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The Ultimate Football Thread 2013-2014 Vol. 4 EPL, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A etc
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Will be watching the game in class...
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It's always the supporters of teams full of divers who write beautiful poetry about diving on Barca RM and Chelsea fans have ZERO room to talk
RM and Chelsea fans have ZERO room to talk
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Game day fellas. I'm hyped. Reppin today
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I'll own to Pepe and Ramos diving and being dirty players any day. Ronnie reduced the frequency of his diving. Barça fans act like Alves, Busquets, and Pedro don't act like leaves in the fall when the game gets physical. Things are much different when the other team gets the same respect from the ref and won't call ridiculous fouls. Look at Bayern last year.
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It's always the supporters of teams full of divers who write beautiful poetry about diving on Barca
Please name me one Chelsea player on the current team with a reputation for being a diver.
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Ramires
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Everybody. Dives. Everywhere. Get over it.
Its a terrible byproduct of the World game and its sadly become a STRATEGY.
NO use in complaining about it if the punishments aren't administered more harshly by refs (IE red cards, multiple game bans, etc).
Its a terrible byproduct of the World game and its sadly become a STRATEGY.
NO use in complaining about it if the punishments aren't administered more harshly by refs (IE red cards, multiple game bans, etc).
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So nervous.
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the Barca offense is too much for Man City. Messi has been on a tear lately. Barca will definitely get their chances.
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So Vince McMahon wants to buy Newcastle now? Can't see this being any good.
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Didn't realize Barca has 3 wins, 7 draws, and 6 losses on the road in the knockout stages since the beginning of the Pep era.
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Don't forget about Jose's boy Oscar too. Don't get me wrong, I like him but he's a bit of a diver... I remember this game he got carded because he opted to take a dive rather than take a shot on goal...
That's a BAFTA caliber performance in the pic down there... View media item 810770View media item 810771
I do wish the various leagues would impose stiffer penalties like match bans (minimum 3 games) & huge fines on clubs. That would stop that ish real quick.
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I miss Pep...
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Game day fellas. I'm hyped. Reppin today
I see you,
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Don't forget Torres. He got sent off for diving against United and he dived against Hull if I'm not mistaken.
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There are a handful on every squad. To say it's only prevalent in one league or at one club is non sense.
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Except that wasn't a "dive" against United.
You guys are pointing out one or two instances in Ramires or Oscar's entire career and comparing them to Barca players who dive on a weekly basis.
Having done something once doesn't qualify someone as a repeated offender.
Have Oscar and Ramires dived before yes? But rarely. They don't have a "reputation" for diving. Whereas we all know Busquets, Fabregas, Alves and co will all dive at any possible chance.
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Once a diver always a diver. Especially if you do it multiple times. Look at Suarez. He dived probably 2 or 3 times and every time he gets fouled people are quick to call it a dive.Except that wasn't a "dive" against United.
You guys are pointing out one or two instances in Ramires or Oscar's entire career and comparing them to Barca players who dive on a weekly basis.
Having done something once doesn't qualify someone as a repeated offender.
Have Oscar and Ramires dived before yes? But rarely. They don't have a "reputation" for diving. Whereas we all know Busquets, Fabregas, Alves and co will all dive at any possible chance.
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Suarez dived 2 or 3 times?
You must mean per match.
You must mean per match.
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Biased Chelsea fan.
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@#$%, part of why Chelsea won the CL was cause Drogba spent 60% of the matches diving and time wasting
and people calling busquets a diver can only cite that one time against Inter. It was an epic dive but it doesn't make him a diver.Alves is the biggest offender
and people calling busquets a diver can only cite that one time against Inter. It was an epic dive but it doesn't make him a diver.Alves is the biggest offender
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How good is Bayer Leverkusen? 
I don't follow the Bundesliga enough to know how well they match up with PSG, but I know Sidney Sam recently signed to Schalke and had previously been linked to Liverpool during the window, and they've got a couple other decently known players.
I don't follow the Bundesliga enough to know how well they match up with PSG, but I know Sidney Sam recently signed to Schalke and had previously been linked to Liverpool during the window, and they've got a couple other decently known players.
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I'm thoroughly enjoying watching this diving argument. Biases, biases everywhere!
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@#$%, part of why Chelsea won the CL was cause Drogba spent 60% of the matches diving and time wasting
and people calling busquets a diver can only cite that one time against Inter. It was an epic dive but it doesn't make him a diver.Alves is the biggest offender
Stop it. Nobody dives like Barca.
Busquets has dove in several Clasicos (real Madrid like to dive too). I will agree nobody has perfected the art of flopping like Alves
although Neymar is getting there
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