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Dalglish: Suarez grateful for Liverpool support
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December 25, 2011, Sunday
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LIVERPOOL manager Kenny Dalglish has defended the club's support of Luis Suarez following criticism for its reaction to the eight-match ban given to Uruguayan who was found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra.
Suarez is free to play for the club until an appeal is heard and his teammates showed they were fully behind the striker when they all wore T-shirts emblazoned with his picture before the Premier League match at Wigan Athletic on Wednesday.
"He was quite emotional and very grateful," Dalglish told reporters.
"I don't think it's ever a disappointment when your teammates and the people you work for give you their undivided support. For me, that's the least he deserves."
Liverpool is waiting for full documentation of the case from the Football Association.
The club was criticized by anti-racist organizations and some former players on Thursday for its stance over Suarez, but Dalglish said his players had done nothing wrong.
"We've certainly said what we have to say. We'll wait until we get the judgement and take it from there," Dalglish said. "The players have made their statement both visually and verbally. It's best for everybody to wait and see what the written retort is because nobody knows - we don't even know.
"At this moment in time the club aren't permitted to go into any further detail than what they have done in their statement, which couldn't have caused anyone any trouble.
"I don't think the players have caused any trouble with the FA either with their statement or the T-shirts, so if we're not in any trouble we'll just leave it at that before we do give ourselves some trouble."
Liverpool faces Dalglish's former club Blackburn Rovers on Monday with the Scot having some sympathy for Rovers' beleaguered boss Steve Kean.
"The most sympathy I have is for Blackburn because I was there for three or four years," said Dalglish, who led Rovers to the Premier League title in 1995. "Results aren't purely to what the manager does. You need support from your players, you need support from the owners and you certainly need some support from the crowd."
Suarez is free to play for the club until an appeal is heard and his teammates showed they were fully behind the striker when they all wore T-shirts emblazoned with his picture before the Premier League match at Wigan Athletic on Wednesday.
"He was quite emotional and very grateful," Dalglish told reporters.
"I don't think it's ever a disappointment when your teammates and the people you work for give you their undivided support. For me, that's the least he deserves."
Liverpool is waiting for full documentation of the case from the Football Association.
The club was criticized by anti-racist organizations and some former players on Thursday for its stance over Suarez, but Dalglish said his players had done nothing wrong.
"We've certainly said what we have to say. We'll wait until we get the judgement and take it from there," Dalglish said. "The players have made their statement both visually and verbally. It's best for everybody to wait and see what the written retort is because nobody knows - we don't even know.
"At this moment in time the club aren't permitted to go into any further detail than what they have done in their statement, which couldn't have caused anyone any trouble.
"I don't think the players have caused any trouble with the FA either with their statement or the T-shirts, so if we're not in any trouble we'll just leave it at that before we do give ourselves some trouble."
Liverpool faces Dalglish's former club Blackburn Rovers on Monday with the Scot having some sympathy for Rovers' beleaguered boss Steve Kean.
"The most sympathy I have is for Blackburn because I was there for three or four years," said Dalglish, who led Rovers to the Premier League title in 1995. "Results aren't purely to what the manager does. You need support from your players, you need support from the owners and you certainly need some support from the crowd."
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