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Originally Posted by SebC
Everyone dives, just not equally. The Italians are the worst. It's not just that they dive though, it's what they get away with as defenders: reckless tackles, elbows flying all over the place. And then there's the whining and moaning after every foul... either they got all ball, they didn't do anything but they're very very sorry and won't do it again and in no way deserve to get carded, or they've been horribly horribly injured. In hockey terms, they've got the Canucks' attitude, the Wild's system and Detroit's success.
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I'll give you most of this of being true, (although I do feel that Portugal, Spain, France, are all way worse when it comes to diving) but I take offense to Italy having the Canucks' attitude.
When comparing Italian fans to Canucks fans Italian fans are actually knowledgeable about the game, rarely do you see Italian fans doing stupid things such as hooliganism or violence. Plus Italian fans usually tend to underrate their team and are usually pessimistic about the teams chances of winning.
When it comes to the players the Italian players do not nearly have that sense of arrogance that the Canucks have. I feel that Portugal, England, and Brazil are all worse in terms of arrogance (except for this years edition of Brazil).