I think it's the paucity/obviousness of his efforts that really grate
I've no problem with players diving but he does almost seem like he deliberately sets out to do it rather than go round a man.
My daughter hates him and calls him 'Badman Baldy', I'll ask her when I get back later
He also has a face you'd never tire of punching
Claiming throwons has never brought the game into disrepute. Like ridicules appeals in cricket.
Most players do the odd dive now and again. Those who do it constantly like Robben, Gerard and Suarez are in a different category.
Yep, and not to forget the biggest diving cheat of them all: Busquets.
Presumably then you feel match-fixing is no less moral than claiming a throw in?
The greater the influence that an act of cheating has on a match, the more the integrity of the sport is eroded. If you willfully and frequently erode the integrity of your sport with no apparent regard, that makes you a ***** :shrug:
You seem to believe there's actually some integrity left in football
I would argue that cheating is an intrinsic part of football, though.
From shirt pulling and shoving in the box, through shielding the ball into touch by obstructing a an opponent, to claiming throw ins you know aren't yours and all the myriad tricks of the trade, cheating is nodded at and even encouraged in the game. So what makes diving different?
