Liverpool striker Luis Suarez admits England coach Roy Hodgson's pre-match comments inspired him for Uruguay's World Cup win on Thursday. After England's defeat to Italy last Saturday, Hodgson declined an invitation to describe Suarez as a "world-class" forward who was in the same bracket as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
"He (Suarez) will only be at that level when he shows it on this particular stage (the World Cup)," Hodgson said.
Those words, and the constant talk about Suarez's knee injury, made the striker more determined to make a full recovery and defeat Hodgson's side.
"It wasn't revenge, but in England they talked about the injury and the coach had words that annoyed (me)," Suarez told Tenfield.
