Instead of looking on the punishment FIFA dished out Suarez as a huge dark cloud that will doom our season, let's look at some possible positives. First and foremost, Suarez needs some time off. Despite his two goals in the England match, he was dreadful, and he was even more useless against Italy. In fact, since his hat-trick against Cardiff on March 22nd, he scored 3 goals and had 1 assist in our final 8 league matches. In the previous 25 matches, he had 28 goals and 12 assists, he is clearly burnt out and an extended rest will do him wonders.
His absence allows others to get more playing time, specifically Emre Can, probably Rickie Lambert, and possibly Samed Yeşil & Jerome Sinclair. Though I believe Rodgers brought Can in to eventually be our first choice DM, he can play box-to-box just as effectively. I for one can't wait to see how he, Gerrard, Hendo, and Lucas are played and interact. I also think Yeşil and Sinclair deserve decent chances to show us what they can offer, probably just in cup ties though. What I don't wish is for Borini to get more pitch time.
Everybody stay calm, we still have Sturridge, Sterling, Coutinho, and hopefully, Suso. The latter might now benefit the most from Suarez' absence and I hope this convinces Rodgers to let him stay and play. What worries me about Sturridge is that he will get burnt out as well, but if BR knows what's best for him, he'll let our number 15 stay home from all the off-season promotional tours and rest up until the season starts. If we truly added Sanchez then we'll have even less issue with player wear. If we add Shaqiri, we won't miss a beat.
Finally, we are now no longer one of the favorites to win the league, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Pressure's off, no one thinks we have a chance, much like last season. If we can come out and be competitive until Suarez' return, we'll be in great position to win the league. I have a feeling if Suarez is still around, he's gonna come out on fire and give everyone else a rest as he wins a few fixtures by himself. He's done it before.
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Thursday, June 26, 2014
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