Carling Cup final 2012: Luis Suarez determined to repay Liverpool loyalty I see a different perspective than others. He will be even more determined to show everyone his football skills. When he makes his mind up about something he sticks to it. That is what happened when he was determined to leave Ajax and move to England and his ambition then was to improve himself and become an even better player. Outside of football he is one of the greatest guys I have ever met. He is so determined on the pitch and sometimes it is that determination that is a problem for him. It was the same story in Holland when he was first accused of diving and then there was another controversy, but a story always has more sides. Suárez's friends in South America and Holland do not recognise the player who has been branded in England and Pinkster says the allegations of racism do not tally with his experiences working alongside the Uruguayan. It does not matter to Luis where you come from. What matters is if you can play football," he said. He never knew the impact of the word he used in England and it was the lack of knowledge of the English language that has caused a problem. He was having English classes when I visited him in Liverpool last year. His Dutch was OK, but even when you learn a little English it is not easy to understand everyone, especially when people have different accents and mean different things. I speak good English, but I can tell you when I spoke to Kenny Dalglish even I found it hard to understand him because of his Scottish voice. You have to be focused to know exactly what is being said, so I can understand why it would be hard for Luis and any player adapting to a new environment. When we had team meetings, I would speak to Luis in Spanish to make the technical instructions more clear. One of his closest friends in the Ajax team was Urby Emanuelson, a Surinamese player who signed for AC Milan. They were together all the time, and Luis looked out for him, always concerned. He took the same interest in all the overseas players who joined us because he understood how difficult it could for young players coming to Europe because he did it himself. When he was at Ajax he had time for everyone whether it was the kit man or the ladies who prepared the meals. He is a hero in Ajax. I know he is a good person. While Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson called for Suárez's banishment from Anfield, Pinkster believes the striker simply needs to control his flaws rather than change personality. "To win, you need to be more than technically good," said Pinkster. You need characters who will do anything to win. Luis has this character. You don't want a team of schoolboys. There was a game when we were fighting for the title and we scored in the 94th minute to win 1-0. Everyone was happy in the dressing room, but Luis had a face on him like he had just spent his last penny. It was because we had badly, even though we won. That is what he is like. That is what has caused him problems, but is not always a bad quality. So will Sunday be the day English football embraces Suárez rather than damns him? "I know there will be no one more desperate to win," said Pinkster. If Luis doesn't score himself, he will create two goals.