David Villa In Diving Row
(Goal.com) - Deportivo centre-half Juanma has accused David Villa of diving to win a penalty and having him sent off in yesterday's clash.
Valencia picked up a convincing 4-0 win over Deportivo at the Mestalla, but the match was marred by the controversial sending off.
With the score 1-0, Villa went down in the area as he and Juanma went for the ball. The referee pointed to the spot and sent the defender off, though replays showed that there had been no contact, and the Che forward had gone over the challenge.
The similarities with Cristiano Ronaldo's now famous fall against Middlesbrough were striking. No surprises, then, that the two sides have also dished out similar arguments.
Juanma has accused Villa of "poor sportmanship," insisting that there had been no contact, and that it should not have been a penalty, and least of all, a sending off. "We need to be more honest," he concluded in resignation after the game.
Expectedly, Villa has refuted the allegations, insisting that he went down "while trying to avoid Juanma's challenge, and did not dive to win a penalty."
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Comments
Villa is a rising star and went down for a reason. It doesn't matter cuz the score was 4-0. Even if he dove, the decision was at the refs opinion so stop whining.
Posted by: Leftback 365 | December 13, 2006 07:34 PM
Yeah! I agree with you little buddy! Besides, the Italians' have been diving for years so it's only fair that everyone else be allowed to do the same!
Posted by: Teddy Bear Tom | December 13, 2006 09:29 PM
I love david villa...and I love valencia,of course ^_^
Posted by: sarah | June 7, 2007 12:46 PM
Heck yeah this is extacly what I needed.
Posted by: Zeal | October 21, 2011 02:35 PM