I've just seen this on Soccer AM - it's got to be a contender.

😆 He can't seriously have believed he'd get something out of that can he?

😆 mentioned that in the CL thread. Honestly, by his reaction, he really must have thought someone tripped him. Makes no sense otherwise. He was complaining a lot too!

Is it 'best' as in outcome and artistic performance, or is it 'best' as in most hilarious? If it is the latter, I am going with that Norwegian bloke, against us too I think, a few years ago. Gamst Pedersen!

😆

SEND HIM OFF REF!!!!!

Oh wait, I am the ref. 😆

😆 why the duck would the REF do that?! Who is he trying to convince?!

Gotta be Pedersen against us, has a sly look back and then falls over with Sagna a good 5 feet away

oh wait, this is for best dives..

Rex wrote:

😆 why the duck would the REF do that?! Who is he trying to convince?!

it almost looks like the player spit in his face.

Love Fat Sam's reaction to Chico Flores - who is a repeat diver.

Actually makes me dislike Fat Sam a little less! :o

2 months later

Get rid of that Chelsea psycho.....

Just seen Oscar's today. Diving should be punished with a card and a hefty fine. Half wage perhaps

Very interested to see what Mourinho got to say about that after his outlandish comments on diving in england and Suarez.

You could make a compilation of Januzaj's dives this season. Cheating cunt.

😆

I love the way his head tracks his highest priority, it switches from the ball when it's obvious he's lost control and moves towards the goalkeeper in the hope that his arms might be somewhere near his legs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25586007

Premier League bookings for simulation (from August 2008 )

Gareth Bale - 7
Fernando Torres - 3
Adnan Januzaj - 3
Liam Lawrence - 2
David Bentley - 2
Ashley Young - 2
Luis Suarez - 2
Daniel Sturridge - 2
Javier Hernandez - 2
Oscar - 2
Andy Carroll - 2
Emmanuel Eboue - 2

Source: Opta

Dirty foreign cheating bastards

Bale.. 😆

That's mighty impressive from Januzaj considering how long he's been on the scene.

Ashley Young - 2

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Tone, I merged your Gareth Bailing with the existing diving thread - I think the one is enough?

Muswell Hill Gooner wrote:

that Rivaldo play acting made me rage when it happened

Lukazan wrote:

Bale.. 😆

That's mighty impressive from Januzaj considering how long he's been on the scene.

867 minutes of PL football, and 3 yellow cards for diving already. Mighty impressive indeed 😆

y va marquer wrote:

Tone, I merged your Gareth Bailing with the existing diving thread - I think the one is enough?

No worries. It makes sense.

a year later

Gerrard and Rooney are as dirty as they come. Truly detestable players and human beings.

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I always associated Zidane with class and that's what surprised me the most about his head-butt in the 2006 World Cup.
No love for Bale but, for me, his behaviour in this saga has also been unbecoming of a football great.
It's what i expect from a Mourinho, Pulis or Allardyce.

In the meantime, Bale may spite him by staying as there's no confirmation of him accepting the Chinese offer.
https://www.marca.com/futbol/real-madrid/2019/07/10/5d24e8de46163f72998b462d.html

Zidane was incredibly gifted but is far from a class act. He was a hot tempered piece of work with a violent streak who would try and stamp on an opponent unnoticed but still got sent off a bunch of times.

However in this situation he's perfectly within his rights to want Bale off the team. There's an interview with Bales agent on the Independent I think where he tries to get people to sympathise with his client over Zidane like a year ago, he probably inadvertently admitted that Bale pretty much openly defied Zidanes instructions on where to play. Then there's the interview from after the CL final and the overall lack of effort and sulking on the pitch even after scoring, also his constant interviews about game time when Zidane was clearly managing him because of his brittle body.

People see the highlights and that's it but Bale has been acting disgracefully for at least a year, his behaviour has been a lot worse than Özils and he's on like double his wages.

jones wrote:

People see the highlights and that's it but Bale has been acting disgracefully for at least a year, his behaviour has been a lot worse than Özils and he's on like double his wages.

Eh, there's plenty of blame to go around - Madrid and their fans have also been pretty unfair on him from the start but obviously Bale's made no effort to fit in either. Such is the state of affairs if you go to Madrid though and Bale's the sort of player that polarises opinions

6 days later

So Jiangsu Suning have loads of money for wages and like busted old players who used to be good for Real Madrid? Raul needs to give them a call.