Suarez needs to tone down a lot of things in his game. He's a quality player, but this racist diatribe is just another in a list of his glaring behavioural faults. I'm pretty disappointed with everything I've read about what he said, since it seems fairly clear he mentioned Evra's race repeatedly, and in a negative way.
I think there are a lot of Liverpool fans who are blindly following the club on this issue, and they think there must be more to the story if LFC / Kenny backed Suarez fully and appealed the decision. From what I've seen, they should have issued a statement that Suarez's actions were unacceptable, and that the punishment delivered by the FA would not be appealed. I know teams/managers have to stick up for their players, but this seems pretty clear cut.
I'm hoping Suarez accepts he was completely wrong, and I hope it will help change his future behaviour. No more of this racist BS. I'm also tired of seeing him throwing his hands up for a call, yelling at referees/linesmen, and throwing tantrums on the field. It's time to grow up for #7.
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