Suarez-different point of view ?

[tricky5971]

As an ex football player, I'm amazed at the incident. I don't excuse his behaviour, but it's been blown out of all proportion . How a footballer can get banned that long for something that's not really dangerous ( in comparison to some of the other things in football that you get banned for ) . I mean let's compare. Spitting at players and biting are just disgusting. It's strange how these two things get you a bigger ban than a really bad tackle ... Two footed tackles which can be Career threatening, does not get as many headlines as someone who spits in a players face !!! Last night showed a player using a two opted tackle on another player . It wasn t the worst tackle in the world but was bad and should have been a red card. But I bet if the same player turned round and spat in the other players face , the media attention would be massive . It s sad that a player who spits and bites another player, gets a longer ban than someone who commits dangerous tackles, cheats by pretending to

[Trickytreesreds]

I agree and understand what you're saying to a degree. Bad tackles are wrong, but they are expected in a game of football.

Spitting and especially biting are not acceptable in any sport. Nor in the outside world. In HMP, they were what you feared more than a smack in the face.
A smack in the face will heal. The consequences of someone with a fluid transferrable disease are far more reaching. They can be with you to the grave, or the cause of it.
HIV(even though that was scoffed by Moussi) and especially Hepatitis.
I'd have taken him to court. As to the comment it's a natural reaction. NO IT ISN'T!
Are you saying he's a dog? A dog bites instinctively, because it has no other form of reaction.
The ban was too good for him. A 3rd offence for it? He should be doing time.

Footnote- Cantona received an 8 month ban for his Kung fu kick at a fan. That was deserved as well. Footballers are not above the law.

[salopred]

[quote="tricky5971"]As an ex football player, I'm amazed at the incident. I don't excuse his behaviour, but it's been blown out of all proportion . How a footballer can get banned that long for something that's not really dangerous ( in comparison to some of the other things in football that you get banned for ) . I mean let's compare. Spitting at players and biting are just disgusting. It's strange how these two things get you a bigger ban than a really bad tackle ... Two footed tackles which can be Career threatening, does not get as many headlines as someone who spits in a players face !!! Last night showed a player using a two opted tackle on another player . It wasn t the worst tackle in the world but was bad and should have been a red card. But I bet if the same player turned round and spat in the other players face , the media attention would be massive . It s sad that a player who spits and bites another player, gets a longer ban than someone who com

[tricky5971]

I agree but firstly, go on google and see some of the tackles that go on in football. There's a difference between a bad tackle, and players deliberately trying to do someone . Roy keanes tackle, the German World Cup goalkeepers challenge many years back... There are many I could. Cantonas had to be banned to make an example of something that they had no choice such was the media coverage about it ... In some ways the game is getting ruined . The art and skill in tackling is all but gone . Especially when players cheat now and fake Injury .

On radio now Liverpool are looking to sue fifa possibly due to the ban. It's all a bit silly

[Trickytreesreds]

I agree but firstly, go on google and see some of the tackles that go on in football. There's a difference between a bad tackle, and players deliberately trying to do someone . Roy keanes tackle, the German World Cup goalkeepers challenge many years back... There are many I could. Cantonas had to be banned to make an example of something that they had no choice such was the media coverage about it ... In some ways the game is getting ruined . The art and skill in tackling is all but gone . Especially when players cheat now and fake Injury .

On radio now Liverpool are looking to sue fifa possibly due to the ban. It's all a bit silly

That says more about LFC than anything. A club that bleats about justice around the clock.
If they like being associated with a scumbag like Suarez, then that clubs reputation is finally in the gutter.

Going back to your original argument. It's harder to prove that a bad tackle was intentional

[Chocolate_Mouss17]

[quote="salopred"]As an ex football player, I'm amazed at the incident. I don't excuse his behaviour, but it's been blown out of all proportion . How a footballer can get banned that long for something that's not really dangerous ( in comparison to some of the other things in football that you get banned for ) . I mean let's compare. Spitting at players and biting are just disgusting. It's strange how these two things get you a bigger ban than a really bad tackle ... Two footed tackles which can be Career threatening, does not get as many headlines as someone who spits in a players face !!! Last night showed a player using a two opted tackle on another player . It wasn t the worst tackle in the world but was bad and should have been a red card. But I bet if the same player turned round and spat in the other players face , the media attention would be massive . It s sad that a player who spits and bites another

[Trickytreesreds]

Suarez father gives his version of events, about the Italian's provoking him. - view external link

[BigusDikus]

He wants kicking out of football altogether. He is a disgrace to the game. Not even man enough to admit what he's done. I honestly don't think he can help himself in which case he isn't fit to be involved in team sports.

[munichmemories]

Biting no dangerous? Only if you don't consider HIV and other blood related conditions as dangerous.

The worst injury I've seen on a football field is David Buist's accidental collision with Peter Schmeical.

Suarez says these things happen in the heat of the moment, only to him apparently!

You might be giving a different point of view but in my opinion Suarez is a scumbag who has let down himself, his team, his nation and football in general

[dam617]

From the moment it happened (the Uraguay player trying to pull Chiellini's shirt back down) to the reaction to the final verdict Chomper's apologists have blamed everyone else for the incident.

I think it's very fitting that his club side is Liverpool