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Slashman X
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Here's the picture.
Slashman X
Young one was a peno
United's defending was absolutely shocking
Carroll.
Slashman X
Telegram Sam
Ninja
I think that was one of those ones where 90% of players are going to go down there so it becomes part and parcel of the game, but yeah, I didn't really like that either.
Carroll.
That reminds me, even though he missed the first 5 games Suarez is looking bloody tired these past few games
Shola
There was another highlight after the yellow, where about four Spurs players closed him down from all angles and he managed to get a pass off and stay on his feet, despite contact.
Seems to be an increase in players trying to force contact in the box to get the opposing player sent off instead of trying to score this year - like Oscar and (imo) Vydra yesterday. Ki against Everton. And imo Remy has done it a couple of times this year.
DB
Carroll.
Number 1
They've scored away in the Champions League but yeah, its ridiculous they went 13 months without an away Premier League goal.
Ninja
The thing with Januzaj is kinda obvious.
He's almost certainly on average the most fouled player in the league (fouled 41 times in 13 games compared to the league highs Hazard 56 times fouled in 20 games) and in fairness, from what I've seen of him, I can think of more instances where he should have got decisions when he didn't. That works out at him being fouled 3.1 times per games, Hazard comes in at 2.3 and the two other players higher than him (Barkley and Lallana) are about the same.
Januzaj's diving stems from that, he's a young kid that gets frustrated at getting kicked for 90 minutes by defenders that aren't good enough to win the ball off of him and occasionally that comes out in him throwing himself to the ground too easily. Moyes will tell him to stop it, and he will surely improve but its clear as day as to why he does it.
Saying that, he's dived twice all season and been caught both times as well as yesterdays imaginary decision. He's no where near as bad as people would like to think.
hammer9
bluemoon.
Well that's bollocks. He may not be the prolific diver that some suggest but he's dived far more often than that this season.
Shola
Januzaj has gained a reputation as a diver, because he dives.
Ninja
You'd be surprised.
Maybe theres been another instance thats slipped my mind, but you'd be hard pushed to find instances where he has dived and hasn't been punished for it.
I think he's just very bad at it.
Edit: Ok, like Shola's one.
Poe
Every player goes to ground too easy but theres a difference between that and faking contact which a select few do.
Ninja
Yeah, I'm not trying to say he isn't just why I think he does it and also that I don't think he's quite as bad as people try and say.
I think its a slightly better method of coping with frustration than Rooney has mind, and hopefully Januzaj can grow out of it better than Rooney did.
The Platypus
I feel like Hazard's been getting a reputation lately, and I honestly don't see him as a diver. But perhaps you fine gents have a different view on the matter?
bluemoon.
He's no Ashley Young but he does go down easily.
Slashman X
Slashman X
Number 1
Slashman X
Number 1
Meh.
Ninja
King Luis
Ninja
If they cared what refs thought of them maybe footballers shouldn't shout abuse at them all game long.
Number 1