18 Sept 2009

FOOTBALL CHEATS: No 19 - Patrick Vieira (Liverpool v Arsenal - 2004)

It's perhaps unfair to be labelled a cheat for one instance of cynical diving, but this incident deserves to be included in the series.

As I'm sure you'll agree, this is a rather amateur attempt by Vieira - his timing is all wrong, which makes his dive stand out like a sort thumb. Definitely not on the professional level of the likes of Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, who have honed their skills to perfection over the years.



6 comments:

  1. Yeah I agree complete dive but somehow I don't think you'll be mentioning gerrard for his dives?


    http://www.youtube.com/v/uVb2gbMtN3I

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  2. Huge cheek Liverpool talking about cheating. Serial diver Gerrard has cheated for years. Kuyt & Babel cheated when Arsenal clearly deserved to beat Liverpool in Champs Lge quarter final 2008. Burglaring your own players, the entrenched malaise of the city......... time to sheepishly refrain from any mention of cheating don't you think ?!!

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  3. Actually, I've featured 2 of Gerrard's dives in the series so far-click the 'football cheats series' label in the label cloud to the right if the page and you'll see. I do not discriminate in this series-if it's a dive, I'll include it ;-)
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  4. hey jaimie how come there is no article on this site about liverpool reserves' victory over man u reserves. i thought it was quite a big deal given man u side had some big names. i was also looking fwd to seeing a video the ngog goal

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  5. If I could find a video clip I would've posted it.  sadly, the video is not available.

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  6. Fairplayto Jaimie abt d Gerrard dives. However seeing that vid on Viera brings back memories of what sort of personality he really is. Remember the comments on Roy Keane and cheating? What about his ongoing spat with Van the Man? then this? Kipmonster must have been kipping indeed when he wrote his article.........The vid is about Viera. Get it?YNWA

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