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[laza]

Quite incredible the punishment he took all season and kept bouncing back and gets crocked in training.

I wouldn't be too unhappy seeing him missing the world cup and coming back for season rest with a something to prove

[maguskwt]

We definitely need a decent backup striker now... the way these knee injuries go, you can never tell whether he recover fully for the start of next season... especially if he plays in the world cup...t

[ethanr]

This makes me nervous as hell. Knee injures are always a wild card

[kazza]

Taken from "The Treatment Room"

Torn Cartilage Knee Injury
A torn cartilage is a common knee injury in sport. As the knee joint bends the thigh bone moves on the top surface of the shin bone. Under certain circumstances, the meniscus (often referred to as cartilage) that provides a 'cushion' between the two bones can get nipped and torn.

In some cases, after the initial knee pain and swelling, the swollen knee joint settles down and normal activities can be resumed without knee surgery. However, in the case of a sporting individual, if the flap of torn cartilage causes knee locking or giving way, surgery is required. Knee surgery is usually done using arthroscopy, with as little meniscus tissue as possible removed, to minimise the risk of arthritis of the knee.

The following programme is that typically used by a professional football player who has undergone an arthroscopic meniscectomy.

If the medial meniscus (inner side compartment of the knee) has been operated on, the rehabilitation time is usually quicker than if the lateral meniscus (outer side compartment of the knee joint) has been operated on. In the case of an arthroscopic meniscal procedure involving the lateral meniscus the rehab will usually take 6 -8 weeks. In the case of the medial compartment it may be possible to return to sport after 3 or 4 weeks.

Ex-Rangers and Scotland player Ally McCoist once famously returned to playing in less than two weeks after arthroscopic meniscal surgery. The length of rehabilitation is dependent upon which meniscus is affected, exactly where the tear is, the size of the tear and the amount of meniscus which is removed by the surgeon.

Being World Cup year my fear is that Luis will push himself to get back asap, playing for Uruguay when not completely fit, something which could possibly lead to more problems further down the road   :(

Sounds mad but I actually hope the injury is too serious for him to contemplate playing in the world cup but not serious enough to prevent him being fit for the start of next season.

I'd hate to agree but I hope so too. We need a super motivates Suarez next year

[woof woof !]

Metro online

The news today that Luis Suarez has suffered a knee injury and require surgery ahead of the World Cup is a huge blow to Uruguay and the player himself. It could also be a major worry for Liverpool.

Much will depend on the seriousness of the injury, and how the player reacts post-surgery to work carried out on his meniscus.

While the initial reaction for a Liverpool supporter may be that Suarez’s injury could be proverbial blessing in disguise – should he miss the tournament all together, meaning he would have a ‘free’ summer and be fully for the start of the new Premier League season.

However, Suarez’s injury will bring back the nightmare of Fernando Torres’ final months at Anfield.

The Spain striker had surgery prior to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the same injury that Suarez has suffered, and spent seven weeks on the sidelines, returning during the tournament itself. Torres looked far from match fit and was a shadow of his former self.

That form and fitness, or lack of it, continued as he returned to Liverpool for the start of the following campaign. Laboured would be the best way of describing his activity.

Admittedly there were other issues consuming Liverpool at that time and affecting the playing side, not least the appointment of Roy Hodgson and departure of Javier Mascherano, but Torres looked far from fit.

Indeed, despite joining Chelsea a record £50million the following January, Torres has never recovered his form since that knee surgery prior to the World Cup.

Was he rushed back too soon and not given the time he needed to fully recover, with both Spain and the player eager for Torres to be part of the World Cup?

Liverpool fans will be hoping that something similar does not happen with Suarez. The club themselves would be wise to be involved in Suarez’s operation and subsequent rehabilitation, ensuring that their prized asset is not damaged beyond repair................................................

(more) Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has insisted that he will be fit to face England in the World Cup… from a hospital wheelchair.

The striker is currently recovering in his native Uruguay after having keyhole surgery on a knee problem, which looked set to rule him out of action this summer.

But after positive comments emerged from the Uruguay FA, Suarez has apparently told supporters that he expects to be fit to face England on June 19.

According to reports in South America, he told a crowd of gathered fans he expects to make the tournament – as he was wheeled out of hospital, unable to walk.

Any suggestions that the player will be fit have already be rebuffed by medical experts,

but Liverpool have given the green light for Suarez to get any treatment he wants in order to be fit.

WTF ! med experts are dismissing his chance of being fit but LFC have authorised Luis to take any treatment he see's fit !!!

Obviously we're trying to stay "onside" with Luis. I can only hope he doesn't fk his future up with a short term fix and the piece earlier in the article (about Torres) isn't an omen that comes'  back to haunt Luis and us.

[maguskwt]

Sell him for 80 million now!

[Homebooby]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2639950/Luis-Suarez-stay-Liverpool-star-striker-tells-team-mates-wants-win-Premier-League-Anfield.html

Luis Suarez to stay at Liverpool as star striker tells team-mates he wants to win Premier League title for Anfield faithful

Real Madrid is reportedly ready to make a £100m offer for Suarez
The Uruguay striker signed a new long-term deal at Anfield in December
Bernabeu sources say there'll be no Suarez offer if Karim Benzema stays
Suarez and his wife have enrolled their daughter at a new school
Brendan Rodgers has signed a new long-term contract with the club
The manager is now contracted to stay at the club until 2018

By MATT LAWTON   and DOMINIC KING 
PUBLISHED: 21:36 GMT, 26 May 2014 | UPDATED: 00:11 GMT, 27 May 2014

Luis Suarez has told his Liverpool team-mates he plans to stay at Anfield and lead next season’s pursuit of the Barclays Premier League title. 
Liverpool on Monday said that manager Brendan Rodgers had signed a new contract that runs until 2018, and he will be boosted by Suarez’s presence.   
Reports say Real Madrid are poised to table a £100million offer for Suarez, who signed a lucrative long-term deal at Liverpool in December, when he promised to stay at the club ‘for a very long time’.   

His tears at Crystal Palace, after a 3-3 draw that all but ended Liverpool’s title challenge were seen as a sign that Suarez felt his one chance to deliver the Premier League crown to Liverpool had gone.
But sources at the Bernabeu insist there will be no offer for Suarez if Karim Benzema agrees a new deal. The France striker, believed to be a target for Arsenal, is demanding a huge pay rise but the European champions are hopeful of reaching an agreement with the 26-year-old before the World Cup.
Anfield insiders insist Suarez was committed to staying, with Champions League football on offer next season as well as another tilt at the title.   
Sportsmail understands Suarez and his wife have even enrolled their daughter at a new school in the area.
Rodgers has signed a long-term contract after Liverpool’s owners promised every help to win the title.


Rodgers, named LMA Manager of the Year after taking Liverpool to within two points of the crown last season, has been given improved terms to reflect his outstanding work.
But the crux of the talks with Fenway Sports Group were about boosting the squad rather than wages.
Liverpool have identified a number of targets, headed by Adam Lallana, who has his heart set on a move to Anfield. But talks are taking time because Southampton want £30m for the forward.
Bayern Munich’s Xherdan Shaqiri is an alternative to Lallana, while Liverpool are working on signing Emre Can, a £12m-rated Bayer Leverkusen midfielder.


Rodgers says FSG’s support is crucial.
‘I came here because I felt this is one of the biggest clubs in the world,’ he said. ‘I want to be here as long as I can, hopefully playing a part in restoring the club to greatness.
‘I want to win and I need to know that if I am going to be here I’m going to have the best possibility to win.
‘I need to know I can have players that can carry out the instructions that we want to work to win trophies. The owners have been great. They’re winners themselves.’





I have a feeling we might be in for a decent transfer window…all the signs are positive at the moment and the fact that these statements are being made outright in advance of the World Cup and any window opening shows to me that lessons were learned last year. Come to play for the club that lost by just 2 points and scored 35 out of 37 in the run in…come play for the manager of the year who's committed at least until 2018 and come play alongside the player of the year who's gonna be here just a long…..

[stmichael]

Absolutely brilliant article on Suarez. Fascinating and a must read!

http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_ ... ful-player

[devaney]

After that fkg clown Hodgson failed to beat Italy, who's recent record is very poor, how he can have the audacity to even comment on Suarez's status in world football is beyond comprehension. Hodgson is a typical example of somebody who has got the job because nobody half decent was remotely interested in it.

[ycsatbjywtbiastkamb]

You'd think with it being such a big game that Hodgson would try to play everything down and not give Uruguay any extra motivation. For someone who tries desperately to avoid courting controversy Roy has a habit of doing the exact opposite.

[damjan193]

Then by his logic Ronaldo and Messi are not world class players as well.

[devaney]

Perhaps that utter fkg excuse of a manager Hodgson may now just be capable of realising that Suarez is actually WORLD CLASS !! If there is a prize for clown of the tournament Hodgson has no competition 

[kazza]

I just hope he will still play for Liverpool next year. The better he does the more they will chase, not looking forward to the uncertainty that is sure to come.

[killerp]

Technically, Suarez could be the best player in the world after this world cup. Ronaldo has flopped for Portugal. Messi isn't setting the world on fire the way he used to.

You can't be the best if you don't do well for your country.

[Stu the Red]

To suggest Luis is better than those two is a bit daft really. Luis is world class make no mistake, but Ronaldo and Messi are on another level.

Suarez proved last night for me that without him and coutinho, Liverpool wouldn't be half the side we are and we need to look at serious investment.