The Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has said that there is a real danger of the Liverpool players being converted into divers if they are to get any refereeing decisions correct.
The Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has said that there is a real danger of the Liverpool players being converted into divers if they are to get any refereeing decisions correct.
Liverpool have been denied in a lot of penalties at the start of the new season. In the match against Manchester United during the weekend, Liverpool were once again denied a number of clear cut penalties. In the other end, Manchester United managed to win the match after a soft penalty was awarded, which was later converted by the star striker Robin van Persie. Luis Suarez was one of the main players not to be given a penalty in the match.
Speaking after the match, the manager Brendan Rodgers has said that it will be only be a matter of time before Liverpool players start to think that they need to simulate in order to get refereeing decisions their way. The Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said after the match that the reputation of Luis Suarez went before him when he was fouled in the penalty area. Meanwhile, the referee did not see any problems with the Antonio Valencia penalty because he does not have a reputation for diving.
“I’m concerned that we’ve not had any sort of rub of the green from officials. We like to think we are a sporting team, I have always told my players to do the right thing, not to dive, to play fair. But the fairness we show, it seems the decisions pass us by because of it. There are so many decisions that have gone against us. I spoke to Mike Riley and he admitted he expected me to call earlier. I didn’t ring after the Manchester United game,” said Brendan Rodgers after the match. Liverpool are currently in the relegation zone after five matches.