Why do they do it ?

[MacAdder]

I watched the Seville v Roma game last night and the diving and play acting were plain ridiculous. Holding hands to face when struck on the shoulder, collapsing like they've been shot, not to forget the lying prostrate on the pitch waving one leg high in the air to indicate it's 'serious', and the hand thumping the pitch.

Grown men acting like babies. Maybe the occasional dive, but that was just so embarrassing. I just wonder if they think of what folk think of them, but probably not.

They do it because a lot of the time it works.

Mourinho's strategy is to pressurise the officials into giving yellow, reds and get free kicks where set pieces allow opportunities to score.
Rubbish to watch but gets results.

I thought that the officials did well yesterday to combat their "cheating" as they'd seen it first hand from his teams on many occasions.