04/18/2026
Players are now probably fitter and stronger than in the past (I know it’s an arguable statement) but the game IS faster now, plus they look after themselves better off the field with a lot more scientific information available and applied.
So why are they so SOFT mentally and physically and when someone tackles them (even hardly touching them sometimes) and they fall over and roll around and complain to the ref (then the rest surround the ref and join in)? So why?
Because they are self-righteous, spoilt and totally dishonest people when if they can fake a penalty or free kick they will, or try to get an opponent sent off with their cheating behavior.
Why doesn’t VAR devote more time to reviewing this?
In our day (yes I know all our yesterdays) I know us players just didn’t think like that to cheat, I certainly didn’t. Never, ever.
Was he fouled, did he dive, is he a cheat, it happens so quickly it’s difficult for refs to catch it, plus it’s just Continuous and refs are human, they were never remotely tested like this in the past and so VAR can for once be useful.
I keep saying HE because in the women’s game you just don’t see it, they are tough and honest and a credit to our wonderful game.
It’s a shame the men are ruining it.
Bunch of children falling over crying because someone blew on them.
Change the focus of VAR to include this in its makeup and be 100% strict about it. Wont take long for players to reduce falling over and cheating if they are penalized for it.
Or be absolute cheats like the Real Madrid manager and players who won’t admit their player who got sent off was an absolute idiot who deserved 100% to be ejected and who should be held totally accountable by his club. Even the smug smile coming off that he had was self righteously unacceptable but he’s not bothered he let his manager, team mates and club and most Importantly the FANS down as he’s still getting his $500,000 a week salary to add to his already millionaire status at 23.
And for the sap of a manager defending him, well it shows what a dick he is because it’s effectively cost him his job.
Luckily their president Perez sees his players for what they are, overindulged children (which is an insult to children actually) and sounds like he is clearing out the trouble makers that should start with that primaDonna Vini junior. He acts like it is an offense to touch him he is so Devine. All he does is complain, complain, complain.
Real Madrid THE most selfish club individually in the world who with all the top stars (who each want the limelight and just play for themselves) haven’t won anything in 2 years, 9 points behind Barcelona in the league, knocked out of champions league by a much better team but just look for excuses to justify it (it can’t be my fault). And Mbappe the enigma who thinks the team should be built around him another cog in the wheel that doesn’t work but leaves PSG and they win the champions league for the first time in their history without him, now being a TEAM.
Alonso comes in to manage them and is sabotaged by the stars and the club supports them and he is fired. Pathetic.
And don’t start me off on Bellingham who our great England manager is sorting out not allowing him to behave like he’s the best thing since sliced bread and has to be “THE MAN” and to hell with the rest of the team, but for RM he’s still allowed to be a moaning indisciplined crybaby.
Yep I’m so tired of it all but nothing will change because the football and referee associations won’t change it.
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