Play acting, diving, simulation etc

Methuselah · December 29, 2020

Chegsy said:
Can’t stand it. Players trained to go down at the slightest touch now. A lot of penalties these days are a joke, the problem you have is any slight bit of contact is automatically a pen so when it’s looked at by VAR even if the player has clearly dived to the floor if they see a tiny bit of contact with a super slowed down frame your done for. Would hate to be a defender the way the game is currently going. Another annoying thing is the “pundits” now just accept its part of the game spouting all sorts of nonsense acting like it’s clever (dependent on who dives).

It's also further complicated by 'who you are' and 'which team you play for'.

Lloydystark · December 29, 2020

Methuselah said:
It's also further complicated by 'who you are' and 'which team you play for'.

It is true that mo salah has NEVER dived and will NEVER dive, I mean why would he? He’s so good he doesn’t need to.

longers · December 29, 2020

davids said:
I'll never stop being a Blue,but being honest I'd rather watch Rugby Union. Sick of all the play acting.

Play acting is more entertaining than rugby though

gonetomorrow · December 29, 2020

It's high time they got to grips with the divers. VAR could be a good thing in that respect.

SiEdmo · December 29, 2020

Death said:
The 'clever play there, cut in front of him, felt contact a d rightfully went down like a bag of bricks' by the commentary does my head in.

i know you wouldn't think it was a "contact" sport

peteblue · December 29, 2020

arch stanton said:
when my little girl and I played kick around in your back garden, she would continually throw herself to the floor as thats what she had seen on the TV and she thought its what you did when playing footy. Its a shadow of the game I started watching and played.

tbf you were kicking lumps out of her.....