- World Cup
Suarez backed - no offence is too awful for football
Gordon Strachan may not be everyone's favourite TV pundit or manager. Let's face it, he has appeared for interview far too many times and been well, let's say, a little bit difficult.
Friends of the Scotland manager tell Mishits he is actually a very quick-witted, intelligent and thoughtful guy and his reaction to the Luis Suarez biting saga suggests they are right. As evidence, read the take he gave while working for ITV. For many, it will hit the nail right on the head.
"We give Uruguay stick about defending [Suárez], but every manager defends his player," Strachan said. "People talk about morals - we don't have any morals in football. Let's get that right.
"Over the years I have played there has been wife-batterers, drink-driving incidents, infidelity, Eric Cantona jumping into the crowd and kung-fu-ing someone in the chest. The clubs stand by them.
"The supporters themselves, when these guys come back, they stand up and applaud them on the pitch. So don't anybody start talking about morals - we don't have any in football. If these things had been done by youth team players - who don't have any importance to the first team - they get sacked.
"But because they can bring in merchandise and bring in money, then they will back them to the hilt."
© ESPN Sports Media Ltd
Recent Posts
- Football: Dublin handed new gig on daytime TV
- Football: Messi left behind in Barcelona fashion stakes
- Football: Lord of the Rings star says he 'loathes' Mourinho
- Football: On yer bike! England's Euro 2016 cycling plans hit the skids
- Cycling: Armstrong handed Tour de France return by former footballer