was reading through redcafe.net and found this thread that was discussing about divers. or rather, did Cristiano Ronaldo dived in the Boro match to win the penalty and free kick?
(ok, so here i regretfully admit that, YES, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aviero dived - or seems like it, but don't kill me, Ronnie, please - to win the free kick. but NO, he DID NOT DIVE to win the penalty. in fact, he had no wish at all to win a penalty.
and on a brighter note, he doesn't dive as much as he used to. look at the comparison in regards to winning a penalty in this game:
Old Ronnie would have thrown himself at the goalkeeper and rolled about on the floor. New Ronnie, sees the goalkeeper coming at him, braces himself for a fall, goalkeeper missed him, change of direction caused him to stumble, not fall over dramatically. If you notice he never once asked for the penalty.
and he's always getting picked on and labelled Diver by fans because a) he's in the portuguese world cup squad b) portugal kicked england out of the world cup c) he was a sensational diver last season (again, Ronnie, don't kill me).
ok, so we go to reason a and b. it's not just ronaldo who dives in the premiership. drogba, robben and reyes does a better job at it. and the english players do it too. (i love these guys but apparently) rooney, gerrard, owen and shearer does it too. and nobody kicks up a big fuss. so how come every time ronaldo wins a penalty, no matter how legally, it's still considered diving?
reason c is mostly his fault. but he's more matured now, and trying to reduce diving. so give him a chance, people.)
but you see, there's different ways to dive, and ultimately cheat.
quoting noodlehair from redcafe.net:
There's the ones that run at people, then just throw themselves on the floor, like Ronaldo, Pires, and Reyes. There's the ones that act like big fairies, pretending to be injured all the time, like Drogba, or Reyes. Then there's the sneaky cunts, who con the ref in every way possible, and keep elbowing people in the face, like Ferguson, Diouf, and Reyes
sensing a pattern here?
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