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I WAS SO IMPRESSED BY SUAREZ, WADDLE… AND HARKINS

I WAS

LEE Johnson got into hot ater for calling Luis Suarez street rat’, but he meant it the nicest possible way.
The 43-year-old twice came against the Uruguayan man, first as a player for istol City in a 4-0 pre-sean friendly defeat to Ajax in 09, and again as manager Oldham when Liverpool on 2-0 in an FA Cup tie at nfield five years later.
“I meant he was brave, ever and happy to take a t to win the ball,” laughs hnson. “But of course the papers went and mocked him up as a rat. That was a lesson learnt!”
Johnson’s admiration for Suarez, who wou...

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