5 problems Liverpool must battle before next season

3. Luis Suarez

Luis Suarez poses a problem to Liverpool in a number of ways. To begin with, he might leave, in which case Rodgers will have to reassess the entire balance of his team and his formation if he does not find a like-for-like replacement. In case he stays, he has a six-match ban to serve and hence will miss a critical part of the season. If Liverpool struggle at the beginning of the season, it will be really difficult for them to catch up. And once Suarez returns, there is the threat of his antics. Liverpool need to cope with the mind of Luis Suarez and make sure that he gets into the least trouble possible. Although he has declared that he is not happy with life in England, given the British media’s ‘hostility’, Liverpool did stand behind him in situations that were really embarrassing. They need to keep doing that.