David Cameron.
What a wankstain.
Ronnie OâSullivan 
Snooker world champion Ronnie OâSullivan says he has sympathy with Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and can understand his âmoment of madnessâ.
OâSullivan, 37, has been working with Dr Steve Peters and believes the sports psychiatrist can help the Uruguayan.
Suarez, 26, was banned for 10 games for biting Branislav Ivanovic - an incident OâSullivan compares with his decision to quit a game with Stephen Hendry.
âI understand what Suarez did - I totally get it,â said OâSullivan.
âItâs a moment of madness and you think, âWow, what have I done?â Itâs like me walking out against Hendry. You regret it afterwards, but at that moment you are over-run by these emotions.â
OâSullivan was fined ÂŁ20,000 after quitting in the sixth frame while trailing 4-1 in a best-of-17-frame UK Championship quarter-final against Hendry in December 2006.
But OâSullivan, who struggled to stay focused in long matches earlier in his career, began working with Peters in 2011 and went on to win the 2012 World Snooker Championship, his fourth Crucible success.
Now in the quarter-finals in his first major tournament after taking time away from the sport following last yearâs world title victory, OâSullivan credits Peters for making him mentally stronger.
âDr Steve Peters has been great to me,â added OâSullivan. "Iâve really worked hard with Steve and tried to take on board everything heâs shown me and spoken to me about and Iâm benefiting from it massively.
"Ever since I first saw him, before the 2011 World Championship, for the whole year leading up to winning the World Championship last year, I worked really hard on trying to get hold of my emotions and my brain.
âNot once have you been able to see me lose the plot. Sometimes inside I feel itâs tough and itâs challenging, but Iâm able to overcome that.â
He insisted he would never walk out on a match again, adding: âNone of those meltdowns will happen, no matter how frustrated I may be with myself out there. Iâm able to put that on hold until the gameâs finished.â
With Suarez banned until the end of September, OâSullivan believes Liverpool and Peters, who has already been working with the Premier League club, will be able to help the Uruguayan control his temper when he returns to action.
âItâs not a quick fix with Steve, but if Liverpool stick with him and Brendan Rodgers theyâll win the title,â said OâSullivan. âIf Liverpool can have Steve there for four or five years, then theyâll win the Premier League.â
Quality there mice!!
[quote=âSandymount Red, post: 775801, member: 1074â]Robert Mugabe has condemned Luis Suarez
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Eh???
"Contests come at various levels. We have these contests - Dynamos versus Highlanders⌠those are contests at lower levels. They must train our participants to recognise the reality of sport. Sport is sport. It is not war. I was surprised to read that one footballer anoruma vamwe.
âRava game rokurumana? And quite a professional anosevenzesa mazino?â he said.
Justice for Suarez!
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[SIZE=6]Liverpool needs to put away red carpet for Luis Suarezâs return[/SIZE]
Posted by Michael Cox
One of the reasons to be thankful for the popularity of the 4-2-3-1 in recent years, as opposed to the brief 4-3-3 obsession following [U]Jose Mourinho[/U]'s success in his first spell at Chelsea, is the semi-return of the strike partnership.
Whereas the 4-3-3 depends upon one strong centre-forward to fend for himself, the 4-2-3-1 offers the possibility of playing a deep-lying forward behind the main striker. In Sundayâs Manchester derby, Sergio Aguero partnered Alvaro Negredo, and [U]Wayne Rooney[/U][/URL] played a similar role just behind [URL=âhttp://espnfc.com/player/_/id/115271/Danny-Welbeckâ][U]Danny Welbeck[/U]. In newspapers they were depicted as 4-2-3-1; in reality they werenât far from 4-4-2. There are few greater things in football than a natural, cohesive partnership between two players, and itâs particularly enjoyable when two star centre-forwards are on the same wavelength.
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0924/soc_g_suarez1x_576x324.jpgAndrew Powell/Getty ImagesLuis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge have a natural understanding up front and can pose problems for opponents â given the right roles.
Brendan Rodgers has switched between the 4-3-3 and the 4-2-3-1 during his time at Liverpool, effectively âflippingâ the midfield triangle when a shift is necessary. The 4-3-3 was generally used in the first half of last season, when errors in the transfer market left Rodgers without many attacking options. [U]Luis Suarez[/U][/URL] was forced to shoulder a huge goal-scoring burden, supported enthusiastically but inconsistently by [URL=âhttp://espnfc.com/player/_/id/156366/Raheem-Sterlingâ][U]Raheem Sterling[/U] and Suso, neither of whom is prolific.
The arrival of Coutinho and Sturridge in January, plus the good form of [U]Jordan Henderson[/U] when played in advanced positions, encouraged Rodgers to play a 4-2-3-1 system more regularly. Coutinho can play either from the left or in his favoured No. 10 position without any problems, but Sturridge, while also versatile, has more questions about his role â and particularly, his relationship with Suarez. Ahead of the Uruguayanâs return to the first team against Manchester United on Wednesday evening, Rodgers will be considering his tactical options.
Unlike many pairs of centre-forwards, Suarez and Sturridge appear to have a natural understanding together up front. In the first match they started together, Suarez scored a fine goal after Sturridge excellently dummied [U]Lucas Leiva[/U]'s forward pass, tricking the Norwich centre-backs and giving Suarez time to convert. He immediately ran to Sturridge to celebrate, thanking his new colleague for the assist that wonât be recorded as an assist.
Actually, that goal was rather an inaccurate representation of their roles. Suarez was actually playing behind Sturridge, in the No. 10 role he supposedly prefers, rather than in advance of him. In theory, the goal should have been the other way around â but in a way, thatâs the point of playing two centre-forwards together in the 4-2-3-1. You have that unpredictability and variation up front, making it more difficult for the defenders to guess where the runs are coming from.
Rodgers didnât always stick to that combination in central positions, however. Away at Arsenal, he fielded Suarez on the left and Sturridge up front, using Henderson to press from the No. 10 role, [U]which worked excellently[/U][/URL]. Later in the season, for example in the frustrating 0-0 draw at Reading, Suarez was up front [URL=âhttp://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/tacticsandanalysis/id/1205â][U]with Sturridge cutting inside from the right[/U]. For the 2-2 home draw with Chelsea, Suarezâs last appearance before his ban, Sturridge was only a substitute. Both playersâ versatility means tactical tinkering is natural, but one wonders whether the strike partnership should have been given time to develop.
Without Suarez, both Coutinho and Sturridge have thrived. Sturridge has played up front on the shoulder of the last defender, while Coutinho â particularly toward the end of last season â played some delicious through-balls. Suarezâs greatest footballing weakness, aside from his disciplinary problems, is his insistence upon doing everything himself. He attempted the most shots and the most dribbles last season in the Premier League, both by a considerable distance; itâs tough to define such a hard-working player as selfish, but when in possession the Uruguayan always looks for goal, rather than a teammate.
Without him, Liverpool seem rather more structured and defined. In the eight games with both Sturridge and Coutinho in the side, Liverpool have won six and drawn two â the weekend defeat to Southampton came when the Brazilian was out injured. Suarez remains Liverpoolâs best player but could disrupt a happy, settled side.
âIt will be interesting to see whether [Rodgers] puts Suarez or Sturridge in to a wide position. I think he tried that a bit last year and it didnât work,â former Liverpool centre-back [U]Jamie Carragher[/U] said last week. âI donât think either Sturridge or Suarez are really comfortable in that No. 10 role, because if you are that youâve got to put a defensive shift in.â
Andrew Powell/Getty ImagesDaniel Sturridge (center) and Coutinho (right) have thrived without Luis Suarez, who insists on shouldering Liverpoolâs burden.
Earlier reports had suggested Rodgersâ intention was to field Coutinho behind Sturridge, [U]with Suarez operating from the flank[/U]. That seems the most logical option, not merely because Coutinho and Sturridgeâs relationship needs to be preserved up front, but also because itâs dangerous to place such a troublesome individual, and someone who arguably hampers the performances of other attackers, directly in the middle of the Liverpool attack. From the perspective of morale and team spirit, returning him to such a pivotal role after his self-induced ban would be difficult. In fielding Suarez out wide, Rodgers would both be making an astute tactical decision, and subtly informing the Uruguayan that his importance to the team has lessened in the past few months.
All this might not be entirely relevant for Wednesday nightâs game, when Rodgers is likely to make changes and is without Coutinho through shoulder surgery. But when it comes to Premier League matches, Suarez might find himself playing in a relatively unfamiliar position. Sturridge has established himself up front, and [U]Rodgers wants Coutinho to play as a No. 10[/U].
Liverpool also need to be intelligent enough to recognise the potential of losing Suarez in January â itâs extremely rare for a player of his quality to be not playing in European competition at all this season, which means heâs not cup-tied. Many big European clubs are lacking depth up front, and the two clubs linked most strongly with his signature in the summer, Arsenal and Real Madrid, are both depending heavily upon a single centre-forward, although itâs unlikely Arsenal would return with another bid. Still, the point remains â this is a player who said he wanted to leave in the summer and is hardly likely to prove a reliable base to build around for the next few years.
You can look at this from a variety of perspectives but in terms of tactics, discipline and long-term planning, itâs difficult to see why Rodgers should roll out the red carpet for Suarezâs return. He unquestionably has a role to play for as long as he remains under contract at Liverpool, but Rodgers must avoid Liverpool depending upon him too heavily.
Sturridge will remain the main striker, but he loves to come deep for the ball which leaves defenders uncertain whether to come with or stand off⌠With Suarez now lurking in behind or making runs off sturridge hopefully that creates a few more headaches. But Cox is right, Coutinho is of more importance. If B-Rod can get those three playing together and well it will be great viewing.
Suarez return will cost Liverpool the league, mark my words
Dropping 5pts to the likes of Soâton and Swansea will cost them the league.
Coutinho is a massive loss. Massive.
Bigger game for United than Liverpool tonight. Important for Moyes not to lose to their two biggest rivals in twice in three days. Moyes May bottle it and pick a very weak team he can hide behind if they do lose
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Oh heâs back alright.
All hail the King!
I suspect this entire thing was a ruse between Arsenal and Liverpool to lull the Manchester Clubs into a false sense of security.
A class act and as ChocolateMice used to say about him âA beautiful personâ.