We only have to live with it because the powers that be cant be bothered to do anything about it (not only Drogba, but across the game of football). Instead they mask it with words like "simulation" and "exaggeration", instead of simply saying Cheating. Just look at how careful the commentators were to avoid saying it, they desperately searched around for descriptions, ending with such things as "he has great recuperative powers" and "its a part of his game"...so worried are they that they might get sued for slander.
Its not just Drogba of course, our own Gerrard is another who seems to be strong as a ox yet suspiciously hits the ground when a 5ft 5, 7 stone player comes near at times. Theres more still...and it will only get worse and worse.
More and more "professional" players will realise that a free kick here, a yellow card there, can turn a game into a victory and hell...if nobody is going to do anything about it and everyone else is at it, why not join them eh.
Having said that, I am pretty much alone in wanting the game to be stricter, wanting a more professional match of football and standards. Most people disagree with me and say "but then what would we talk about, its part of what makes it exciting". Me...I prefer to talk about the actual football and I find the playing of the football more exciting than the playing of the ref, but thats just me.
