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Roy Hodgson has done it again.

Liverpool FC fans became accustomed to his loose lips and tendency to put foot firmly in mouth during his short spell at Anfield, and now England fans begin the learning process too.

Luis Suarez,the player he denied was world-class in England's pre-match press conference, scored two goals to inflict defeat upon the Three Lions and put them on the brink of World Cup elimination.

When asked whether Suarez belonged in the same "world-class" bracket as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the England manager said: "I think he will only be at that level when he shows it on this particular stage.”

When he spoke those words, Suarez has outscored both Messi and Ronaldo at World Cup finals. Now, he's scored more than the two combined.

World-class is a subjective term, of course – but to not fully appreciate the talent of the Uruguayan is akin to poking a bear with a stick. Suarez was always likely to roar back; Hodgson's throwaway words are now immortalised, open for derision forever.

Following England's defeat, Hodgson refused to be drawn on his comments. When asked whether Suarez was world-class, he said: "Luis Suarez scored the two goals. The first goal was exceptionally good, top, top class.

"The second one he was a bit fortunate to get himself free but when he did he made literally no mistake. We know what Suarez can do.”

But fear not. Suarez ISN'T world-class, Roy. Here's six reasons the England manager can still cling on to.

He's only scored five goals at the World Cup

Is scoring five goals truly doing it on this particular stage? Sure, he scored the winner against Mexico in 2010 to put them through as group winners, while his double against South Korea sent them into the last eight.

And we know his two goals against England, while nowhere near full fitness, dragged a flailing nation off the canvas to put them in with a strong chance of qualification.

But only five? That's eight less than Just Fontaine managed in a single World Cup – and the Frenchman hit the bar twice against Scotland with his eyes closed. Allegedly.

Five! Five is only the same amount of goals Raul scored, and he wasn't world-class. It's only three more than Johan Cruijff, and just five more than Zlatan Ibrahimovic. And they weren't very good either.

There's also been 211 tournament goals since World Cup 2010 began, meaning Suarez accounts for only 2.37 per cent of goals scored – a very, very low rate. Aged 27 and with seven appearances, five goals just isn't enough.

He's no....Oleg Salenko. The great Russian striker of USA 94, a modern-day goalscoring Adonis, banged in five in 90 minutes against a solid, defensively-sound Cameroon side. The former Rangers, Logrones and Istanbulspor star also notched from the spot against Sweden, taking his World Cup tally to six. World-class.

His celebration is too simple

Scoring goals is easy, but it's the style in which you celebrate them that truly counts*.

Okay, so Suarez managed to steer a deft header beyond Joe Hart, before smashing the ball past his near post with just seven minutes remaining. Such was the class of both finishes, he even managed to start celebrating before the ball hit the net.

But what is this celebration? A kiss of a couple of knuckles, the revving of an imaginary motorbike and fingers acting as pistols? How naff. How continental. Where's the forward roll? Where's the jig around the corner flag? Where's the re-enactment of late-night, curfew-breaking hi-jinx?

Suarez can score as many as he wants, but until he concocts a convoluted dance routine with team-mates, he'll never be up there with the true greatest.

*NB: Bonus goals are not awarded for celebrations.

He's no... Julius Aghahowa. The former Shakhtar and Wigan striker scored his only World Cup goal against Sweden in 2002 – but my, how he celebrated, backward-somersaulting 15 times, becoming nothing but a blur of fabric. 10.0. World-class.

… He celebrated, full stop

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up. Suarez scored a late winner to keep his side's World Cup dreams alive, and he had the temerity to celebrate it?

Football isn't about passion or emotion, it's about sponsors and brands. Any goal at this World Cup, or any other, should be met with a respectful handshake to all of the opposition – including the substitutes and coaching staff – before focusing on the remainder of the game.

What's worse, he plays in England, and is team-mates with a number of the England players. In football, that should be given consideration before anything else. He should have been more humble in his actions and look at the bigger picture outside of potentially putting his country into the second round.

It was not a world-class reaction.

He's no... Scott Sinclair. The nomadic winger refused to celebrate against former club Chelsea after scoring past them for Swansea in February 2012 – despite playing just five league games for the London club. “I had a great time there and I only left because they couldn’t offer me regular football. I didn’t want to rub it in so I just put my hand up to them,” said Sinclair.

It took him 39 minutes to score

That's over 2,340 seconds. In that time, you could make a cup of tea, drink it and wash up. You could watch one-and-a-half episodes of Neighbours or cook two-and-a-bit meals from Jamie Oliver's 15-minute meals cookbook. You can do a lot in 39 minutes.

But Suarez could only score one goal in that time. Sure, it took Messi 65 minutes to score against Bosnia – but, you know, Messi. And Ronaldo still awaits his first goal of the competition – but, you know, Ronaldo.

Thirty-nine minutes. Fair enough, it was his first opportunity, but how did it take him so long have one? And when it did come, he only had to find space away from the England defence and guide the ball expertly beyond the goalkeeper.

Worst of all, he had to wait another 46 minutes – or, including half-time, over an hour – for his next one.

He's no... Hakan Sukur. The Turkish marksman notched in the highly-important third/fourth place play-off against hosts South Korea after just 11 seconds. And he probably didn't celebrate.

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He can't play left back

Tricks and flicks are all well and good, but can Suarez be relied upon when a good, old-fashioned hoof up the pitch is required?

The Uruguayan may be goalscorer supreme, and his tactical flexibility may be one of his strongest assets, but he's never played at full back. Where was he for his side as England broke down the right-hand side, with Daniel Sturridge and Glen Johnson combining to set up Wayne Rooney?

You need craft and graft in this game, Luis. His inability to play on the left-hand side of a back four, endlessly bombing balls into the box from deep, is what truly separates him from the world-class players.

He's no... Paul Konchesky. No, seriously, he's not.

He can't time-travel

Right. So he can score goals, torment defences, set up countless chances, galvanise an entire nation and generally be one of the world's best football players.

But can travel into the future, then alter both the past and present, in order to make Uruguay World Cup champions?

Didn't think so. Most definitely not world-class.

He's no... Marty McFly. And he did it three times, as well.

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