Author Topic: "Sometimes I dive, sometimes I stand." - Didier Drogba (Read 938 times)

KURUPTION-81 · « **on:** March 26, 2006, 02:25:40 AM »

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has withdrawn an admission that he sometimes tries to con referees.
Drogba, speaking to the BBC's Match of the Day after the Blues' 2-0 defeat of Manchester City, initially said: "Sometimes I dive, sometimes I stand."

But he then quickly retracted that statement, saying: "No, I don't dive."

And he has subsequently told his club's website that his comments "came across partly in the wrong way - I want to make clear that I don't dive."

Drogba had been asked about conning referees following Alan Shearer's accusations that Shaun Wright-Phillips dived in Newcastle's FA Cup defeat to Chelsea last week to get Robbie Elliott sent off.

He got both goals in the champions' win on Saturday, though he did admit to handling the ball in the course of scoring the second.

He said: "Yes, it was handball, but that's part of the game.

"If City had done it, no-one would have mentioned it. But everyone is out to make a big mess about Chelsea."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4845996.stm

Mac 10 † · « **Reply #1 on:** March 27, 2006, 09:00:55 AM »

Jip · « **Reply #2 on:** March 27, 2006, 09:28:19 AM »

fucking cunt, says he cheats then 10 seconds later says no i dont

Mac 10 † · « **Reply #3 on:** March 27, 2006, 09:33:37 AM »

Quote from: Jip on March 27, 2006, 09:28:19 AM

fucking cunt, says he cheats then 10 seconds later says no i dont

^^^^^^^^^
can you see that?

eKardz · « **Reply #4 on:** March 27, 2006, 10:02:04 AM »

its not cheating though
its just a part of the game
its only a penalty if its called

people get away with penalties all the time in all sorts of sports
i dont call that cheating at all.

missed call, or mistaken call by the referees, but you have to take advantage of situations like that.