(No German gay references please.
This a serious subject)
After reading the banter
between Mr Savage and Mr Owen about diving(Simulation).I did feel Owen was just
trying to be honest in his own straightforward way, below is a quote and a bit
about diving.
Owen quote – ‘a dive is sometimes not a dive if a player tumbles to the ground when he could have stayed on his feet’.
Diving Traits:
- The player moves further than would be expected from the momentum of the tackle (Bale Style)
- lack of contact consistency (the player nurses a body part other than where the impact occurred, such as contact to the chest causing the player to fly to the ground, holding his face).
Pierluigi Collina -‘If touched and fouled, a
player has every right to go to ground.’
Please also view the
Classic ‘Archer’s bow’
With only three
outcomes for a team playing football - winning, drawing or losing and with all
the tribalism involved. Players are under pressure to do what it takes to win.
(Remember two things - Cheating is more efficient and
deceptive behaviour occurs in some humans when the potential rewards outweigh
punishments)
I not saying it right
and my views would obviously be more upsetting if the team I am supporting has
been directly affected, but I understand why it happens and would go as far to
say one style of diving is more acceptable than another.
Imagine Rooney diving
(simulating) in a world cup final and England win the world cup via that. (I
would only complain for 10 mins at best)
When it comes to
diving, people just need to be more rationale, instead of trying to ridicule
and gain the spotlight for something most would do if given the opportunity to
gain an advantage. Should things be introduced to stop diving (Style you choose
is up to you.)of course, but Witch hunting is not the way forward.
Neville on Diving.
