Inspector Blake
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Sage said:I am not from Italy, Portugal, France or anywhere else related to this argument, so I make my point with absolutely no bias...
You all need to give your heads a shake... and get off Ronaldo's back. Every single fcuking guy in here would do, and does, the same thing every weekend when you play... and every pro player in the world does it too. I'm talking about drawing fouls, and asking refs for cards. you guys call Ronaldo a cheat... please, the guy tries to dribble past guys all the time, only to be pulled, hacked, tripped and kicked just cause the guy marking him is usually slower, or out of position. Would you not whine to the ref when you get chopped? Every fcuking guy in here yells at the ref EVERYTIME you get fouled, so why the daggers at Ronaldo? Plus, lets say you saw your teammate get stomped in the balls... would you let the ref just call a foul and get on with it? Please, all you guys would be screaming bloody murder, just like he did. Oh, and the wink to the bench? Hmmmm, lets see, I guess none of you have ever laughed at a guy who get sent off after he two-foots one of your teammates? Again, give your heads a shake... I've been in so many games where after a guy gets sent off for something dirty, lots of guys yap at him, smile and say things like "see ya later" etc. Ronaldo did nothing wrong, just acted in the same way as many of you would do for your teammates.
As for Buffon, he had every right to chase down the linesman... again, if it was you who got headbutted, you would expect EVERY ONE OF YOUR TEAMMATES to run to your defence, and ask the refs for a red card.
I find it funny how guys talk one way, but if it was your team or friend you would do the same thing these guys did.
My two and a half cents
I agree with you sage, and everyone else who thinks the Buffon and Ronaldo incidents cannot be compared. Keeper, what are you thinking? As for your defense of Ronaldo, just because some, (and not "all' as you put it), players do this gamesmanship crap, he takes it to a different level. He is a pure talent, no arguement there, and there are times he does get fouled, but thanks to the 5 or 6 different angles of video replay, we the world are able to see how often he's not fouled as opposed to being fouled. There are pleanty of cheats in the sport, and it needs clamping down. Germany used to be bad for it, Italians have always had a problem with it, and Brasil at times were known for it. Portugal have made it 70% of their game, and it's a shame because of the talent on Portugal. Minus the BS, Portugal are as technically gifted as most teams. However, it's by far the most negative thing in the sport, which is why teams such as Portugal are negative.