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Neville defends ´adjusting´ Suarez

SoccerNews in English Premier League 13 Jan 2013

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Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville says Luis Suarez is ‘exactly the kind of player you would want in your team’.

The Uruguay international has been in sensational form for Brendan Rodgers’ side this season, scoring 15 English Premier League goals and inspiring his side after a difficult start.

And while Sir Alex Ferguson’s former captain and right-back believes the 25-year-old has made mistakes and has been rightly punished, he feels if the striker is given time and patience, he can develop into a great.

“Opposition fans despise him and he would be a nasty little player to go up against,” Neville wrote in the Daily Mail. “I know that if I was up against him at Old Trafford today, there would be a confrontation.

“But I’ll tell you something else – he’s exactly the kind of player you would want in your team. And, as a fan, you would love to see him on your side.

“When I look at Suarez I see one hell of a footballer – this is no show-pony. This is a player who doesn’t know when he’s beaten.”

Ferguson recently described Suarez as ‘laden with controversy’ after the striker handled the ball scoring against Mansfield in the FA Cup.

Neville feels Suarez has been unfairly castigated, partly because of the amount of money he earns, and is not the ‘cheat’ many make him out to be.

“He has been in England for only two years. He’s still adjusting. This is a kid who grew up playing football on the streets in Uruguay,” Neville said.

“I understand why some people will never like him. The racial abuse he directed at Patrice Evra is totally unacceptable in England. But he has served his punishment for a big mistake.

“I’ve never heard the word ‘cheat’ used so cheaply as in recent weeks by former players and pundits. What happened against Mansfield was an injustice, but it wasn’t cheating.”

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