The biteaah says sorry

[Sir X]

I'm sorry! Suarez apologises for shocking bite on Chelsea defender Ivanovic

By CHARLIE SKILLEN
PUBLISHED: 14:39 EST, 21 April 2013 | UPDATED: 14:57 EST, 21 April 2013

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• Luis Suarez has apologised for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic in Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Chelsea.

Suarez bit Ivanovic on the arm midway through the second half of the match, which saw the controversial Uruguayan forward score in the 97th minute to snatch Liverpool a point.
But Suarez has taken to his Twitter profile to apologise to Ivanovic, who pointed out the incident to referee Kevin Friend.
Horrific:

Liverpool's Luis Suarez sinks his teeth into Branislav Ivanovic, but Joey Barton (below) defended him

Preparing to lunge? Suarez grabs Ivanovic's arm before appearing to bite it

'I'm sad for what happened this afternoon, I apologize Ivanovic and all football world for my inexcusable behaviour. I'm so sorry about it!!' posted Suarez.

Suarez's actions have been widely condemned by those in the game with calls for Liverpool to sack the striker.
But Joey Barton, no stranger to hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons himself, praised Suarez on his Twitter profile, saying the club would be mad to cut ties with him.

'Suarez is a good as a player as there is in world football at the minute. Yes, he's messed up and shouldn't have bitten another player but a player like him has to play right on the edge,' posted Barton.

'Without it he wouldn't be the talent he is. LFC would be mad not to back him IMO...if they don't I'm sure the queue of Champions League clubs would stretch round the block.'
VIDEO Watch the shocking moment when Suarez bites Ivanovic's arm

Luis Suarez appears to bite Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic

Barton went on to compare Suarez with another controversial star in Eric Cantona, who was banned for eight months after kung-fu kicking a Crystal Palace fan in 1995.

'Only have to look up the M62 and see what Fergie did with Cantona to know Suarez is worth it. Yes, HE is that good!' posted Barton.

'Every single football fan out there would have Suarez in their team. Anyone who says otherwise is talking complete nonsense.'

Other stars from around the game joined the debate, with Suarez's nomination for the PFA Player of the year award called into question.
Former England striker Gary Lineker believes the Liverpool forward should be withdrawn from the running for the prize.

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[Peter R]

Joey,

Some things are are plain indefensible! That bite is one such thing.

[Sir X]

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The really dangerous part of all this is the Luis Suarez dependency around here. It was Graeme Souness who observed tonight that Liverpool are “not blessed with a lot of world class players at this time” and the game which kept Chelsea's pursuit of a top four place in their own destiny, despite the concession of the late goal, bore that out.
There was nothing much more engaging than the choreography of Rafael Benitez's return, in the first half. The Kop waited fewer than two minutes to issue their first chant for him and it was unfortunate that a diplomatic, though notably less vocal, song for Rodgers was drowned out by the boos for Fernando Torres, the pantomime villain whose 'welcome to Anfield' encounter with Jamie Carragher was engaging. No-one could blame Liverpool's faithful for some sentimentality about Benitez since Ramires, Juan Mata and Oscar delivered a level of invention and pace entirely absent in the home side's over–elaborate system, which in the first half lacked any incision. Chelsea were worth their lead, attributable to Carragher allowing Oscar, the smallest man on the pitch, to pivot and head in from a corner - peeling away to the right edge of the penalty area before the defender could react, with no defender on the post to block the ball.
The extraordinary immediacy of Daniel Sturridge's impact, arriving in place of the ineffectual Phillippe Coutinho after half time, made a mockery of the prettified first half precision play, though the 23-year-old's place on the bench was actually a consequence of his own struggle to make inroads since his dynamic start to his Liverpool career in January. Sturridge had already bombed in from the right to send in Steven Gerrard against Petr Cech – the goalkeeper saved smartly with his foot – and spun away from Eden Hazard to strike a 30-yard shot against the post – before he seized on a beautiful one-touch Suarez lay-off to equalise.
Even then, the saint and sinner were there in the Uruguayan, who closed his eyes, raised a hand and conceded the penalty which Hazard converted, right-footed, to put Chelsea back ahead. For Rodgers, the only encouragement to take from another sorry afternoon was Sturridge's continual presence as a force. He deftly flicked back a ball which Jordan Henderson – for whom this was a fairly wretched afternoon – sent on for substitute Jonjo Shelvey to graze a post with. A criminal waste. It was also Sturridge who provided the well measured cross which Suarez headed in for the equaliser at the death.
Both goalscorers were the subject of controversy. Sturridge might have been dismissed for going in over the ball on Ryan Bertrand in a second half which grew increasingly ill-tempered. Rodgers was unhappy about Torres leading with his arm into a challenge on Carragher, in which he caught him in the face.
The game's footballing messages struggled to be heard.
But the overwhelming impression was how far these sides have fallen since Benitez waged battle with Jose Mourinho from the home dugout here.
Match facts

Liverpool: REINA 6, JOHNSON 7, CARRAGHER 6, AGGER 6, ENRIQUE 6, GERRARD 6, HENDERSON 5, LUCAS 6, COUTINHO 5, SUAREZ 0, DOWNING 5
Chelsea: CECH 8, BERTRAND 6, IVANOVIC 6, LUIZ 5, AZPILICUETA 6, OSCAR 7, RAMIRES 7, MATA 8, MIKEL 6, HAZARD 6, TORRES 6
Goals. Liverpool: Sturridge 52, Suarez 90. Chelsea: Oscar 26, Hazard pen 57.
Substitutions: Liverpool Sturridge 8 (Coutinho, HT), Shelvey (Downing, 80). Chelsea Benayoun (Hazard, 78), Moses (Oscar, 83), Lampard (Mata, 90).
Bookings: Liverpool Carrager, Henderson, Shelvey, Lucas, Suarez. Chelsea Azpilicueta, Torres.
Man of the match Sturridge.
Match rating 6/10.
Possession: Liverpool 50%. Chelsea 50%.
Attempts on target: Liverpool 12. Chelsea 6.
Referee K Friend (Leicestershire).
Attendance 45,009.