adminLONDON. – Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard caused something of a stir this week when he claimed that he told Luis Suarez that he was too good for Arsenal.
For those who missed it, the Liverpool captain said: “I would have been really sad and disappointed to see Luis go to Arsenal. With all due respect to them, I said to him that he was too good for Arsenal.”
Here are five reasons why he was wrong:
1. Suarez himself realised that Arsenal could offer him more than Liverpool, hence why he asked to be allowed to leave. It was only Liverpool’s refusal to honour his buy-out clause, as John W. Henry admitted, that stopped the deal going through.
2. Arsenal have finished above Liverpool in the Premier League 16 times since 1992 compared to just the five times when the Reds have finished above the Gunners.
3. During his time with Liverpool, whom Gerrard never thought Suarez was too good to play for, the Uruguayan did not play in the Champions League and won only the League Cup.
Had he been at Arsenal during that time he would have played in the Champions League every year and won the FA Cup (and who knows what else he would have helped the side win).
4. After a period of austerity due to the stadium build, Arsenal have now come out the other side of that and are starting to buy big-name players like Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez while Liverpool are losing theirs and have still not started their stadium refurbishment (after having to downgrade from building a new stadium altogether as they realise it isn’t as good as it seems). Arsenal are on the way back up, can Liverpool say the same?
5. Despite suffering almost half the amount of injuries that Arsenal suffered last season, Liverpool could only manage to finish five points ahead of the London club with Suarez in their side (Liverpool do like the number five). With Suarez playing for Arsenal, the Gunners would surely have finished above them and could even have won the league.
The simple fact is if Suarez wasn’t too good to play for Liverpool then there is no way he was too good to play for Arsenal.
Sorry Stevie, looks like you’ve slipped up again there. – Metro.
Online Reporter