Brendan Rodgers has amassed some impressive
firepower, firepower that is indeed capable of getting back into the Top Four
and No matter how large the arsenal, every powder keg will need a spark. But he
will need the flint to start it. Luis Suarez is no doubt the best player in
Liverpool and if Liverpool want to break into
the top 4 next season, then they really need this figure.
Whether his name is uttered with bitterness or
affection, or his name sounds somehow irritating or disgusting, no fan
can deny that the Luis Suarez was one of the
reasons
Liverpool stayed
above the mid-table mark on the English Premier League log last season.
The signing of Daniel Sturridge
and Philippe Coutinho provided the catalyst for Suarez that aid Liverpool's
transformation into a team able to contend for a return to European
competition.
According to
ESPN
FC’s “Monthly Summary” ranking, in the first five months of the season Liverpool averaged a little over ninth (9.2). In the last
five, it was sub-fifth (4.8).
And many would point out that while the sidelined striker sat the first four
games of his suspension, a Suarez-less Liverpool won three out of four games,
scoring 10 times while conceding once.
Which surely begs the question—just
how great is the need for Luis Suarez next season?