Comments on: “Diver” Steven Gerrard is a hypocrite

By: Sean Procter

Sean Procter — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:47:08 +0000

As an unbiased neutral, I believe Gerrard and Ashley Young are two of the most prolific divers in the modern game but let’s not forget the England legend whose Manchester City teammates gave him the Chinese-sounding nickname “Lee Won Pen”. The great Francis Lee was years ahead of his time when it came to falling over in the box.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:59:20 +0000

Charles, the fact that you are accusing all Liverpool fans as being ignorant, is ignorant. Hypocrisy is in your own statement…

By: Charles

Charles — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:21:04 +0000

Wow, people clearly cannot read! Mostly Liverpool fans…figures. The author has admitted he is a Chelsea fan and is preparing an article on Drogba, he is admitting that Chelsea players do it to. There is no hypocrisy here. Gerrard dives, Fact. There has been proof in these videos to support it. No-one is claiming he is the worst diver or that others don’t, it is just a simple article highlighting Gerrad’s actions not quite matching his words. He’s a great player but he dives like the rest of them. Deal with it. So stop being ignorant and grow a set Liverpool fans. Just admit that he has been known to dive but he is a great player and stop making out that he is a player above all that.

By: David

David — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:13:01 +0000

Gerrard’s a diver, no question asked!
He got booked against chelsea for diving…

Who wanna argue about that?!

By: Rajiv

Rajiv — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:31:54 +0000

Anyone who saw the Liverpool vs. Atletico Madrid match will know for sure that Gerrard is in fact a “diver”. That was so pathetic, atletico fought hard for 95 minutes and then gerrard runs into the box, jumps into an atletico player to try to get a header and then HE flops to the ground and lays there. If there was any foul at all it was definietely on Gerrard. Then the liverpool players are all patting him on the back and he thinks he is the man. Before this match, I actually had respect for Gerrard, but he is pathetic. I’m sure some liverpool fans will disagree with me, but it’s not my problem, it’s just time for them to get an eye exam ASAP.

(I’m not a fan of Atletic OR Liverpool, I was just watching the game and this made me sick and I’m sure it made many other people sick as well. GERRARD IS A DIVER!!!!!!)

By: sandro

sandro — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:07:49 +0000

and i thought portugal were the masters. this guy even own c. ronaldo, maniche, carvalho. you just name it!!!

By: Jamie Ward

Jamie Ward — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:41:50 +0000

I have to say their are some pathetic and laughable arguments on this thread.

What the majority of liverpool supporters have so obviously missed is that the whole point to this thread is that gerrard has publically stated his disgust for divers and the writers ‘personal’ opinion is gerrard dives.

Every one is entitled to how they percieve things,
regaurdless of how much we disagree with that opinion.

Ive supported liverpol for 21 years but im also a supporter of football,a gentlemans game that has no place for cheating on any level.

My own personal opinion of gerrard is that he does appear to dive/simulate/cheat/con/use every tactic possible to win or what ever title you want to give it.

And i agree he is a hypocrite to publically state its wrong yet continusly appear to do the very thing he ”dispises’
and its just as hypocritical by fans to say one type of dive is wrong and another,less obvious dive is ok.

I could say the same about torres,for someone so big and strong can stil fall over so easily makes me laugh.

As i stated everyone is entitled to their opinion and the people who believe gerrad dosnt dive are entitled to their opinions too,but if you want to back up your claim you have to do a lot better than most of the poor poor attempts at defending him found on this thread.

And to be presented with video proof from multiple angles to back up the claim and then STIL try and defend it just looks a little silly.(just like conversations ive had with chelsea fans trying to make out drogba/robben didnt dive)

We are a club who supports our players and managers but we were also built on certain other ethics that will contradict the ”support at all cost” ethic of the club.

By: Shohan Khan

Shohan Khan — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:21:39 +0000

Re: Liverpool_fan #53

So Ronaldo is going to get choped and hacked down and so Ronaldo “jumps up” to avoid getting hurt and injured and the ref awards a free kick for the intent and you people call that diving? I call that saving yourself from a bad challange and trying to not get your leg broken like cisse did twice.

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:05:51 +0000

Damn, it’s a pity I missed the debate with ‘no13′.
I read every line of it…What a load of shit!

@no13, why do you feel the need to ‘prove’ to others that you are intelligent? (quoting Heisenberg’s principle on a blog site – get real). Your way of speaking down onto others might perhaps indicate intelligence, but it highlights even more your insecurities. Typical ‘Sigmund Freud’ case of —– envy.

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:58:59 +0000

[Liverpool_Fan #51] – sorry to pick on you mate…
You said:
“I recall a so called fulham match when ronaldo jump over the players foot completely and claimed a free kick thats what diving means”
Isn’t jumping an upward motion and diving a downward motion. How can jumping mean diving?
Silly boy, everybody admitted Ronaldo dives. You don’t have to prove that he jumps upward to be called a diver. Why can’t you just call SG a diver like the rest of them (wether he jumps upward, downward,sideways, too easily, too hardily, or whatever…he dived). The point here is not to prove his innocence (we all know he’s not). It’s to state his hypocrisy.