Liverpool vs Stoke Post match thread

[Vermilion]

To be fair, this is highly annoying:

It is, but i bet it partly came about because Suarez saw the ref giving him **** all when he's being stamped on and kicked, game after game he gets denied pens and shouts that other players get, ffs a player can assault him and the ref just plays on, it's going to frustrate a player. imo.

I've never seen him dive like that before for us, tbf to him he's usually going at pace or dribbling when he gets touched and go's down too easy.

There are players in this league that are just as culpable, but it's all about Luis and LFC, as usual!

Also, i'd rather a player did what Luis did that what Huth did, but which one will get all the publicity and condemnation.

[Lecter]

Gareth Bales dive yesterday was as bad / if not worse than Suarez's yet it has barely been mentioned

[dom9]

First time I have seen that. Looks like he just shat himself and jumped out the way when he saw the defender coming.

[Chazza]

Laughable that from a player who has previous.

[danperkins]

Suarez just doesn't know how to keep a low profile. He'll never learn, unfortunately we just have to accept his negatives along with his positives.

[Captain Stu]

It's pathetic how that dive (and it was a blatant dive) is the major talking point from the game...

Not when Huth stamped on Suarez:



... or goes right through him:



... and then finally gets booked for yet another pathetic excuse for a tackle:



And let's not forget Kightly's wild and out of control lunge at Allen:



No need for Suarez to flop over like that, it's woeful (suggestion his trailing leg was caught but I'm not so sure) but - as expected - everyone is ignoring countless examples of Stoke being complete and utter talentless cunts.

I don't condone diving at all but ****ing hell, when a dive is being criticised more than constant dangerous tackles I really don't blame certain players for taking the piss a little. And that's quite sad.

[Gibbo]

I think Suarez dived (obviously) but he did it because he misjudged the situation and thought the stoke defenders where closer to him then they where.

Hence the attempt at the flop.

It looks so embarrasing because of the way no-one is around him, oh well lets move on, doesn't matter what anyone thinks.

Oh and Lecter mate, that gif you posted must be fake, only Suarez dives remember!

[Captain Stu]

Without wanting to bang the "conspiracy theory" drum (because it's quite sad) I really, really don't get how ANYONE can be more bothered about a dive than a stamp on someone's chest.

One is embarrassing for the player involved and leads him to be ridiculed and held up as a fanny... the other is really ****ing dangerous and could seriously injure someone.

Priorities?

[Bender]

Gareth Bales dive yesterday was as bad / if not worse than Suarez's yet it has barely been mentioned

dive yes but more to avoid the oncoming player...suarez's one was worse and ridiculously stupid......did suarez he think he was a fish or a break dancer

[Reece]

Without wanting to bang the "conspiracy theory" drum (because it's quite sad) I really, really don't get how ANYONE can be more bothered about a dive than a stamp on someone's chest.

One is embarrassing for the player involved and leads him to be ridiculed and held up as a fanny... the other is really ****ing dangerous and could seriously injure someone.

Priorities?

Hang Suarez.

[RichC]

Without wanting to bang the "conspiracy theory" drum (because it's quite sad) I really, really don't get how ANYONE can be more bothered about a dive than a stamp on someone's chest.

One is embarrassing for the player involved and leads him to be ridiculed and held up as a fanny... the other is really ****ing dangerous and could seriously injure someone.

Priorities?

Ah but one is Luis Suarez and sell stories the other isn't

[dom9]

Without wanting to bang the "conspiracy theory" drum (because it's quite sad) I really, really don't get how ANYONE can be more bothered about a dive than a stamp on someone's chest.

One is embarrassing for the player involved and leads him to be ridiculed and held up as a fanny... the other is really ****ing dangerous and could seriously injure someone.

Priorities?

Well, one is dangerous and the other is cheating.

They both serious imo, for different reasons. But they are unrelated to each other too and I'm not sure trying to rank them in some sort of order is going to achieve anything.

The ref got it wrong on both counts.

[Vermilion]

Well, one is dangerous and the other is cheating.

They both serious imo, for different reasons. But they are unrelated to each other too and I'm not sure trying to rank them in some sort of order is going to achieve anything.

The ref got it wrong on both counts.

Isn't stamping on an opponent both dangerous and cheating though ?

[Captain Stu]

Not trying to rank... more pointing out that player safety should be the primary concern.

[dom9]

Isn't stamping on an opponent both dangerous and cheating though ?

I suppose that depends if you normally refer to fouls as cheating.