MX23RW : Friday, September 20 04:22:36| >> :600:323081967:323081967:

Sports psychologist: 'Luis Suarez likely to bite again'

Dr Thomas Fawcett believes that Luis Suarez is likely to bite an opponent again after allegedly committing an offence for the third time in his career at the World Cup.

Sports psychologist Dr Thomas Fawcett believes that Luis Suarez is likely to bite an opponent again after he appeared to carry out the incident for the third time in his career at the World Cup in Brazil.

The Liverpool striker is under investigation by FIFA after he was accused of biting the shoulder of Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's 1-0 victory on Tuesday.

Suarez was banned last year for biting the arm of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, and he was also punished for a similar incident during his time at Ajax.

Despite having professional help at Liverpool last season, Dr Fawcett believes that Suarez is likely to commit the offence again in the future.

"From a psychologist's perspective it was fairly predictable because of his past history," Dr Fawcett told BBC Radio 5 live. "I would suggest he is hardwired in this way.

"It's not something that's going to come out of his character with a few sessions with a psychologist. If it's happened before it'll happen again, despite all the help he's going to do it again."

Before the incident, rumours were rife claiming that Barcelona are considering a move for Suarez this summer.

ID:161739: cacheID:161739:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2393:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Uruguay forward Luis Suarez puts his hand to his mouth after clashing with Italy's defender Giorgio Chiellini during a Group D football match on June 24, 2014
Read Next:
Fowler expects Suarez exit
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
1.15am
Patriots
@
Jets
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City4400113812
2Arsenal431061510
3Newcastle UnitedNewcastle431063310
4Liverpool43017169
5Aston Villa43017619
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton42206248
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest42204228
8Chelsea42118537
9Brentford42026606
10Manchester UnitedMan Utd42025506
11Bournemouth41215505
12Fulham41214405
13Tottenham HotspurSpurs41126424
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham411256-14
15Leicester CityLeicester402257-22
16Crystal Palace402247-32
17Ipswich TownIpswich402227-52
18Wolverhampton WanderersWolves4013411-71
19Southampton400418-70
20Everton4004413-90


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!