Aussies (NRL) were definately at their weakest in years. I hope some realise that when you get picked in a great team it can be too easy to think you are a great player. And to be fair they should get better as they adjust to this playing roster but to face England next weekend.. *gulp*

Quote Originally Posted by i_amtrunks View Post
Sadly the naysayers regarding soccer will always have plenty of ammunition when you have these ACL games showing that diving, acting and the general spooking and complaining is so rampant in the highly (over) paid leagues like China, UAE, Japan etc. I was disgusted by the diving and then the whinging from Al Hilal who got the better rub of the game by far. Touching a ref should be an instant red card.
Even how players swarm the ref at the big decisions so he must keep moving away from them grinds me no end. I'd rather refs could speak with captains and everbody else get out of their face or risk getting dealt with as well.