Pepe

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1POVLqxwjiI

Particularly like the way he manages to kick an already airborne Cisshoko in the head about halfway through.

The man has serious gymnastic talents. He should've been a ballerina.

In seriousness, charges should probably have been brought after the first incident. I don't care whether you are on a football pitch or not. If he'd done that in a boxing ring he'd have been given a ban ffs.

Anyone who calls Pepe an average defender is as much of a joke as Pepe is. Great defender.

Large reason Real have won the cl twice in a few years

comment by Sheriff John Brown - bring back David Dein (U7482)
posted 9 minutes ago
Imagine a boxer getting jabbed, then clutching his face and rolling around. It's so facking ridiculous and I don't know how many players do it with no shame. There has to be retrospective punishment for it. The NBA got rid of the so-called "flopping" in basketball (which wasn't one-tenth as bad as football anyway) by fining players and consequently shaming them for it when they exaggerate fouls.
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Did you not watch Haye's last fight?

Also, flopping is still very prevalent in the NBA, though it is correct to fine cases in the hope that it will change players' mindset.

comment by Pidgeot (U17162)
posted 51 minutes ago
comment by United we win (U19958)
posted 8 minutes ago
Manc Python (U17527)

Yes he is. Smalling is technically average and so mistake prone. he's got to be the most over rated defender everywhere. would not make the top 10 defenders. nothing special about him.
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Someone who believes in the La Liga hype.

No, UWN, just because someone plays for RM does not make him better than anything else in the PL.

Pepe is an average defender whose fortunate to be playing for RM.

RM aren't that special bar two players that they have.

Rest of the team is good at best, nothing special.

Bale and Modric carried them last night
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Is that intentionally ironic?

Nah just painfully lacking in self awareness

comment by Pidgeot (U17162)
posted 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
comment by United we win (U19958)
posted 8 minutes ago
Manc Python (U17527)

Yes he is. Smalling is technically average and so mistake prone. he's got to be the most over rated defender everywhere. would not make the top 10 defenders. nothing special about him.
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Someone who believes in the La Liga hype.

No, UWN, just because someone plays for RM does not make him better than anything else in the PL.

Pepe is an average defender whose fortunate to be playing for RM.

RM aren't that special bar two players that they have.

Rest of the team is good at best, nothing special.

Bale and Modric carried them last night
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Watch another sport mate, football is beyond you.

What a joke and disgraceful of a player! The way he goes down after a slight touch! Embarrassing!

Why didn't Clatterburg book him for simulation? He had two clear cut chances to do so.

I referees were instructed to do this, especially when it is so obviously blatant, this blight on the game would be quickly snuffed out.

I can't understand why the authorities are so reluctant to do this in the face of the farce it looks to the whole world, football followers or not. It makes the game and the action of those who perpetrate it totally indefensible.

comment by Greenisnotthecolour (U20982)
posted 5 hours, 10 minutes ago
Why didn't Clatterburg book him for simulation? He had two clear cut chances to do so.

I referees were instructed to do this, especially when it is so obviously blatant, this blight on the game would be quickly snuffed out.

I can't understand why the authorities are so reluctant to do this in the face of the farce it looks to the whole world, football followers or not. It makes the game and the action of those who perpetrate it totally indefensible.
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Exactly this. At some point, the authorities are going to have to make a stand. Player behaviour is getting obscene now.