Many might disagree with this post about why diving isn't
always wrong. Okay, don't get me wrong diving isn't something a player should
be proud but it does create chances for your team in critical situations. In
2014 World Cup round of 16 match, Mexico faced Netherlands. While a lot of
people may have predicted a comfortable win for the Dutch, Mexico took them
down to the wire and were threatening to win the game. In the 92nd minute,
Dutch wizard winger Arjen Robben took matter in to his own hands and will his
team to win victory.
Robben streaked down the right flank,
blowing past a shell shocked Diego Reyes before scampering into the penalty
area near the touchline. Every person in the Estadio Castelao knew what
was going to happen next, Robben would cut to his left. Robben has an indescribable,
unstoppable quality that makes his play all together predictable and
inevitable. Hoary old Rafa Marquez could see Arjen Robben’s next move, even
though he was powerless to stop it. Instead, he clipped the spritely
Dutchman, who spread his arms and launched into a balletic swan dive. As Robben
crashed to the ground, so did El Tri’s hopes and dreams: Klass-Jan Huntelaar’s
successful penalty kick sealed their fate.
After the game, Robben admitted that he
dove which later made headlines. My point is that if Robben hadn’t dove in the
box, the Dutch were looking at a defeat because Mexico were dominating. Can you
blame Robben for diving? Maybe, in my opinion he willed his team to victory
that day by doing whatever was necessary.
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