Gerrard explains that Luis Suárez “had no respect for anyone”

Luis Suárez (33 years old) has been terrorizing rivals for years with his scoring nose and intensity on the pitch. The Uruguayan does not understand half measures and this is suffered by both enemies and friends. For sample, the words of Steven Gerrard on the BBC: “Many forwards that we used to sign had respect for players like Jamie Carragher, but he (Luis Suárez) had no respect for anyone in practice.” “In a good way,” he says. The now Barcelona star came to Anfield with 26.5 of the millions of euros that Chelsea had provided for Fernando Torres. The rest was invested in Andy Carroll ($ 41 million). It goes without saying what the winning bet was.

Carroll scored 11 goals in 56 games with the red before leaving the Merseyside ship in the summer of 2014 on her way to London for 17.5 million (West Ham). Suarez would do it a year later heading to Barcelona, 81 million through, with 82 goals and 47 assists to his credit. The impact of the Charrúa was immediate and that is also what the captain of the Pool at the time and now coach of the Glasgow Rangers: “You knew immediately, in just days, that he was going to be a player top for Liverpool. ”

Immediate impact

Gerrard also explains the reasons that lead him to say all this: “He went against his teammates, struggled with them, raised his elbows and I thought, 'This is not what you normally see in training.” “Normally, you see a lot of respect, but Luis would crush anyone and hang any defenseman on the wall at any time.”

Luis Suárez arrived on the 2011 winter market from Ajax, after making a name for himself among the European elite with his 111 goals and 68 assists in the Netherlands. In the city of the Beatles, he soon became an idol and came to be named best player in the Premier in 2013-14, when Liverpool was about to end the league curse that has lasted until this season. Gerrard is clear: “His arrival took us to the next level. The best pound for pound player I have ever played with.”