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Tabarez: Suarez should be allowed to play final (AP)
Author: Michael
JOHANNESBURG (AP)—Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez says striker Luis Suarez should
be allowed to play in the World Cup final if Uruguay beats the Netherlands in
Tuesday’s semifinal.
Suarez was sent off for a deliberate handball on the line that denied Ghana
a winning goal in the dying seconds of Friday’s quarterfinal, but Asamoah Gyan
missed the ensuing spot kick and Uruguay went through on penalties.
The red card means Suarez will definitely miss Tuesday’s semifinal and could
miss the final if FIFA decides to extend the punishment—a sanction Tabarez
says would be “exaggerated”.
The handball has also ignited a debate about fair play, but Tabarez says
calling the Ajax striker a cheat would be “twisted.”
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Tabarez hails team spirit
Author: Michael
Tabarez: Hailed team spirit
Oscar Tabarez hailed Uruguay’s team spirit after his side secured a penalty shoot-out win over Ghana to progress into the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 40 years.
Diego Forlan equalised Sulley Muntari’s opener to send the game into extra-time before Luis Suarez was sent off at the death for handling Dominic Adiyiah’s goalbound header.
Asamoah Gyan missed a last-gasp penalty to win it at the end of extra-time for the Africans before Uruguay won the penalty shoot-out 4-2 to progress.
It is the first time the two-time winners have been to the semi-finals since 1970 and Tabarez’s side now face Holland in Cape Town on Tuesday.
The Uruguay coach said: “I am very emotional. We didn’t play well, but we have gone through.
“The players are very strong and have a strong team spirit.
“We have a little time to prepare for the match against Holland but we are going there to win.”
He added: “We are very excited. These boys deserve everything. Today we didn’t play well. It seems there’s something forcing us on, it must be the strength and unity of these boys.”
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Tabarez not thinking about Argentina
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Tabarez not thinking about Argentina
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Tabarez laughs at Parreira rant
Author: Michael
Tabarez: Amused by Parreira
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez found Carlos Alberto Parreira’s criticism of the match officials laughable after Uruguay’s 3-0 victory over South Africa.
South Africa’s manager blasted referee Massimo Busacca following his side’s defeat in Pretoria, which leaves the World Cup hosts in danger of elimination at the group stages.
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan was the architect of Bafana Bafana’s downfall as he opened the scoring in the first half before converting a late penalty prior to playing a role in the build-up to Alvaro Pereira’s injury-time header.
Parreira was unimpressed with the award of the spot-kick and Busacca’s decision to dismiss goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune for bringing down striker Luis Suarez, but Tabarez did not agree.
He said: “In an earlier press conference I said I never talk about the referees, I talk about the circumstances of the game.
“I think there were other instances of penalties that the referee didn’t notice, but these are circumstances of the game.
Dominate
“I certainly can’t agree and I even laugh at the suggestion that Uruguay maybe won this game thanks to the referee, because I think we dominated the game throughout.
“But I didn’t come to the press conference for that, I’m not here to talk about the referee or discuss my colleague’s opinions, but in my view Uruguay won the game deservedly.”
Forlan wanted to deflect attention away from his superb individual display against South Africa in order to credit Uruguay’s team performance.
The South Americans are within touching distance of the knockout stages after a comprehensive victory ahead of their final game in Group A against Mexico next Tuesday.
He said: “Obviously, as a forward I like to score goals, but the important thing is to win,”
“The team is good. We also played well against France. We’re very solid.”
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