Not defending him in any way, but I would argue that these guys are doing this because the refs are blowing every 2 mins.He has just admitted to cheating and nothing will be done about it. It's because of players like him that this game is becoming a non contact sport with stoppages every 2 minutes.
Keep your trap shut ffs, did they ask any of that mob ?
can't be arsed listening to him .he didn't actually say that did he .if he did your right . pancake"The way I move and GLIDE with the ball" What a f*kn pancake.
Show me where in the rules of the game it suggests it's okay to throw your self on the ground for the slightest touch - it's cheating. Opinions don't change that this is cheating, you are throwing your self to the ground to influence the decision of the ref.Not defending him in any way, but I would argue that these guys are doing this because the refs are blowing every 2 mins.
They are only playing by the rules the game has set. Stop giving fouls for the slightest bit of contact and this will go away
To clarify, I was referring to how the refs are encouraged to interpret the rules. Either way, the change needs to come from the top. You can't start awarding free kicks/penalties for the slightest touch and then be annoyed at the players for going down easily.Show me where in the rules of the game it suggests it's okay to throw your self on the ground for the slightest touch - it's cheating. Opinions don't change that this is cheating, you are throwing your self to the ground to influence the decision of the ref.
Did that not happen on Wednesday with Kent, I think it was? He goes down he gets the penaltyMight not be popular but I agree with him to an extent.
If a defender mis-times a challenge and doesn't get the ball, but instead makes contact with or interferes with the striker, then it's a foul. But he isn't going to get it if he stays on his feet. So what should he do?
I agree with you mate. I think diving should be met with match bans in cases where it's clear as day it's a blatant dive. It's like the Lance Armstrong story, he had to cheat to be able to beat everyone else because everyone else was cheating, except cheating by diving is viewed as a minor offense, when in fact it destroys the product that we are served and it makes the decisions of the refs a lot harder to make. Especially when the ref can see there is contact, it's difficult to make a decision in real time on whether the touch enough to merit the foul.To clarify, I was referring to how the refs are encouraged to interpret the rules. Either way, the change needs to come from the top. You can't start awarding free kicks/penalties for the slightest touch and then be annoyed at the players for going down easily.
I despise diving as much as the next person, but it's going to continue unless there's a shift in mentality from those who set the laws of the game
The definition of the word 'foul' is completely wrong in 50% of your context though. Making contact with someone is not a foul. Where you say 'interferes' is the important part. If a defender misses the ball and accidentally touches the striker, but not with enough force to put him over or put him off, then it is not a foul and diving to make it look like the contact was enough to knock him over is simply cheating.Might not be popular but I agree with him to an extent.
If a defender mis-times a challenge and doesn't get the ball, but instead makes contact with or interferes with the striker, then it's a foul. But he isn't going to get it if he stays on his feet. So what should he do?
I would like this to happen on the 89th minute, please Santa. I've been a good boy all year.I really hope he dives on Sunday to get the winning penalty.
Aye in the 98th minute2-1 hibs sunday
Dodgy penalty and offside goal would be absolutely perfect
Yep.. straight from the wannabe 'dancing on ice' muppets fake accent. AND he kept a straight face .. which was difficult for the cnut considering the state of it.can't be arsed listening to him .he didn't actually say that did he .if he did your right . pancake
must have dreamt he was laudrup
Possibly Kent in the last minute of the first half?I think it was Joe Aribo who stayed on his feet after being tackled on Wednesday and could easily have earned a penalty had he gone down. I haven’t heard or read anything praising him for not milking the situation. If players like Boyle are openly admitting that they go looking for a penalty then it’s time we played the same game.
How many times have you seen a player jumping over a wild challenge and then seeing a goal kick awarded when the ball goes out of play? Does it pay to be honest up here? It’s all very well wanting players to ‘play the game,’ but we know certain individuals will always look to con referees,
I honestly really hate this "contact is justification to go down" shite. Not every bit of contact is a foul, and trying to sell it as one is still out and out cheating.
Well done. This will ensure he doesn't get a penalty on Sunday. Brainless.
It really is very, very sinister.Interesting it's now the media wish to highlight wether he's a diver or not this particular week.
Will not get a decision in the final now that he has said he dives!Openly admits to diving, which is cheating, What the fek have I just watched?
Sinister reporting by skysports don't ya think ?Will not get a decision in the final now that he has said he dives!
Not the smartest move on his part!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahalets be honest we all say the same about our players, if one drives into the box and there is contact but the player stays on his feet, usually the narrative is "he has been too honest there" "maybe he should have went down and he would have won the penalty"
Every single player cheats at football there isnt one single honest player playing pro football I have ever seen EVER.
he can go down as often as he likes now on Sunday Ref will not give it due to the guaranteed vitriol he will get from the media afterwards all pointuing to this interviewPart of the issue here is that refs won’t give a foul often unless the player goes down. It’s of course been taken to extreme now though
Example in a game I watched this week (may well have been Hagi). Player burst into the box and was fouled/contact made. If they had gone down it was a pen. They didn’t and stumbled through before shooting wide.
Go down and get a pen
Magnify that all across the pitch, including defenders goin down at the slightest touch when they have the ball facing their own box and have an attacker behind them. Foul given 90% of the time