Interesting with these penalty situations in which the referee does not give a penalty, surely if you are acknowledging that you do not think it was a penalty you must book for diving as well? He's either fouled or not, if not you would think he must be booked if he is rolling around asking for a pen
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GBH?!?!?!
MattyontheWhistle
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Definitely, should have shown a YC to Suarez!
Not necessarily, there can be contact which isn't a foul, which the player then exaggerates to try and 'win' a foul. The argument over whether it is a 'dive' or, to use the correct term, 'simulation' kind of comes down to whether the player feels it is a foul or not. He can only simulate something that wasn't there in the first place, if he feels he is fouled, then he isn't, technically, simulating - just exaggerating.
Suarez goes down an awful lot, but most cases it is exaggeration, but it's Suarez, so book him before he bites someone!
Not necessarily, there can be contact which isn't a foul, which the player then exaggerates to try and 'win' a foul. The argument over whether it is a 'dive' or, to use the correct term, 'simulation' kind of comes down to whether the player feels it is a foul or not. He can only simulate something that wasn't there in the first place, if he feels he is fouled, then he isn't, technically, simulating - just exaggerating.
Suarez goes down an awful lot, but most cases it is exaggeration, but it's Suarez, so book him before he bites someone!