He is a good player and yes, he does get his fair share of kicks, but so do other good players.Originally Posted by Kitman
Messi and even Ronaldo try and stay on their feet as much as possible and don't go leaping in the air when pressed all the time.
Mark Hughes had the shit kicked out of him most games but he took it, gave it out too.
I'm not saying lets go back to the dark old days of Norman Hunter and Chopper Harris but the game has gone too far the other way.
Contact is (or used to be) part of the game and we are spectators are being conned by people throwing themselves to the floor at the slightest touch.
There was an incident the other day where a player (can't remember who it was, could have been the Spurs game) where there was the slightest contact in a striker in the box and the commentators were saying that the striker was a bit naiive staying on his feet and could have easily got a penalty
The game we watch on telly, particularly the premiership, is completely different from the ones we see at our local grounds.
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