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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
What did you see to warrant a yellow card on that play?? He was fouled(even the panelists called it a foul) and was upset at the non call and the defender got up in his face. There was some chirping and brief bump by the Ivorian, then the ref came and gave them both yellows. Didn't make a lot of sense to me either. Ronaldo is just upset about the yellow. His reputation was the reason for the non call, I get that, but still, the yellow was a bit harsh. That would have been the perfect opportunity to pull both players aside and tell them to cool it and let em go. It happens all the time.
Call me bias, call me a homer, call me whatever, I thought Ronaldo did fine today. I can recall only one blatant dive and in this world of soccer, that's pretty damn good. People like to single him out as the psoster boy of diving and that's unfair. He does it just as much as anyone else. That doesn't make it right, but it's the nature of the game. Sure, the case can be made that it shouldnt be the nature of he game, and I would absolutely agree, but it undoubtedly is. Don't like it, don't watch.
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Diving as a whole aside, he has a well earned reputation. Instead of being taken aside and being asked to cool it, he was warned (cautioned) to do the same. He took NO heed of the caution and went along his merry diving way, what good would a word of warning to 'cool it' do? A yellow card was obviously ineffective.
More calls went his way than against him, he has no right to complain. And if one that should have gone his way didnt, then you can count it against the number of calls that have gone his way but shouldnt have.
Ronaldo should keep his mouth shut and his feet on the ground.