steve 0 Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Thomson did dive though. No he never....he went looking for the foul.Slight difference.He left his leg taking contact thus injuring himself.Laudrup got a penalty against Hibs a few years back with something similar. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,198 Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 No he never....he went looking for the foul.Slight difference.He left his leg taking contact thus injuring himself.Laudrup got a penalty against Hibs a few years back with something similar. If it is pre-meditated to "look for the foul" then he dived, either that or we are just playing with semantics. I think you are blinded if you think he "left his leg making contact" - if he moved the way his body would have naturally then he would never have made contact with Samaras - look at it again, he changes the direction of his leg in order to make contact with Samaras, and that makes it a dive. Ultimately he tried to con the ref into giving a foul, that is simulation. Laudrup doing it doesn't make it OK either. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve 0 Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 If it is pre-meditated to "look for the foul" then he dived, either that or we are just playing with semantics. I think you are blinded if you think he "left his leg making contact" - if he moved the way his body would have naturally then he would never have made contact with Samaras - look at it again, he changes the direction of his leg in order to make contact with Samaras, and that makes it a dive. Ultimately he tried to con the ref into giving a foul, that is simulation. Laudrup doing it doesn't make it OK either. I am not saying he didnt play for the foul...he did.Diving usually means no contact ...imo I agree he tried to con the ref...and ended up the worse for it!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,198 Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I am not saying he didnt play for the foul...he did.Diving usually means no contact ...imo I agree he tried to con the ref...and ended up the worse for it!! I thought it was a foul when I first saw it to be fair, but my picture wasnt the greatest. I think we are arguing semantics my man. He did play for the foul that is for sure - there was contact but it was pre-meditated by him. It left a bit of a sour taste in the mouth, especially when he was immense all day. I thought he had probably his best game in a Gers shirt yesterday. He is maturing beyond his age and, on yesterday's showing, he looked a better player than Scott Brown by a country mile. It is only a matter of time before he is capped - he plays the Hartley role for us and I reckon he would do a better job at international level too. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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