saintrich Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 Haven't seen highlights so just wondered if anyone had a conclusive verdict on this. From where I was - admittedly not a good view, it looked like he danced past the goalkeeper and then bottled it and flopped much like Andy Carroll did last week for Liverpool. Was it a foul? thought he could have stayed on his feet and scored.
S4INT Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 Dive for me - and I was sat in perfect view in the Chapel. Ball got away from him after he 'beat' the keeper so he did the only thing he thought he could to get something out of the moment
Badger Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 From my view, I thought he could have stayed on his feet but realised the angle was too tight to score.
Saint Garrett Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 Dive...Lallana has brought this into his game this season unfortunately....He had a chance to score and bottled it and went down, never a pen for me, he needs to stop this.
Huffton Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 Dive. Shockinly bad one at that, f uck knows how he didnt get booked for it.
egg Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 Was right behind it in row d. Realised he'd messed up and hit the deck. Lucky to escape a yellow
John Boy Saint Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 Sat in the Chapel and seeing it right in front of me, without any shadow of a doubt it was the most shameful and at the same time pathetic dive, the majority around me were all asking what Lallana was playing at! Quite disappointing to see that from such a gifted player.
Saint_clark Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 I was in the Northam and I could see it was a dive. Disgraceful really.
saintrich Posted 7 April, 2012 Author Posted 7 April, 2012 Disappointing then, remember him getting booked for diving at west ham away. Needs to cut it out.
Chez Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 Dive. He went down easy in the first few minutes as well. Preparing himself for the Premiership?
Saint Garrett Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 Really don't know why he didnt just shoot...he was 1 on 1 FFS.
Saint_clark Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 Really don't know why he didnt just shoot...he was 1 on 1 FFS. I think it was Rocha that "fouled" him, and he was already on a booking. Hoping to get him sent off I assume.
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 I think it was Rocha that "fouled" him, and he was already on a booking. Hoping to get him sent off I assume. No it was Ashdown. Definite dive.
Saint_clark Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 No it was Ashdown. Definite dive. Indeed, but the point still stands - Ashdown would have been off if he'd given a penalty. It wasn't even a good f*cking dive...
Saint Garrett Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 ********. He never would have sent him off. It would have been a yellow. But that dive was embarrassing. Lallana...cut it out !
Jonnyboy Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 It was a dive of desperation and tbf he was straight back up as he knew it looked stupid.
Turkish Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 How is this even a questiom? Clearly a dive. Anyone that says otherwise hasn't got a clue about football. The most annoying thing is he could have either shot early or pulled it back.
Whitey Grandad Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 Indeed, but the point still stands - Ashdown would have been off if he'd given a penalty. It wasn't even a good f*cking dive... Ashdown would have stayed on. Lallana was not running towards goal. I believe that Adam's left foot was very slightly caught, but that he had also pushed the ball too far and when he realised that he wasn't going to get to it decided to go down. If he'd gone down instantly he might have had a chance.
Thedelldays Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 he did the hard bit, lost his marker....he then tried to take it round the keeper, ran out of pitch and fell over....... why oh why he never just put his foot through the ball I will never know
Sour Mash Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 If Lallana spent more time playing football and less appealing decisions with his hand in the air to the ref he might be decent. Feel free to feed that back 'VMAN'.
Sour Mash Posted 7 April, 2012 Posted 7 April, 2012 he did the hard bit, lost his marker....he then tried to take it round the keeper, ran out of pitch and fell over....... why oh why he never just put his foot through the ball I will never know Because although the lad has a great touch, he's quite thick as a footballer?
Gingeletiss Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 If Lallana spent more time playing football and less appealing decisions with his hand in the air to the ref he might be decent. Feel free to feed that back 'VMAN'. Prat!!!
Gingeletiss Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Because although the lad has a great touch, he's quite thick as a footballer? Know him do you, or another attack on a club player, I suspect you are really a skate on a long term wind up!
doddisalegend Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Just watched the football league show...thought he dived yesterday, during the match, and the highlights confirmed it. I think he realised he'd blown the chance to shoot and tried to get something from the situation...not great to see HTBH. Having said that 1st half he got battered by Rocha and got very little protection from the ref. Adam still looked like the saints player most up for it yesterday dodgy dive aside he gave it everything yesterday.
Norm Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 We were sat in Block 20 (Row K), so really close and it was clearly a dive. AL, that was not nice to watch.
THEVMAN Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 If Lallana spent more time playing football and less appealing decisions with his hand in the air to the ref he might be decent. Feel free to feed that back 'VMAN'.Sorry but why are you having a pop at me everybody is entitled to their opinion as you are but dont start that sort of ****ing ****,i very rarely comment on AL`s performances or any one else come to think of it,whats the point in slagging someone off.GET A LIFE.
JonnyLove Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Lallana, I've said it once and i'll say it a million more times. Great player, technically one of the best in england. However his decision making needs a lot of improvement before he can achieve his full potential. But it's getting better so at least thats something.
rshephard3 Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 How is this even a questiom? Clearly a dive. Anyone that says otherwise hasn't got a clue about football. The most annoying thing is he could have either shot early or pulled it back. That's right. Superb player but when in centre forward territory is unsure what to do. But to dive against anyone is tragic.
Saint Stimp Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Dive, Lallana has done it a couple of times this season and he's not very good at it. Disgraceful yes, but it seems like everyone does it these days.
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 We all know it was a blatant dive and Adam deserved a yellow card for it. Had the ref given the pen however I might just have found room in my heart to forgive him for his lack of sporting ethics.
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Who gives a toss now...irrelevant thread Imagine though if it had been Guly....the posting would be rabid
lordswoodsaints Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 From my view, I thought he could have stayed on his feet but realised the angle was too tight to score. I'm with this,I was sat pretty close and he dived,I thought we were above all that nonsense and tbh he should have shot first time or pulled it back.
Thedelldays Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Who gives a toss now...irrelevant thread Imagine though if it had been Guly....the posting would be rabid but it was not july...lallana created opportunities kept the ball, won corners, created chances july still failed to jump for a single header.... get over it, guly was an absolute disgrace yesterday
Webby Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Seriously though, he needs to cut this out. He's a very good player, but could be a great player if his decision making was better and quicker. If he was half a second quicker in his head he'd be awesome.
stardustonmyfeet Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 There were a lot of times earlier on where he stayed on his feet when lesser players would have gone down. Yes it was a dive towards the end, but you could see it was more out of frustration than anything else. It looked like he really lost his cool for the last 10 minutes of the game.
niemi14 Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Great player but blatant dive. He needs to learn to bloody shoot instead of taking that extra touch, he'd have 20 goals instead of 12 if he did.
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Call yourself Saints fans? Cut the guy some slack FFS. He tried to take it round Ashdown (OK, wrong decision) but the Skate Bastard definitely connects with a swinging leg. Adam tries to go for the ball anyway and when he realises he can't get there, goes down hoping the ref has seen the contact and might give it. it's not a ****ing dive in the conventional sense of there being no contact. Back your own player FFS.
trousers Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Call yourself Saints fans? Cut the guy some slack FFS. He tried to take it round Ashdown (OK, wrong decision) but the Skate Bastard definitely connects with a swinging leg. Adam tries to go for the ball anyway and when he realises he can't get there, goes down hoping the ref has seen the contact and might give it. it's not a ****ing dive in the conventional sense of there being no contact. Back your own player FFS. Totally agree.
SaintNeil90 Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Really? Take your red and white tinted glasses off mate. He took 2 or 3 steps before he fell to the ground. He dived.
Thedelldays Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Really? Take your red and white tinted glasses off mate. He took 2 or 3 steps before he fell to the ground. He dived. he did dive, should have had a pop before taking extra touches. he was a constant threat all game though
trousers Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Really? Take your red and white tinted glasses off mate. He took 2 or 3 steps before he fell to the ground. He dived. No one is suggesting he didn't dive....
ThreeSixty Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Dive. Knew he'd ****ed up and hoped for the best. Not slating him, big occasion for the lad.
scotty Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Know him do you, or another attack on a club player, I suspect you are really a skate on a long term wind up! You're not alone in that view.
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 but it was not july...lallana created opportunities kept the ball, won corners, created chances july still failed to jump for a single header.... get over it, guly was an absolute disgrace yesterday Get over what?..differing opinion or the fact i do not agree with ANY of our players getting slagged off...shameful Using the word DISGRACE!!....you should be ashamed of yourself.....
rick1976.4.38 Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 Great player but blatant dive. He needs to learn to bloody shoot instead of taking that extra touch, he'd have 20 goals instead of 12 if he did. ^ this
BallBoy Posted 8 April, 2012 Posted 8 April, 2012 I have only seen it once on the FL programme but I thought the keeper caught him. He was going nowhere and took a step too many before falling. So I thought it was a foul but also a dive.
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