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I would’ve done the same thing if I was in Suarez’s position – Asamoah Gyan
Former Black Stars striker, Asamoah Gyan has revealed that he would have acted the same as Luis Suarez if he found himself in the Uruguay striker’s position during the 2010 World Cup.
Ghana, who were making their second appearance at the Mundial was on the verge of becoming the first side team to reach the last four of the World Cup.
The Black Stars, however, lost in a penalty shootout to Uruguay in their quarterfinal game.
The game took a different turn after Suarez used his hand to keep out Dominic Adiyiah’s goal-bound header.
Although Suarez was sent off for his unsporting act and Ghana awarded a penalty, Gyan missed from the spot.
Uruguay eventually won the game 4-2 on penalties to progress to the semi-final of the World Cup at the expense of Ghana.
Discussing the incident, Gyan said it got into his head and he even wanted to hit Suarez when the pair faced each other later in the Premier League.
He was, however, quick to add that he realized he had to let it go, admitting he would have acted in the same manner if he was in Suarez’s position.
“People spoke about the incident and it got into my head a bit. I remember when Sunderland faced Liverpool, during the exchange of handshakes, I watched him with some eye,” Gyan said on Peace FM.
“I wanted to even punch him because people had said things that had gotten into my head, but I realized I had to let it go because I would’ve done the same thing if I was in his position.”
Source: footballghana.com
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