Probably. Just like some players die when opponent goes to their skin. With these kinds of camera coverages, why not make use of them and give harsh penalties for divers? Few missed matches after dive should be enough to practice how to stay up.ajdias wrote:I wonder if teams have this kind of things down to strategy: hit their most sensitive opponents early on when the ref is normally more lenient, have the forwards (less likely to get a second yellow) commit those faults, unsettle their opponents and if necessary get an early yellow. The other team will most likely react too and the ref will be forced to distribute the yellows to both teams in order to appear fair, even though it's mostly one side doing the rough play.
edit. not saying that players shouldn't be diving to the turf, if 80kg of defender comes feet first, but if it didn't hit, why are they rolling in such a pain or holding wrong leg?
edit2. and not with just WC games... people have camcorders and cameraphones with video, if they give the recording to good use, why not use them as evidence to get rid of acting stars?
