Luis Suarez admitted that “the flame is dying out” as he edges in direction of the tip of his profession.
Suarez is at present on the Copa America with Uruguay, who topped their group with three wins from three and are getting ready for a quarter-final in opposition to Brazil.
Not like in earlier tournaments the place he was the primary man, the 37-year-old has been restricted to simply two substitute appearances thus far, with Marcelo Bielsa steering the facet in direction of youthful abilities.
Regardless of solely enjoying for eight minutes in complete, Suarez, who’s Uruguay’s all-time prime scorer with 68 targets, is set to get pleasure from what is probably going his closing main match for his nation.
“I’m having fun with each second very a lot,” Suarez instructed AUF TV.
“It’s one thing that at my age, as you grow old, you get pleasure from it increasingly whether or not you’re enjoying lots or enjoying a bit of, as a result of you recognize that the flame of soccer is dying out.
“I’m only one extra [player in the squad], you’ve already seen it. Taking part in or not enjoying, I’m pleased with the half I’m doing and making an attempt to assist as a lot as I can.”
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