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Originally Posted by cam_wmh
I watched the replay. Spurs got away with murder. I don't care if one team has more possession than the other, -- Liverpool has a right to be mad, over a theft of 2 points. Kane dives. Lamela dives. Alli dives. That's bloody systemic. MP, will fit in well at the Bernabéu.
I can't believe Klopp restrained himself in commenting -- Mourinho would've been sidelined for a few weeks.
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The diving (of which 2/3 aren't dives to begin with) isn't specific to Spurs. Literally every team dives and if there is a hint of contact in the box, the offensive player drops. That's the issue.
A few weeks ago Routledge was criticized for being too honest when he had the ball in the box and Lloris hit his foot. That's the systemic issue here; if the only way to get a call is to drop, players are going to fall. But to say that is purely Spurs is just bias and ridiculous, it's just plain rampant.
Of course the other side of this is that it hurts the image of the repeat offenders. Alli was clearly fouled by Valencia this past week, and I think anywhere else, to any other player, that's a yellow card. But because of the history of Alli it went uncalled.