Players with a turn of speed will always fall over more easily than others. Gerrard, as does Ronaldo, as does Drogba, all have that extra pace on the ball, and at their speed, any contact will knock them over. The growing trend that is bothering me is for players to knock the ball around the defender and then rampage straight into the defender, leaving the defender without any hope of avoiding the contact. Referees need to be more aware of this tactic and do as the basketball officials do and call it a "charge" awarding a free kick to the defender. Ronaldo is probably the biggest culprit when it comes to this tactic, and when referres are awake to it he carries on like a spoilt brat waving his hands around like a girl. Referees need to start booking him for dissent to put a stop to this. Liverpool are getting the rub of the green this season, getting late goals and few decisions here and there, but it is no more than Man Utd and Chelsea got in their title winning seasons.
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