Tabarez: ‘Suarez now a better player’

Uruguay national team boss Oscar Tabarez feels Luis Suarez is a better footballer since he joined Barcelona from Liverpool last summer.

Suarez has had to adapt to a different position under Luis Enrique than the one he occupied at Anfield, yet Tabarez believes it is one that has also helped him grow in a mental capacity.

“As a player, even though he is not available for his country at the moment, he has grown,” insisted Tabarez in an interview with Uruguayan radio station ‘El Espectador’.

“Barcelona are a team that has employed a rigid system for a long time. Right now Luis is playing up front but before that they tried him out wide and then in the middle, where he had to play in a much reduced space, and he adapted to it.

“When he went to Barca there were some who said he had chosen the wrong team and people rushed into making predictions.

“However, they don’t really know Luis and the mental strength he possesses. He is now a much better player,” maintained Tabarez.

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