FilletTheFishWife . 0 Posted October 2, 2005 when a player appears to be injured. Now.This has now become a cynical attempt to stop your opponents in their flow. If there''s an opponent apparently injured play on and let the referee make the decision. Notice then how quickly they get up when its no longer to their advantage to stay prone. There''s too much at stake to indulge this gamesmanship. Notice Bolton play on in the first leg in UEFA Cup and score. Notice Spurs yesterday. They all wanted the ball out of play whilst Charlton were in posession but as soon as they got it they were straight up the other end and scored. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZLF 274 Posted October 3, 2005 [quote]when a player appears to be injured. Now. This has now become a cynical attempt to stop your opponents in their flow. If there''s an opponent apparently injured play on and let the referee make the de...[/quote]I have to agree FTFW - the Italian players, during the last season, agreed to stop this ''convention'' precisely because teams were stopping attacks by feigning an injury and it was happening several times a game.The refs already have the power to immediately stop (and award a drop ball) play if a player is injured seriously enough to warrant treatment. If we just play on the fakers will soon stop and we will have fewer interuptions to the game. OTBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
