CEDAR CITY, Utah -- It wasn't everyday that someone got barely touched and fell to the ground on the pitch. If you got hit, you took your licks and found any excuse to slide tackle that other player, even if it meant you got a red card. As a kid I couldn't really tell when a player was flopping because these players respected the true culture of the game.
If I could change one rule in the sport of soccer it would be to make flopping of any sort a illegal. I would give a three flop cap where I would give the player a warning after the first flop and then a yellow card after the second. After a third flop the beautiful red card would come out and suspend the player two games for trying to be actors on a soccer pitch.
The way players flop now and days has become an art form and is even taken advantage of in important matches. Some commentators even suggest it saying that the player should flop inside the penalty area so he could've picked a penalty kick. I would give them a leave of absence as well.
It almost seem as if certain players rehearse their flopping style before matches. They do it strategically where they know it will benefit them the most even at the cost of the the other players.
The memory of the slop heard around the world still haunts my dreams. The knockout stages of the 2014 World Cup that should've seen Mexico advance to the quarterfinals was halted by flop that looked like a trick done by the dolphins at Sea World. Arjen Robben the man that single handily took down the Mexico squad admits to this years later.
The aspect of flopping has taken away from the true culture of soccer and made more of an entertainment performance. We still have players that play to the true fashion of soccer and stay on the their feet after a rough challenge, they plant their hand and refuse to go down. This is the style of play that soccer should be played at.
Have club manager hire full time nannies to feed their cry babying player a spoon full of sugar.
Eliminate flops from the game and we will see the true beauty of the soccer return to its ultimate glory.
If I could change one rule in the sport of soccer it would be to make flopping of any sort a illegal. I would give a three flop cap where I would give the player a warning after the first flop and then a yellow card after the second. After a third flop the beautiful red card would come out and suspend the player two games for trying to be actors on a soccer pitch.
The way players flop now and days has become an art form and is even taken advantage of in important matches. Some commentators even suggest it saying that the player should flop inside the penalty area so he could've picked a penalty kick. I would give them a leave of absence as well.
It almost seem as if certain players rehearse their flopping style before matches. They do it strategically where they know it will benefit them the most even at the cost of the the other players.
The memory of the slop heard around the world still haunts my dreams. The knockout stages of the 2014 World Cup that should've seen Mexico advance to the quarterfinals was halted by flop that looked like a trick done by the dolphins at Sea World. Arjen Robben the man that single handily took down the Mexico squad admits to this years later.
The aspect of flopping has taken away from the true culture of soccer and made more of an entertainment performance. We still have players that play to the true fashion of soccer and stay on the their feet after a rough challenge, they plant their hand and refuse to go down. This is the style of play that soccer should be played at.
Have club manager hire full time nannies to feed their cry babying player a spoon full of sugar.
Eliminate flops from the game and we will see the true beauty of the soccer return to its ultimate glory.
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