Former Liverpool star Luis Suarez has given the reasons on why he bit Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic and Chiellini, Daily Star reports.
The Uruguayan international was banned 10 games after clamping on Ivanovic's shoulder in April last year, and then only last summer Suarez also bit Italy
Giorgio Chiellini at the FIFA World Cup which resulted in a fourth month football suspension.
The incident forced the Reds to sell Suarez to Barcelona for £75million, and only last weekend made his debut for the Catalan giants.
In Suarez's new book, titled Crossing the Line: My Story, he explained the reason for his behavior.
“With Ivanovic in 2013, we had to beat Chelsea still to have any chance of making it into the Champions League,” he wrote.
“I was having a terrible game. I gave away a stupid penalty with a handball and I could feel everything slipping through our fingers. I could feel myself getting wound up.
“Moments before the Chiellini bite, I had a great chance to put us 1-0 up. If I had scored that goal, if Buffon hadn't made the save, then I would not have done anything. But I missed the chance.
“When the heart has stopped racing after the game, it's easy to look back and say, “How could you be so stupid? There were 20 minutes left.”
“But out on the pitch with the adrenaline pumping and the tension mounting, you're not even really aware of how long is left.
“You don't know anything. All I could think was: “I didn't score. We're out of the World Cup.””
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The Uruguayan international was banned 10 games after clamping on Ivanovic's shoulder in April last year, and then only last summer Suarez also bit Italy
Giorgio Chiellini at the FIFA World Cup which resulted in a fourth month football suspension.
The incident forced the Reds to sell Suarez to Barcelona for £75million, and only last weekend made his debut for the Catalan giants.
In Suarez's new book, titled Crossing the Line: My Story, he explained the reason for his behavior.
“With Ivanovic in 2013, we had to beat Chelsea still to have any chance of making it into the Champions League,” he wrote.
“I was having a terrible game. I gave away a stupid penalty with a handball and I could feel everything slipping through our fingers. I could feel myself getting wound up.
“Moments before the Chiellini bite, I had a great chance to put us 1-0 up. If I had scored that goal, if Buffon hadn't made the save, then I would not have done anything. But I missed the chance.
“When the heart has stopped racing after the game, it's easy to look back and say, “How could you be so stupid? There were 20 minutes left.”
“But out on the pitch with the adrenaline pumping and the tension mounting, you're not even really aware of how long is left.
“You don't know anything. All I could think was: “I didn't score. We're out of the World Cup.””
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