It's pretty simple surely? If you are caught in game you haven't managed to deceive anyone, ref's decision on how to call it. If you've dived purposefully and derived an advantage, especially one such as a penalty then you have deceived the ref and deserve to get hammered for it if it's picked up later.
I can't believe such a fuss is being made to try and defend despicable behaviour.
So why if he was caught in the game he'd only get a yellow, but after the game its now worth a 2 match ban. The only difference is the referee's competance, why does the punishment change.
People really are stupid over diving, how many penalties, clear as anything penalties aren't given, are defenders accused of being cheats for pulling shirts and hurling people down. Why's it perfectly fine for Carragher to get away with a dozen clear fouls that should be penalties every year, why isn't he being reviewed and given 2 match bans? Think it was the season before last he got away in about 5 games in a row, clear and ridiculous fouls, 1/2 against Arsenal a clear pulling down of Fabregas and I think RVP in the box, did the same in several other games. He should have gotten multiple cards, probably some red, and Liverpool should have lost several games because of conceded penalties.
Everton have had some ridiculous decisions given against them while playing Liverpool that cost games. When has Gerrard been given bans after games for diving, considering he's the worst offender in the league.
Why are people pretending only diving is cheating, but defenders doing constant fouls in the box isn't the same, nor DM's getting away with a dozen fouls a game.
Most players cheat to some level, I don't think theres any players that don't cheat in some way in most games. This sudden crusade, "divings ruining the game" is only being said by players/managers on the end of it in that game.
Did Wenger complain after the game about Caldwell being allowed to stay on the pitch, or the poor ref throughout, or McGready being a dirty cheating little ****.
Hell, we even have cheating in terms of managers and agents doing dodgey deals trying to get extra money. There isn't a single part of the game that isn't exploited by cheating, why on earth are people suddenly making such a huge deal of diving. Its a yellow card, as other fouls are, nothing more, nothing less. The number of penalites awarded to divers is nothing compared to penalties that aren't given for fouls that are commited in the area.
