'anti dive' shin pad

cm1179 · 7 Apr 2011 at 14:59

....riiiiiiiiight

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/article/42365/

Gilly · 7 Apr 2011 at 15:02

April Fools was a week ago :/

div0 · 7 Apr 2011 at 15:04

The technology could have come in useful in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final between Chelsea and Manchester United.

Not sure how 'impact' sensors in your shin pads would have been triggered by Evra's challenge.

The Blues were denied what looked a clear penalty in stoppage time, before Fernando Torres was booked for diving.

Surely they're not suggesting that the Torres incident was a clear penalty?

jakeke · 7 Apr 2011 at 15:09

Wait, is this a joke article or not? I can't be bothered to read it all. I'll tell you an easier way to tell if a player is diving, use one of the 20 cameras that are already in the stadium :s?

Greenlizard0 · 7 Apr 2011 at 15:20

The trouble is nothing will ever happen. Even when something clearly did happen (Eduardo) FIFA, quite rightly, knew that the punishment had to be rescinded.

While his was clear as day, and there are others like it there are plenty of players that partially simulate and are extremely adept at it.

Caseh · 7 Apr 2011 at 15:25

Instead of messing about, why can't they say that starting in the new season, all actions of cheating can be retrospectively punished? I can guarantee after 3 months of stamping down on people, the vast majority of diving will have stopped.

It's really not that hard.

nydryl · 7 Apr 2011 at 15:40

[Cas];18852121 said:
Instead of messing about, why can't they say that starting in the new season, all actions of cheating can be retrospectively punished? I can guarantee after 3 months of stamping down on people, the vast majority of diving will have stopped.

It's really not that hard.

It stills comes down to human decision in the committee who dish out punishments. People debate whether or not someone has dived long after the 100 replays from different angles have been shown. Obviously you get clear cut cases but it's more often than not unclear if someone has taken a dive. Retrospective punishment is all well and good but I doubt it would stop people diving.

As for the shin pads - ridiculous idea.

matt0r · 7 Apr 2011 at 16:14

What if the foul only catches one pad? Or if the foul is just the ankles? It doesn't solve anything. Are you sure it isn't a wind up? lol

mmj_uk · 7 Apr 2011 at 16:42

A technology like this is never going to work 100%, the better divers would find ways to exploit the system by leaving a trailing leg etc.

Other than retrospective action as already suggested the only way to stop diving would be something drastic like making scoring actual goals more appealing than penalties.. ie. making a penalty worth only half a goal and not automatically red carding players/keepers for fouls in the area.

matt0r · 7 Apr 2011 at 16:44

mmj_uk said:
A technology like this is never going to work 100%, the better divers would find ways to exploit the system by leaving a trailing leg etc.

Other than retrospective action as already suggested the only way to stop diving would be something drastic like making scoring actual goals more appealing than penalties.. ie. making a penalty worth only half a goal and not automatically red carding players/keepers for fouls in the area.

Sadly i think that would only lead to more cynical challenges.

div0 · 7 Apr 2011 at 17:04

Moses said:
From that quote, they're not.

Reading it again I think you're right.

I'm still puzzled as to how this could be in any way serious? Surely it does nothing to help aid the ref in deciding if you played the ball or not, before contacting the player.

Just because you have contact with the player, doesn't mean it's a penalty.