18-07-2013, 13:04
Rodgers in Jakarta presser:
“Luis Suarez is a wonderful player and he is still very much a Liverpool player,”
“No matter who the player is, nobody is bigger than Liverpool Football Club.
“Luis is a very important member of this squad and I am looking forward to working with him again this season after he had such a fantastic season.
“There has been lots of speculation about Luis moving to another club but, as I said, he is very much a Liverpool player.
“We had an offer that was nowhere near what we value him at. He's one of the top strikers in the world.
“Of course he wants to work and play at the top level. But unless something drastic happens, he will be staying here.
“He has got three years left on his contract. We are looking forward to him helping us get into the Champions League spots.
“That's a competition we are fighting to get into. The great name and history of Liverpool dictates it should be in that competition.
“It is difficult these days with the finance some clubs have but I believe that we will put up a great fight this season. Let's hope we can get back to where we belong.”
“He will serve his punishment and now we have to put it behind us. We will move on and move on together. He knew what he did was wrong and he was told he was wrong by the football club.”
“The welcome we've had in this country has been incredible,” he said.
“The fact there were so many waiting for us at the airport after we landed was very humbling.
“It makes you fully understand the status this club holds throughout the world. It gives me great pride to be manager of the first Liverpool team to come to Indonesia.”
“Luis Suarez is a wonderful player and he is still very much a Liverpool player,”
“No matter who the player is, nobody is bigger than Liverpool Football Club.
“Luis is a very important member of this squad and I am looking forward to working with him again this season after he had such a fantastic season.
“There has been lots of speculation about Luis moving to another club but, as I said, he is very much a Liverpool player.
“We had an offer that was nowhere near what we value him at. He's one of the top strikers in the world.
“Of course he wants to work and play at the top level. But unless something drastic happens, he will be staying here.
“He has got three years left on his contract. We are looking forward to him helping us get into the Champions League spots.
“That's a competition we are fighting to get into. The great name and history of Liverpool dictates it should be in that competition.
“It is difficult these days with the finance some clubs have but I believe that we will put up a great fight this season. Let's hope we can get back to where we belong.”
“He will serve his punishment and now we have to put it behind us. We will move on and move on together. He knew what he did was wrong and he was told he was wrong by the football club.”
“The welcome we've had in this country has been incredible,” he said.
“The fact there were so many waiting for us at the airport after we landed was very humbling.
“It makes you fully understand the status this club holds throughout the world. It gives me great pride to be manager of the first Liverpool team to come to Indonesia.”