Ronio Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 It's so painfully obvious loads of people have never played football on here before. Professional footballers now are taught how to protect themselves from tackles to avoid injuries. You see so many horrible injuries from tackles where peoples feet are planted in the ground. Footballers often jump or fall theatrically for this very reason. To protect themselves. For the record, it was a clear penalty. all day every day. Irrelevant where the ball ended up or whether he fell theatrically, he was fouled. It was a penalty. I agree with that Jon. Players often jump to try to avoid contact and more importantly not to get injured if you leave the trailing leg behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage owl Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I agree with that Jon. Players often jump to try to avoid contact and more importantly not to get injured if you leave the trailing leg behind. Like Ross Barkley did at the weekend ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronio Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Like Ross Barkley did at the weekend ?. didn't see what happened to Barkley so i can't comment on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheff Owl Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Like Ross Barkley did at the weekend ?. Or Victor Moses or Ashley Young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennz Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Absolutely right. A player is not "entitled to go down" just because there's some contact from another player. A player should only be on the floor if they can no longer stand up because they've been chopped down or lost their balance and tipped over. Anything else is cheating. Bang on the money. I suggest watching old George Best videos, see how he used to ride tackles, get up straight away if he could, stumble through 4 & 5 clumsy challenges & never ever go down unless he was brought down...this entitled to go down crap does my head in. Modern footballers need to be re-educated on what's fair & what isn't, watching Georgie boy would be a good starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennz Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I agree with that Jon. Players often jump to try to avoid contact and more importantly not to get injured if you leave the trailing leg behind. It's one thing to ride a tackle & another to dive to gain an advantage, you can 'jump' without falling down like a fairy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JonTheOwl66 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 It's one thing to ride a tackle & another to dive to gain an advantage, you can 'jump' without falling down like a fairy. Not always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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