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Suarez sees benefit in Liverpool struggles

ESPN staff
April 19, 2012
Luis Suarez was on target against Everton for Liverpool at the weekend © Getty Images
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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez believes the club can emerge stronger having been through the trials and tribulations of a tumultuous season.

The Anfield club have made two cup finals, winning the Carling Cup, but struggled in the league - and Suarez was involved in a race row that brought unwanted attention to the club.

The Uruguay international claims that the moments of adversity Liverpool have endured will fuel a sense of togetherness among the squad.

"You are bound to enjoy picking up trophies and medals, of course you are. But you learn most about one another during a bad patch - you learn how to stick together even more," Suarez told Liverpool's official magazine.

"No team has success after success. All clubs, teams and players go through good runs and bad runs. That is football. Even the very best of all time have bad periods, but it is how they react that defines them. If you react in the right way and support each other, adversity can be a good thing in the long run because you become stronger.

"We recognise our league form has not been at the level that it should be. But it is always important to analyse the season as a whole, when the final ball has been kicked, rather than when there are games to play."

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