Way to add insult to injury for David Luiz.
The Brazilian defender was repeatedly trolled and criticized after Paris Saint-Germain’s embarrassing 3-1 loss at home to Barcelona in the Champions League. Why? Because the Selecao ace was nutmegged TWICE by Luis Suarez in the build-up to both of the Uruguayan striker’s goals.
Coach Laurent Blanc admitted after the game that the former Chelsea defender was not 100% fit, having to come on in for captain Thiago Silva, who was forced off with injury
“The injury to Thiago Silva was the start of our problems. We had to replace him with a player who was not 100 per cent fit,” Blanc confessed.
This, however, earned no sympathy from fans and pundits alike. One who showed little mercy towards the 27-year-old was Sky Sports pundit and former England manager Glenn Hoddle.
According to the 57-year-old, Luiz showed immaturity and a lack of discipline in his game, regardless of his injury.
“Even if you’re not 100 per cent fit you can’t show that lack of intent,” Huddle said.
“He is the last man on the pitch when Suarez picks up the ball and starts running at him. He realises he is the last man and the very last thing you should do when you’re the last man is jump in. You bide time for your team to get around you.
“Instead he does what an eight-year-old who hasn't been coached does: he tries to win it by putting both of his feet together. But when he does that he can’t move anywhere. Suarez nutmegs him again.”
Hoddle went on to claim that the Brazilian is a liability in Les Parisiens’ back line and should thus be redeployed in another position, saying:
“For me he is a liability at the back, and he always has been. You have to find a place for him in midfield or even at right-back.”
“He’s a footballer who likes to play in the playground when there is no shape to the game. He is a talent but that’s not what top football is about.”
