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Bayern Munich – Arjen Robben Will Dive Each Time if it Means Winning
For some reason people are still shocked by Arjen Robben diving, and then a bit more, and carrying on with it until he wins a penalty. Bayern Munich didn’t score on that spot kick he won the team (Thomas Muller missed), but the Dutch winger will be happy to concentrate all the hate and criticism towards him as long as it means he’s still on the winning side at the end of the 90 minutes.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho & His Mouth Never Rest
It’s all one big pyschological war. Jose Mourinho admits to that, and it seems that on his second term as Chelsea manager it’s even harder for him to rest it than before. Maybe it’s because his skills as an instigator and adgetator are more necessary than before to mask how badly his team is playing, even through their wins. His latest targets have been hints at Liverpool, his continous “obsession” with Manchester City and now mentioning about signing a striker.
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Manchester United – The Champions of Diving
Not that it surprises anyone, but so far this season Manchester United players have been cautioned with a yellow card more than anyone else in the Premier League for simulation, making them the expected champions of diving at this stage of the season.
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Diego Costa Diving & Referee Clos Gomez Falling Comedy Gold
The Copa Del Rey match between Valencia and Atletico Madrid won’t be remembered for its football or score, but for two incidents that took center stage: The pathetic dive and injury faking from Diego Costa, and referee Clos Gomez tripping over a player while strutting in reverse.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho & The War on Diving
Football managers don’t tell the truth. They say what suits their own ambitions and interests, as for Jose Mourinho and Chelsea, obviously, the issue of diving is something they’re trying to conceal, although the evidence from players like Oscar and Ramires this season point otherwise.
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Welington With the Most Embarrassing Double Dive This Season
Diving is a plague in football, but until longer suspensions are handed out, players won’t mind humiliating themselves in front of millions as long as it gets them an advantage. Welington of Malaga tried something quite pathetic in the match against Atletico Madrid. Luckily, it didn’t really grant him anything. Atletico won the match 1-0 […]
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Adnan Januzaj – The Dirty Diving Just Won’t Stop
Another match goes by, and as much as Adnan Januzaj is doing wonders for his reputation as one of the best young talents in Europe right now, he’s also making a name for himself and Manchester United by not missing an opportunity to try and cheat by deceiving the referee and diving whenever there’s a chance for it.
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Adnan Januzaj is The Biggest Diver Right Now in the Premier League
As part of some pregame psychology, Mark Hughes decided to hit out at Adnan Januzaj for building a reputation as a dirty diver, something he’ll need to walk away from if he’s to become a great player. Even though the comment is meant to provoke and put pressure on the officials as Stoke and Manchester United meet to play in the League Cup quarterfinals, he’s got it quite right when it comes to the young Belgian player.
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Moussa Sissoko Slaps Mike Jones, Referee Decided To Dive
In one of the more hilarious bits we’ll see this season in any football league, the accidental slap by Moussa Sissoko of Newcastle to the face of referee Mike Jones created comedy gold, with the referee embarassing himself by acting like he was shot by a bullet instead of hit by a stray hand.
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Adnan Januzaj & Chicharito Continue the Manchester United Diving Tradition
Even with Ashley Young out of the lineup, there doesn’t seem to be any cease to the proud diving tradition he established at Manchester United, with Javier Hernandez and Adnan Januzaj trying to emulate the master in the loss to Manchester United, without really succeeding.