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Originally Posted by gunitg23
rvp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep. Toe-punt it out of bounds. That's exactly what you're supposed to do.Originally Posted by tonton32
as a striker your supposed to "toe-punt" the ball in that situation.
Start it up!Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez
Where's the La Liga thread?
Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez
Diving is becoming an epidemic in this sport. Raul just got a PK very similar to Eduardo's and Rooney's.
Originally Posted by SIRIUS LEE HANDSOME
Start it up!Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez
Where's the La Liga thread?
He clearly went down before Almunia made contact. If you look at the two different angles provided, Rooney starts going down as soon as he kickedthe ball too far out of reach...Almunia might've not even touched Rooney. Watch this quickly before youtube takes it down...Originally Posted by PersiaFly
Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez
Diving is becoming an epidemic in this sport. Raul just got a PK very similar to Eduardo's and Rooney's.
You sound salty and biased when you keep calling Rooney's PK a dive. He CLEARLY got taken out, and he did EXACTLY what he should have done in that situation, get a toe on the ball any way possible. His PK was FAR different from Eduardo's blatant dive. If you want to blame someone, blame: A) the goalkeeper. At the pace Rooney was going, and as close as he was to the touchline, there was no way in hell he posed an immediate threat to the goal. To dive that aggressively at his feet was idiotic, and he got punished for it. B) the referee. Technically, the goalkeeper took the player down without touching the ball, so ignoring everything else, it was a foul and a penalty. BUT, the ball clearly was headed way out of bounds, and he should have let it go. In his defense though, you can't take a player out after he kicks the ball away anywhere else on the field, why should you get away with it inside the box?
Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez
He clearly went down before Almunia made contact. If you look at the two different angles provided, Rooney starts going down as soon as he kicked the ball too far out of reach...Almunia might've not even touched Rooney. Watch this quickly before youtube takes it down...Originally Posted by PersiaFly
Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez
Diving is becoming an epidemic in this sport. Raul just got a PK very similar to Eduardo's and Rooney's.
You sound salty and biased when you keep calling Rooney's PK a dive. He CLEARLY got taken out, and he did EXACTLY what he should have done in that situation, get a toe on the ball any way possible. His PK was FAR different from Eduardo's blatant dive. If you want to blame someone, blame: A) the goalkeeper. At the pace Rooney was going, and as close as he was to the touchline, there was no way in hell he posed an immediate threat to the goal. To dive that aggressively at his feet was idiotic, and he got punished for it. B) the referee. Technically, the goalkeeper took the player down without touching the ball, so ignoring everything else, it was a foul and a penalty. BUT, the ball clearly was headed way out of bounds, and he should have let it go. In his defense though, you can't take a player out after he kicks the ball away anywhere else on the field, why should you get away with it inside the box?
The blame doesn't lie with Rooney or any diver for that matter. If I was a striker in the same situation I'd dive as well. Why? Because players get rewarded for it. The blame lies with the refs and the football bodies who have done little to fix this problem. Why not introduce video technology? It would only delay the match by 2 mins or so but atleast they'd get the call right. Why cant the referee consult with the 4th official or linesman before awarding such a controversial penalty?
After the game, why dont UEFA, FIFA, other football federations punish players for diving? Perhaps fine them or better yet, suspend them.
Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez
Diving is becoming an epidemic in this sport. Raul just got a PK very similar to Eduardo's and Rooney's.
Originally Posted by 18key
By the sounds of this thread, I think I'm glad I missed the Arsenal game today