Luis Suarez is not worried about the criticism that has been meted put towards him this season for going down too easily inside the box in search of a penalty.
Stoke City manager Tony Pulis was the latest to condemn the Uruguayans behavior after their 0-0 draw in Saturday's English Premier League game, but Suarez has asked his critics to concentrate on their own game.
"Everyone should focus on their own team," he told Ovacion. "Those who want to talk can do so, I am not worried about what they say.
"They can keep talking and in the meantime I will keep on playing football and taking care of my team and what I do. Nothing else matters.
"The support of the coach is very important to me and that's what I really care about."
Suarez clearly has the support of Brendan Rodgers, with the Liverpool manager coming out in support of his striker, saying the striker was being unfairly targeted.
"As manager of this football club I find it incredible that in nearly all the coverage about Luis Suarez this weekend, very little focus has been placed on the fact that he was actually the victim of a stamping incident within the first five minutes of the game," Rodgers said.
"At this moment there seems to be one set of rules for Luis and another set for everyone else. Diving and simulation is obviously a wider issue in football and one that we all agree has to be eradicated from our game but there were other incidents this weekend that didn't seem to generate the same coverage.
"No one should be distracted by the real issue here, both at Anfield and at another game played on Sunday, when Luis and another player were hurt in off-the-ball incidents that went unpunished but were caught on TV cameras.
"I believe some people need to develop a sense of perspective and I also believe in this moment the vilification of Luis is both wrong and unfair.
"I will continue to protect the values, spirit and people of this great club and game while searching for a consistent level of results in order to make progress on the field."
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