Suarez: Hodgson annoyed me

Suarez: Hodgson annoyed me

Luis Suarez has revealed how Roy Hodgson’s
claims he wasn’t a world-class player left him
annoyed.
Suarez put England on the brink of an early World
Cup exit last night when he scored both goals in
Uruguay’s 2-1 win in Sao Paulo.
And the Liverpool star claims Hodgson played a big
part in firing Suarez up for the crunch Group D
clash.
After England’s defeat to Italy, Hodgson declined an
invitation to describe Suarez as a “world-class”
forward who was in the same bracket as Lionel
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
“He [Suarez] will only be at that level when he
shows it on this particular stage [the World Cup],”
Hodgson said.
But Suarez retorted: “It wasn’t revenge, but in
England they talked about the injury and the coach
had words that annoyed [me].”
Suarez’s place in Uruguay’s World Cup squad was
thrown into doubt almost five weeks ago when he
had to have surgery because of a knee injury.
But after sitting out the 3-1 defeat to Costa Rica,
Suarez returned to the starting XI for the England
game, with deadly consequences for Hodgson’s
side.
Suarez celebrated his first goal by hugging team
physio Walter Ferreira, who he credits for helping
him make a rapid recovery.
“My wife and my two children are important to me
and Walter is also important, the goals were for him
because of what he did for me,” Suarez said.
“I have to thank him. I scored the goals, but he is
the man responsible for them.”
Uruguay still face a tall order to qualify for the
knockout stages because of their shock loss to
Costa Rica last weekend.
Oscar Tabarez’s men face Italy in Natal next
Tuesday and Suarez is targeting another three
points.
“This victory is very important, it is crucial,” Suarez
said.
“It was a difficult match against a difficult rival.
England are a strong team.
“But we have not qualified, we have to keep our feet
on the ground.”