Premier League Weekend Review: The last point Suarez still needs to prove
Luis Suarez looks relaxed but he needs to perform in the home games to come against the Premier League’s best
“Suarez is already as short as 1.121/8 to be the Premier League's leading goalscorer, and only an injury can prevent that happening. He is between 1.271/4 and 1.392/5to be the PFA's Player of the Year, which looks like buying money, because the voting will start in a few weeks.”
Two more Luis Suarez goals have seen Liverpool’s odds for a top four finish trimmed further. Ralph Ellis pinpoints the one question mark that remains over the striker’s contribution to bringing Champions League football back to Anfield.
So what have Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United got in common? Apart, of course, from lots of money, big players, and a record of having won at least one but normally multiple Premier League titles?
Need a clue? Well, Hull and Newcastle share the same link, and Oldham too if you take 14 minutes into account. They are the clubs that Luis Suarez has failed to score a goal against so far this incredible season.
With 22 racked up already it’s hard to imagine that the Uruguayan can have failed to hit the target against anybody. And his astonishing record is all the more remarkable given that he missed the first five Premier League matches plus a Capital One Cup tie while he was still serving his suspension from last season.
As an example of how a player should look after his fitness during a spell away from the game he has been immense. When he was back he was ready to go, and he hasn’t stopped since. Two goals against Stoke yesterday showed the range of his ability – one of them self made by chasing a lost cause, the other an example of great finishing as he shaped his body to hit a Daniel Sturridge pass first time into the bottom corner.
He’s already as short as 1.121/8 to be the Premier League’s leading goalscorer, and only an injury can prevent that happening. He is between 1.271/4 and 1.392/5to be the PFA’s Player of the Year, which looks like buying money, because the voting will start in a few weeks. The only question is where Liverpool will finish as a result of his prolific scoring.
And that brings you back to the list of clubs he hasn’t scored against, and I know the Manchester United match was a League Cup tie and his first game back, but the principle remains the same. If Liverpool, just five points behind title leaders Manchester City, are going to end their years of waiting for their first Premier League trophy then their talisman has to start delivering against the biggest clubs as
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