Luis Suarez has found a new level at Barcelona, says MarcelinoLuis Suarez has found an extra level to his game at Barcelona, according to Marcelino.
The former Liverpool striker seemed to struggle while adapting to life in Spain following his £80m move to the Nou Camp but has sparked into life in recent weeks, scoring twice against Manchester City in the Champions League last week.
Since the turn of the year the 28-year-old has scored seven goals in 13 matches and Marcelino believes playing with likes of Lionel Messi and Neymar has taken the Uruguay international to even greater heights.
Marcelino believes that Luis Suarez is starting to adapt to life at Barcelona.
“They were waiting for him after his ban and in the end he has arrived to add more goals, more goal threat and to combine with two fantastic players in Lionel Messi and Neymar, who have different qualities to him,” Marcelino told Revista de la Liga.
“He also adds a bit of aggression. He has that killer instinct and is someone who threatens defenders, despite not being the biggest person. The way he plays and the amount of energy he puts in, he’s someone that really annoys defenders when they have him around. I think he’s doing a fantastic job.
“When David Villa signed for Barcelona he found it difficult to get to that last step at this level of football. Luis Suarez has also had to adapt to a higher level because Barcelona are right at the top and the players he is training and playing with expect more from him.
“He has had to adapt, improve and he is now delivering.”
Despite the criticism at the start of his career with Luis Enrique’s side, Suarez has made a better start to life in La Liga than he did with Liverpool in the Premier League.
Suarez has scored five goals and laid on nine assists during his first 16 matches in La Liga compared to the six goals and three assists at the start of his Liverpool career.
And Graham Hunter believes Suarez, who has scored 10 goals in 24 matches in all competitions for Barca, is going through the same transformation as Henrik Larsson did when he left Celtic for the Nou Camp.
He told Revista de la Liga: ““He talks about two things. He knows this is his chance to win great prizes and he’s always wanted to come to this club. Salary aside, it’s something he desired.
“Therefore there’s just that extra margin of plus in the motivation and the work.
“I watched Larsson do the same. He went from being the king at Celtic to seconding himself to the team at Barca. He came on in Paris and won the game for them in the Champions League final.
“I think this process is similar.”
http://www1.skysports.com/watch/tv-shows/revista-de-la-liga/news/9740731/luis-suarez-has-found-a-new-level-at-barcelona-says-marcelino Why do they keep spouting bullshit? He's the exact same player that he was at Liverpool yet just because he now plays with Messi and Neymar he's suddenly even better?
