Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Diving
The Wigan manager, Paul Jewell, believes encouraging players to dive would actually help to eradicate the problem from the game.
Although most managers would say they do not encourage their players to go down when challenged, Jewell said they should be given the freedom to do so if they wish. "I might be the only fellow in the world that thinks 'Why don't we just allow it?'," said Jewell
Jewell argued that the super-competitive environment of the Premier League means that teams are looking for anything to get a slight advantage. And he claimed that managers, players and supporters were happy when decisions went for them and only complained when opponents were successful.
Although most managers would say they do not encourage their players to go down when challenged, Jewell said they should be given the freedom to do so if they wish. "I might be the only fellow in the world that thinks 'Why don't we just allow it?'," said Jewell
Jewell argued that the super-competitive environment of the Premier League means that teams are looking for anything to get a slight advantage. And he claimed that managers, players and supporters were happy when decisions went for them and only complained when opponents were successful.