But Ghana head coach Otto Addo would rather his players channel his devilish spirit than resent it as the two teams face each other for the first game since, writing off Suarez’s display of dark footballing arts as a matter of “attitude point’.
“If the same incident happened the other way around and Ghana progressed to the semi-finals, everyone would say it’s normal for a player to do everything he can to help his team reach the semi-finals,” Addo reflected in his pre-match press conference .
“That’s what I wish for every player, to do everything they can to help their team qualify. Sometimes he even sacrifices himself with a red card.
“It was a very sad day for me, I was watching it and I was sad, but that’s my point of view.”
In a masterful game of trickery, Suarez will start against Ghana today, despite getting his only minutes in a scrappy draw with Japan.
The Uruguay captain was withdrawn in the second half for Edinson Cavani, who starts on the bench today.
Ghana are currently second in Group H standings, picking up their first points of the tournament with a strong win against South Korea, and will be able to progress if they win or draw against Uruguay, pending the results of Portugal’s clash with South Korea Korea.
Due to the small differences between those who can realistically reach the round of 16, we will keep you updated as and when things change in the standings.
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