It is hard to think of that happening to Suarez, anyway. It would appear that giving his all is the only way he knows. But that is surely especially true in a World Cup year. Suarez will want to be as sharp as possible in order to reproduce the form he showed against Japan, in more important circumstances.
After that disastrous 2012-13, Uruguay face a battle merely to make it to Brazil. At the moment they lie fifth in the table, the playoff spot. But they only lead Venezuela on goal difference, and their next opponents are Peru, who can overtake them with a win in Lima Sept. 6. Then Uruguay close their campaign against the top three sides in the table -- home to Colombia, away to Ecuador, home to Argentina. They will have to scrap every inch of the way just to make the playoff.
They desperately need a match-fit Luis Suarez -- so if he must resign himself to spending another year at Liverpool, Uruguay will hope he does. Percentages may not win matches, but Uruguay’s chances of victory are always a few points higher if Luis Suarez is raring to go.