G. Neville Defends Suarez

My admiration for Neville knows no bound. The way he picks his words, too flawless. The man is never biased with his opinions. You just know he's a very intelligent person judging from the way he talks. I'd be really surprised if he doesn't go into coaching..

Anyway, this is what he had to say concerning the Suarez's dive..

"For me, the goalkeeper makes a really poor decision and 100 times out of 100, if a 'keeper comes flying out at a forward like that then you will end up with a penalty."

"I don't know what Guzan was playing at and I think that when he was sat at home yesterday he'd be reflecting that he'd do something completely different next time. A lot of people are offended by the potential that Suarez has dived."

 

"If I was in an Aston Villa shirt, I'd be disappointed in my goalkeeper and if I was a Liverpool player I'd actually be disappointed if my player didn't go down in that position when a goalkeeper comes flying out." 

"That's a professional point of view. We're asking the question: is it a penalty or is it a dive? The answer is yes, it is a penalty because the knee of Guzan has gone into Suarez's ankle. Does he dive? If you watch Suarez's left leg he throws himself to the ground, wins the penalty and plays for it."

"I'd call it clever as a professional. People at home are offended by the fact that players can win penalties, but I'd call that terrible goalkeeping. Luis Suarez has done what I'd want a team-mate of mine to do in that position. People may not like hearing that, but that's a fact."

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