Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has admitted that he needs to improve his behaviour during games next season.
The Reds forward is currently four games into a 10-match suspension after biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during their 2-2 draw at Anfield back in April.
Suarez was banned for eight games for a similar offence when playing for Ajax in 2011, and the Uruguayan international has said that he needs to channel his frustrations in a more productive manner in the future.
"Why do I have these moments of madness? They're moments of frustration and it's about time I learned to control them," Suarez told reporters.
"I [have] struggled since I was a kid. I remember going to train on my own or with my brother, in the rain. I haven't forgotten that and I hold those memories dear. Nacional almost let me go when I was 13 years old because I wasn't playing and I was mixed up with the wrong crowd.
"[I hope] that people must not remember me for that, do not attack me as a person for that. I prefer criticism for my football, technique, that's what upsets me in the Premier League today."
The Uruguayan recently hinted at a summer switch to Real Madrid after claiming that he feels victimised by the British media.
Suarez, who scored 30 goals for the Reds last season, has also been linked with a move to Italian champions Juventus.
Paul Gorst
