So, what comes of this? People call Suarez a dive and a cheat, Rodgers admonishes his diving, and refs don't call anything for Suarez based on reputation. Nothing new, except Rodgers says it in public instead of behind closed doors. Though he probably had talked to Suarez about it already, will just tell him not to answer those kinds of questions.
I disagree. I think the refs are ahead of the game on this one and have seen the improvement in his behavior since the furor over the stoke game a few months ago. Hell they even gave him a penalty the other week which is some sort of tacit recognition that his behavior is now more trustworthy. I think they will see his confession as another example of him putting the past behind him and the fact that he himself has recognised that that was not the right thing to do. The dive he admitted to was months ago and not something he did last week.
This is what I hope will happen. Problem is, it's brought the whole 'diving' issue back into the spotlight and I feel Luis is back at sqaure 1.
Yes even more strange because the facts would have supported him if he made that comment or something similar. "We spoke at the time, Luis has improved his actions, you guys must have recognised the progression". Put it back on the press in a way that says its really down to you to justify why you have not mentioned his better temperament and want to continually pick holes in the guy, no wonder he prefers to speak to the more impartial and equitable South American press. I do wonder though given Brendan's complete mishandling of the question whether he was keen to avoid the far more explosive elements of the interview, re. United's relationship with the press and FA.
I'm going to jump in here before this one gives certain people erections: I hate the get but please see this as a perfect example of the media being arseholes. Headline reads: FA could take action against Luis Suárez, says Sir Alex Ferguson Now that sounds like the fecker is doing his usual & adding his tuppence where it doesn't belong but wait. Lets see where that quotes is pulled from... "Ferguson believes the problem with introducing concrete sanctions against diving is proving intent. But when it was put to the Scot that the Suárez case differs because he admitted to it, Ferguson said: "That is different. They could take action on that but I don't have any views on that myself to be honest. Because I don't know much about the interview other than what I have read in the sense he has admitted he dived. But that is a different issue altogether." So he's talking in general, then he's directly asked about Suarez recent confession (for that headline eh?) Even then he is cautious (not like him?) but he states what we all asked when it first hit the news: what context was it in an interview? Now I'm not saying he hasn't or wont again stick his neb in when he thinks it will be to his advantage but I just thought this was a great example of how the media form the opinions of people reading before they've even started using cheap tribalism & preconceptions....and an out of context headline....
This happens all the time, frank. There are serious journalists out there who undergo serious hardship, even risk their lives to report on major issues in the world so it's wrong of us to condemn the entire profession, but the genuine ones are a million miles away from these lazy hacks who sit on their arses just trying to provoke controversy.
It speaks volumes that the hacks present in Fergie's court never had the bollocks to ask his opinion on why Fat Sam has been charged by the FA for slating the officials at OT after the cup game when Ferguson personally insulted the match officials at the same ground v's Newcastle.
This Very good example of how a headline does not reflect the article itself ...and seeks to provoke a reaction from fans
