Simulation in football.

[cleanstrike]

I think that cheating of this sort has become so endemic in football over a long period that it's now considered acceptable and will be impossible to eradicate in the future.

 

[JCW]

I think that cheating of this sort has become so endemic in football over a long period that it's now considered acceptable and will be impossible to eradicate in the future.

No its not , if its not done after the match maybe a sin bin thing is over due

 

[Pin-seeker]

Yes, the lad dived. No question.
But was he looking for a free kick or getting out of the way or a kick.
The defender pulled out of the tackle so no contact would have been made.
The lad dived to avoid the anticipated contact, and bearing in mind the treatment handed out to him over the last few weeks I'm not surprised.
I think you can tell, 99% of the time, if the dive is trying to fool the ref or taking evasive action.
It's what happens afterwards.
Was there an appeal for a foul or a card from him..?
If there was I didn't see it.

It has gone too far though.
Most dives are purely to fool the ref into giving a free kick or brandishing a card.
Some are to avoid the crunching tackle....can you penalise that..?

This is the real problem,some times it's to try & a avoid injury & some times it's just blatant cheating. Personally I think Ashley Young is a blatant cheat that constantly tries to con the ref. others may disagree.

 

[G1BB0]

diving, wrestling in boxes, shirt pulling... all need eradicating from the game imho. Skrtl was a prime example yesterday tried to rip the shirt off Caulker twice (and I support LFC so unbiased). Any contact/shirt pulling should be a pen. They would soon stop doing it.

 

[JCW]

diving, wrestling in boxes, shirt pulling... all need eradicating from the game imho. Skrtl was a prime example yesterday tried to rip the shirt off Caulker twice (and I support LFC so unbiased). Any contact/shirt pulling should be a pen. They would soon stop doing it.

Yes I saw that , its getting worse , time to sort it , any holding or arms around a player is a penalty in the box and a yellow card , elsewhere just yellow , as for the diving , need to have a panel to judge the weekend games and dish out bans , that's the 1st step , you can tell the divers , they look back straight away to see if they have got a penalty , needs sorting and the sooner the better

 

[Foxholer]

FA have tried, but it got rejected by Prem League AND Refs Assoc!

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/257157.html

 

[One Planer]

You can't red card someone for diving - that's a bit silly. Yellow card yes but red card is not right

Why?

If a player dives in the opposition penalty area, he is trying to directly influence the game , by cheating, to win a penalty. Why should he be sent off for that.

I've always said a dive should be punished by a yellow card, retrospectively if need be. If a player dives in the penalty area, to blatantly win a penalty, he should be sent off.

 

[freddielong]

There is only one way to sort it out and that is to have a panel watch every game replays and all after the event and hand out bans, it is impossible for the ref to catch most of these cheats.

 

[JCW]

There is only one way to sort it out and that is to have a panel watch every game replays and all after the event and hand out bans, it is impossible for the ref to catch most of these cheats.

Its spoiling the game all this cheating ..................if left uncheck things will get worse ..........................

 

[smange]

Every time I hear about a player diving it makes me think of this

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VO4Ajmg4d8s :rofl:

 

[richart]

Diving to avoid a tackle/foul is slightly strange. Normally you would try and jump a tackle, or dodge one, but dive arms out stretched to the ground.:mmm: If nothing else it seems a bit cowardly in a contact sport.

 

[Region3]

If they're just evading a nasty challenge, why do they roll about on the floor clutching their ankle?

It makes me laugh that the pundits call it 'simulation'. It isn't simulation, it's cheating.