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He was expecting contact, you know?

 

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Celtic striker Anthony Stokes says John Guidetti is no diver ... and goes on

 

Stokes started to laugh when asked if he had seen the incident but was quick to add he would have done exactly the same thing as his team-mate.

 

“Being a striker myself, if I feel any kind of contact in the box I am going to go down because if that happens at the other end of the park, their striker will go down and nine times out of 10 he will get the decision.

 

Aha, because others may cheat, cheating is fair. But Guidetti is no cheating diver? Never defeated, always cheated ... hell mend them!

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Even his coach says he fell over, not fouled by contact, just fell over; but he's not a diver.

 

 

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/542522/John-Guidetti-is-no-diver-Celtic-coach-backs-striker-after-cup-spot-kick-criticism

 

John Guidetti is no diver! Celtic coach backs striker after cup spot-kick criticism

 

JOHN KENNEDY insists Celtic striker John Guidetti is not a cheat.

 

 

Published: 23:01, Mon, December 1, 2014

 

 

John Kennedy has insisted Celtic striker John Guidetti is not a cheat

 

First-team coach Kennedy has leapt to the defence of the Swedish international after he was branded a diver by TV pundits Neil McCann and Michael Stewart – both former Hearts players – following the Hoops’ controversial Scottish Cup fourth-round victory over the Jambos at Tynecastle on Sunday.

 

McCann claimed Guidetti conned the referee after Willie Collum awarded a penalty early in the second half – with the score 1-0 to Celtic – when he went down close to Brad McKay with no apparent contact from the Hearts defender.

 

It’s understood the SFA won’t charge Guidetti with simulation for winning the penalty, which he converted in the 4-0 triumph.

 

And Kennedy is adamant it was Guidetti’s momentum which caused him to fall over after cutting back inside the box.

 

 

 

He’s certainly not a player who looks to con anyone or dive

 

John Kennedy

 

 

He said: “He’s not that type of player. He’s certainly not a player who looks to con anyone or dive.

 

“I’ve seen the incident replayed. His momentum has taken him forward, he’s tried to cut the ball back and sometimes your natural movement in that instance is to fall over.

 

“He’s certainly not dived or been theatrical and he has not claimed to Willie Collum. The referee gave the decision very quickly so that is the end of the matter.

“So if anyone comes out and tries to call him a cheat I would certainly dispute it because that’s not the case.”

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If he didn't dive and just fell over he could easily have told the ref he fell over and informed the ref it wasn't a penalty.

 

So, even if you agree he is "no diver" it doesn't exactly make him honest either, does it....

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Good to see the SFA act swiftly on this. Or said swiftly that it will not act at all. It took them half a year to decide on Loovens for a tackle that ended Edu's season. A massive 1 game ban ...

 

You could not make it up and even some modern day dictators are put to shame by the way things are being handled in Celtland.

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If he didn't dive and just fell over he could easily have told the ref he fell over and informed the ref it wasn't a penalty.

 

So, even if you agree he is "no diver" it doesn't exactly make him honest either, does it....

 

Hush now, he's still learning the "C1888c-way".

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