did so I ask why is it one rule Suarez and another for a different player who knew well enough that it was goal. Is that construed as cheating...no because the officials got it wrong and the same can be said of yesterday.

So much so that the officials construed it as non-deliberate certain papers ran with the story that Suarez's celebration showed some disrespect to Mansfield...the fact Suarez celebrates his goal in that way all the time just shows anything where Suarez is concerned is fair game. The kissing of his wedding ring, his kids name on his wrist is construed as it is shows how far some to push the lad out of the game altogether.

In writing you have to be objective. It can be hard at times especially when it concerns you're own club and player. I have been critical of Suarez for his dives no more so than his most recent one against Stoke at Anfield back in October but the sheer xenophobia towards Luis Suarez to me is downright wrong. 

As a human being, how he hasn't sued for defamation as of yet is beyond me but as Luis said before Christmas "I don't care what people outside of Liverpool think" - he has been pillared this morning by the newspapers yet the officials get away scot free. But no one is going to mention that will they.....Suarez isn't a saint we know this but there comes a time when the xenophobic ways of the media incl. commentators(Jon Champion, yesterday was a disgrace by the way), sports writers et. al have a duty to their watchers, readers and listeners to do what is right but don't. But they don't feel the consequences of what the preach or write.