Last night Kenny Dalglish said he thought Suarez ‘never should have been banned in the first place’. Was this wise ahead of this weekend’s trip to Old Trafford?
You might have thought now the dust is beginning to settle that Dalglish would decide to let it lie.
Suarez was banned for eight games for racially abusing Patrice Evra after being found guilty by an FA investigation.
He returned last night against Tottenham, and will face the wrath of Manchester United fans at Old Trafford on Saturday.
So Kenny Dalglish’s choice of timing for his latest outburst is odd. Did he simply forget for a moment about Saturday’s match?
As the manager of Liverpool Football Club he has a responsibility, and he is letting himself down and damaging his own reputation in the eyes of neutrals.
To say Suarez ‘should never have been banned’ is simply bizarre.
Bizarre because according to the FA’s report, Suarez admitted using the word negro several times towards Evra.
So is Dalglish condoning racial abuse?
His actions since Suarez was handed the ban have been ill-judged.
From wearing a t-shirt with Suarez’s face on it, to his comments last night, Dalglish is looking like the most one-eyed man in Merseyside.
Supporting his player is understandable, but on this issue a man of Dalglish’s stature in the game should know when to toe the line.
To clarify his actual comments from last night, he said of Suarez, “We don’t think he should ever have been away but we are delighted to get him back.”
He now has reignited the whole debate ahead of the powderkeg lunchtime kick-off at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Everybody would have been better off if he had simply said, “It’s great to have Luis back, he should be a real asset to us on the pitch on Saturday.”
Suarez will want to focus on the football and not dwell on the past two months, so why can’t Dalglish leave it alone?
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