World Cup 2014: José Mourinho praises ‘amazing’ Luis Suárez
José Mourinho has praised the match-winning performance of Luis Suárez against England, saying his attitude and commitment were “amazing”.
The Chelsea manager, who was critical of the Liverpool striker last season, told Yahoo: “When his behaviour is OK, people give him the credit that he deserves. I speak by myself, when he dives and when he tries to win penalties out of nothing, I don’t like the situation.
“But when he plays like he did, many, many times this season for Liverpool, and when he plays like he did on Thursday, I have to say absolutely amazing. The commitment, the connection with the players, the connection with his supporters, I have to say amazing.”
Last season Mourinho claimed Suárez dived in matches and did not have the right “profile” to win the PFA and Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year awards.
Mourinho also believes misfortune had a large part to play in England’s exit. He said: “England was not lucky in the draw, for some reason it’s possible that you have three world champions and three strong teams like Uruguay, Italy and England in the same group.
“From the best three or four matches in this competition, England was present in two. It means that England did well, played well, competed well, started both matches very well, was not afraid of Uruguay, was not afraid of Italy. [They] concede a goal, had a reaction, equalise. When they equalise with 10-15 minutes to go, lots of people, for sure, they think England can win this match, but lost.
“They did not have the football gods on their side. They had two good matches, they had some good individual performances. I don’t feel comfortable to criticise England or England’s options because I think they shouldn’t be ashamed of this situation.”
The Chelsea manager, who was critical of the Liverpool striker last season, told Yahoo: “When his behaviour is OK, people give him the credit that he deserves. I speak by myself, when he dives and when he tries to win penalties out of nothing, I don’t like the situation.
“But when he plays like he did, many, many times this season for Liverpool, and when he plays like he did on Thursday, I have to say absolutely amazing. The commitment, the connection with the players, the connection with his supporters, I have to say amazing.”
Last season Mourinho claimed Suárez dived in matches and did not have the right “profile” to win the PFA and Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year awards.
Mourinho also believes misfortune had a large part to play in England’s exit. He said: “England was not lucky in the draw, for some reason it’s possible that you have three world champions and three strong teams like Uruguay, Italy and England in the same group.
“From the best three or four matches in this competition, England was present in two. It means that England did well, played well, competed well, started both matches very well, was not afraid of Uruguay, was not afraid of Italy. [They] concede a goal, had a reaction, equalise. When they equalise with 10-15 minutes to go, lots of people, for sure, they think England can win this match, but lost.
“They did not have the football gods on their side. They had two good matches, they had some good individual performances. I don’t feel comfortable to criticise England or England’s options because I think they shouldn’t be ashamed of this situation.”
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