Warnock urges FA and Premier League protection for Suarez, despite Anfield winner

Put it there: Warnock was happy to defend Suarez, despite his winner

Neil Warnock has called on the FA and Premier League to reprimand clubs whose fans verbally abuse Luis Suarez as he insisted the Liverpool striker deserves greater protection.

The Uruguayan has a FA charge of improper conduct hanging over him after he made a gesture to Fulham supporters at the end of a tempestuous game at Craven Cottage last Monday. If found guilty, he faces a ban.


Suarez has become one of the most-talked about players in the Barclays Premier League and Queens Park Rangers fans baited him for long periods of Saturday’s game at Anfield but he had the final answer, scoring the goal which gave Liverpool a 1-0 win.

Warnock marvelled at Suarez’s display but it was the QPR manager’s words about the situation surrounding him that were most significant. He believes the game's authorities have a duty to show aggressive behaviour towards players will not be tolerated.


'I think it is easy to criticise, people look for headlines, but he (Suarez) needs help,' said Warnock. 'He is a foreign player in a foreign country; the crowd away from home gives him so much stick he should be protected from that as much as possible.


'Yes, he has got to learn he cannot be making gestures but, bloody hell, the stick he gets, it is about time someone did something about it. I think the FA and Premier League should. They are so quick to charge him in terms of putting a finger up.
'But look at the abuse he is getting and charge the clubs concerned. If they are going to give abuse like that, the stewards must hear it but they turn a deaf ear.'