Why Eduardo should have saved "dive" for Liverpool
Blame Eduardo
By Ikant Read
November 14 2009
If only Eduardo had saved his dive for a Liverpool game, justice would have been done. Virtually all neutrals condemned the FA for not getting tough with divers when they failed to ban Babel for two games after he fell to the floor without being touched against Arsenal in the Champions League.
Naturally Arsene Wenger howled with rage:
"At home in the Champions League, we had a penalty that was not given. But at Anfield a penalty was given - and that was the result of a dive. I can say that because Kolo did not touch him."
"Overall, we had bad luck and then more bad luck. But it's part of the quality of the team to deal with that situation and not to allow that to happen."
Wenger admitted that Liverpool and Babel are not the only guilty parties when it comes to simulation.
"It's difficult to say you are annoyed about diving, because it can sometimes happen with your own players that they dive," he said.
"It is down to the players and the referee to get it sorted out, maybe with video assistance. "
Of course the press and FA did absolutely nothing. Indeed there is still no use of video evidence during the game. If Wenger's idea had been adopted diving would stop as no penalties would be awarded. No need for 2 game bans, and moralism from the press, when it suits.
It's strange that the Babel dive did not inspire a press witch hunt. Indeed rather than launch an anti diving campaign the Mirror accused Wenger of "sour grapes"
Any similarites between certain journalists living or dead, and attitudes described, in this article are purely deliberate.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2009:11:20:19:11:09 by Padre Pio.
Quote:its saturday morning and liverpool fans everywhere are in a good mood, they havent got a match today!xmasnfufu
it's a saturday morning and surprise surprise arsenal fans are making stuff up again. this time, apparently, the whole world thinks babel dived when Pool smashed arsenal out of the Champions League. of course, in reality, the whole world saw toure pulling the shirt off babel's back. still if it makes the sad little gooners feel better, leave them to it.
Why David Ngog should have saved his dive for when Liverpool take on Arsenal
By Brian Reade
Published 05:04 14/11/09
.If only David Ngog had saved his dive for an Arsenal game, justice would have been done.
Virtually all neutrals applauded UEFA for finally getting tough with divers when they banned Eduardo for two games after he fell to the floor without being touched, against Celtic.
Naturally Arsene Wenger howled with rage, banging on about scapegoating, and heaped pressure on UEFA by claiming they would have to ban every other player they suspected of taking a dive.
So fearing a mountain of work, a backlash from powerful forces, and thus a threat to their cushy jobs, UEFA caved in and revoked the ban. Thus telling every player who fancies conning a penalty to chance their leg.
Had they stuck to their guns and given Europe's individual FAs the right to hand out retrospective punishments to divers, Ngog would now be facing a two-game ban, bringing harm to his reputation, his first-team chances, and a Liverpool team that has more players in sick beds than Holby City.
Which might just have made him think twice next time. But UEFA backed down.
Which is why it's a shame Ngog didn't save his dive for Arsenal, because if he had, and it had deprived Wenger of victory, he may have understood how Celtic felt.
He may even have realised how his defence of Eduardo was as indefensible as the dive itself.
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