Luis Suarez has explained why he has made to feel like a “donkey” when playing alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar at Barcelona.
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The Uruguayan striker moved to Camp Nou in the summer of 2014, following a productive spell with Premier League giants Liverpool, and immediately slotted into a star-studded squad alongside fellow South Americans.
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Messi and Neymar were already on Barca’s books at that point and went on to form the fabled ‘MSN’ strike force after being joined in Catalunya by Suarez. They enjoyed considerable success together, winning La Liga titles and a Champions League crown.
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Suarez played his part, hitting 198 goals in total for Barcelona through 283 appearances, but admits that he did not feel entirely comfortable alongside a couple of iconic forwards when first taking the No.9 jersey with Liga heavyweights.
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Suarez has told Argentine content creator : “At the beginning, we were three players with different characteristics where the donkey, me, was in the middle. I used to say to myself: ‘Where do I put myself so I don’t get in the way?’
“Of course, I would look to my side and see Leo. I looked to the other side and there was Neymar. In the back, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets. I learned to move in my space, in my rectangle. The truth is that we understood each other in a way that was admirable.”