Luis Suarez: Uruguay star reaches 100 caps as Oscar Tabarez declares his support

LUIS SUAREZ makes his 100th appearance for Uruguay this afternoon against Saudi Arabia.
The Barcelona forward was far from his best last week in Uruguay’s opener against Egypt but will be hoping to put that right when he becomes only the sixth man to win 100 Uruguay caps.

Suarez has came in for some criticism after missing chances against the African side but his manager, Oscar Tabarez, claims he needs help and support – not criticism – to thrive.

“Football is something that concerns people and these are not robots who can be programmed to deliver in a certain way,” he said.

“We have to be understanding and supportive in times like this; the footballer is the first person to be unhappy with his performance.
We have to offer them the tools so on bad days they can overcome that. When we give them advice the most important thing is to be serene, cool and calm.



“We all agree perhaps he didn’t have the best of matches against Egypt but he has so much potential.

“In this World Cup we have great strikers with important records.
“Some of them have scored goals in the opening match. All strikers have positive and negative streaks.”

Suarez will be expected to kickstart his goals tally this afternoon against a so far poor Saudi Arabia.

They suffered a 5-0 defeat to hosts Russia in the opening game and their defence will be in for a tough test up against the former Liverpool star and Edinson Cavani.

Source:www.express.co.uk