At nearly every stop during Liverpool’s preseason tour in the United States, Manager Brendan Rodgers has been asked how he planned to replace the star forward Luis Suárez, who was sent to Barcelona for $130 million shortly after the World Cup.
Rodgers understands why the questions are being asked and even shares in the worry about replacing Suárez. But at a news conference Tuesday in Manhattan, held before Liverpool’s win over Manchester City on penalty kicks at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, he said: “I’m certainly not crying. We’re looking forward to the start of the season. I’m very hopeful we can have a similar, if not a more successful, season.”
A more successful season without Suárez would certainly be quite an accomplishment for the Reds, who finished a surprising second in England’s Premier League last season and earned a place in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2010.
Suárez’s Premier League-leading 30 goals earned him player of the year honors from the English Football Writers’ Association and the Professional Footballers’ Association. The statistical website WhoScored.com gave Suárez an 8.43 rating for the season, which ranked him far ahead of his closest rivals — Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard (7.74) and Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey (7.72). Suárez also finished with 12 assists, second only to Gerrard’s 13
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