Hughes join in the "moaning" war against Platini

• omgukilledkenny

  28 Aug 09, 23:50

  

  Andy Gray: A staggering decision

  I am staggered by the UEFA decision to charge Arsenal striker Eduardo for 'deceiving the referee'.

  It was a very strange ruling and especially considering it was for something that was unclear.

  For all we know Eduardo might have been touched by the keeper - and in the laws of the game you don't have to be hammered, there only has to be the intent to tackle for a foul to be awarded - or he may just have been trying to protect his leg he injured last year.

  In the modern game it is so difficult to decide if it is a dive - footballers travel at such a pace it only takes the slightest nudge to put them off balance. It is a really strange one for me.

  It has also opened a massive can of worms. It encourages people to complain about and contest every decision. For instance, when a guy claims for a corner when he knows it isn't a corner - that's trying to deceive the referee, isn't it?

  All the Bristol City players who said Freddie Sears' 'goal' for Crystal Palace didn't go in were deceiving the referee - do we go back and charge all of them?

  Arsene Wenger thought Ryan Babel went over softly in the Champions League two seasons ago to win a penalty late on - do we go that far back? Should Babel be retrospectively charged?

  I saw Howard Webb book a young Fiorentina player in midweek for trying to win a penalty. I actually thought it was a penalty but he was shown a yellow card for simulation - so Eduardo does the same and could get a two game ban? Was the Fiorentina player not deceiving Howard Webb by diving?

  All I can say is let's hope if we see a Barcelona, Real Madrid or Milan player do a similar thing this season UEFA are as quick to react as they were with Eduardo. It's not for me to say but their dislike of the English sides' dominance is well documented.

   

  http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12064_5520431,00.html

   

• felirox

  29 Aug 09, 02:26

  So if messi dived one day or if ronaldo dived one day or if juande ramos dived one day,will the ban be implied? Will breaking of a player's ankle be just taken lightly? Fuck uefa seriously. I agree it was a dive but is he being targeted as if he broke boruc's face?

• Shao Wei

  29 Aug 09, 03:19

  Originally posted by felirox:

  So if messi dived one day or if ronaldo dived one day or if juande ramos dived one day,will the ban be implied? Will breaking of a player's ankle be just taken lightly? Fuck uefa seriously. I agree it was a dive but is he being targeted as if he broke boruc's face?

  if ronaldo got banned for diving i bet he can't play much

• limpper

  29 Aug 09, 12:50

  Everton boss Moyes wants divers named and shamed

  Everton boss David Moyes supports the prospect of video evidence being used to stop diving in the game.

  Moyes said: "They are talking about looking at it for violent conduct but for me the biggest thing, if they want to clean up the game, is to get rid of diving. That is the biggest pain and problem in the game.

  "There is a responsibility, we do not believe in cheating. I think that is wrong. There should be video evidence for diving.

  "That would be the biggest thing that would help the referees. It is very difficult at times to judge what is a good tackle and what isn't. If there is anything video footage should come in for it is diving."

• zocoss

  29 Aug 09, 15:46

  Step aside Drogba... Looks like Eduardo has become the most well known diver in the world now...  

   

• limpper

  29 Aug 09, 16:12

  Man City boss Hughes hits back at moaning UEFA president Platini

  Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has hit back at UEFA president Michel Platini over his criticism of their amazing spending.

  Hughes said: "He has come with this without really discussing it with clubs.

  "I only briefly read what he said, but it seems he was talking about it being better to borrow money and service the debt, rather than having somebody with a real desire to build the club from within and make it prosper.

  "Who is to say who is right or wrong? If you have a huge amount of debt, some people view that as being the incorrect way to run a business.

  "We are trying to drive the turnover to a different level anyway."

• knock-knock

  1 Sep 09, 14:47

  Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):

  who that player that went to talk to the referee and say he was not foul by the opposite team player ar??  i remember got one case b4..  

  
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