- Aug 16, 2010
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Last night was a good example. Lamela should have been awarded a penalty early on, but hats off to him he stayed on his feet, but was denied a goal scoring opportunity.
The commentators and general chatter was that perhaps he should have gone down and made more of a show and therefore 'won' a penalty.
The 2nd one, where he was awarded one, he went down, although again seems to me he tried to stay up.
I am personally not a fan of the expression to 'Win' a penalty, and i am not a fan of players falling when they could stay up, although on the evidence of last night i can see why they must.
What say you? Is it just a part of the game that the players must play, and is 'winning' a penalty just another tactical play one makes?
The commentators and general chatter was that perhaps he should have gone down and made more of a show and therefore 'won' a penalty.
The 2nd one, where he was awarded one, he went down, although again seems to me he tried to stay up.
I am personally not a fan of the expression to 'Win' a penalty, and i am not a fan of players falling when they could stay up, although on the evidence of last night i can see why they must.
What say you? Is it just a part of the game that the players must play, and is 'winning' a penalty just another tactical play one makes?