He gets trodded on, no?
Robert Pires brought diving into the English game
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Mills has only said this to get an appearance on BBC this weekend. Jason Roberts tends to play the racism card on twitter and miraculously appears on Final Score or Match of The Day the following weekend.
Nothing more desperate than a shit opinion just to get on TV
Nothing more desperate than a shit opinion just to get on TV
Check out the video at about 0:30 on for a great bit of theatre with Best and Lee.Oh, and watch the dive at 2:54. I was there that day on the Kippax and it got a bit rough after that.
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To be fair to Mills, Pires is the first I can remember who actuallly based his game around being a diving cheat. There were games I'd watch where his whole plan would be to just get to an area of the pitch and dive. Other payers dived when the opportunity came up, or in desperation when the lost the ball. Pires would literally go whole games doing nothing but trying to cheat.
In fairness though, if he was still playing now he'd still be by far the biggest cheat in the league. It's not really caught on because of him, it's just that he was an exceptionally massive pansy. The worst I can remember who didn't play for FC Porto.
In fairness though, if he was still playing now he'd still be by far the biggest cheat in the league. It's not really caught on because of him, it's just that he was an exceptionally massive pansy. The worst I can remember who didn't play for FC Porto.
They use it to wipe shit off their arse instead.English players do not diveThe floor has a big attraction on them.
The other player stepped on his foot.
Crap and I though at that time English game was kick and run.
What a magnificent player Pires was. A scorer of many outstanding goals.
I remember seeing this clip on TV during one of the pre or post match shows where Danny Mills was on the panel.
Safe to say he was embarrassed.He did that in France, doesn't count.
Not to say Pires wasn't prone to the occasional dive, but Ronaldo in his time in the PL gave him some tough competition in that regard. It was only towards the end of his time in England that he realised he didn't really need to pull off those embarrassing theatrics.
Anyhow, point is moot, lets go back to how Danny Mills is the definition of mediocrity.
Understatement of the year.
He's an Arse, what do you expect?
Not all diving is completely bad - Rooney vs. The Invincibles, for example, was absolutely fantastic.
(surprised Rooney's name hasn't appeared here actually, he falls over nearly any outstretched leg in the box, with expert precision)
(surprised Rooney's name hasn't appeared here actually, he falls over nearly any outstretched leg in the box, with expert precision)
Indeed so.
Aye. And he dives to embellish it and get Ronaldinho sent off.
He became more of a diver after his knee injury. He lost his burst of pace and I think compensated for that when he knew he would get tackled. Wasn't a serial diver like people made him out to be.
Alexis Sanchez is quite fond of the floor, innit?
Ashley Young is ridiculous but thought he was harshly treated about the last one, tbh <---- Might be about the only one who thinks this, mind
Ashley Young is ridiculous but thought he was harshly treated about the last one, tbh <---- Might be about the only one who thinks this, mind
He was scapegoated because he was a United player but he did perform a few bad dives.
So trueWonder how the feck Kevin Kilbane gets on then, he's never said anything controversial, offensive or even noteworthy in his life.
Understatement of the year.
I'm glad that Welbz has stopped his diving now he's moved from United to Arsenal.
A few bad dives
From what I remember Young won 2 or 3 dubious penalties within the space of a few weeks/months and it got him the reputation as the worst diver in the league. Realistically how many games can you say you've seen him dive in the games he's played this season, for example? He's not a several-per-game offender, he'll definitely take a tumble if he finds a good opportunity to do so in the penalty area though, no doubt. Not sure he's necessarily the most frequent diver in our team to be honest, I'd say I've seen Martial dive more frequently than any of our players this season, although he is the most fouled too and the only player capable of actually beating a man in order to get the opportunity to take a dive.
Arsenal have always been the biggest cheats in the league imo.
That team of Ljunberg, Henry, Pires and Vieira. Not sure if there's any team in the world which consisted of 4 profilic divers at the same time. Pires and Henry were the masters really.
Never seen a worse diver than Ronaldo and Young (after he moved to United). Luckily Ronaldo cut it out of his game for the most part.
are we finished with which team has the worst divers? It is not even a debate, clearly Arsenaln so stop pretending otherwise.Kilbane is ideal for the BBC as he tows the line. They have not got to worry about him becoming controversial.
Wonder how the feck Kevin Kilbane gets on then, he's never said anything controversial, offensive or even noteworthy in his life.
Fair play to ITV for having Keane. Guy who clearly does not sit on the fence.
Dived their way to both Uefa Cup and Champions League success, which I think is a magnificent feat in itself.
There are two types of diving IMO; when a player attempts to win a penalty or a free kick and one when a player rolls in agony as if being shot in an overly theatrical manner. The first one has always existed everywhere and at all times with footballers trying to gain unfair advantage in a not dissimilar manner to when they claim corner kicks or throw ins. The second one however definitely exists more in South American and and Mediterranean countries but it is more of a cultural phenomena in the sense that in England, acting like that is not considered manly whereas in say Brazil, it is not the same as can be seen with someone like Diego Costa. It is really just the definition of what being a man on the football pitch is in each area of the world so it is annoying when ex English players attempt to paint it as "cheating" because if it is cheating they object to, it is a classic the kettle calling the pot ...
The only player in there that could be considered a "prolific diver" is Pires...
Maybe in his final season but he was an absolutely wonderful player in his early career at Arsenal and won football writers player of the year in 01/02 so think that's a massive exaggeration.