Among football fans, observing players do diving in a football match means they are destroying the values of sportsmanship. That’s why players like Neymar Jr are cursed everywhere for their theatrical actions when they fall. It was as if his leg had been bandaged with a teak log from the forest. Looks like he’s not legally falling if he doesn’t complete it by rolling around.
Even when David Luiz who carelessly did not cover his face after being considered dropped by Rafael da Silva when Chelsea against MU. Holding his leg, David Luiz who fell in the corner of the field smirked at the audience and was then caught in the television camera lens. Not in vain, Rafael got expelled from the field court.
Likewise, in the MU camp in the early days of the 2010 decade, Ashley Young’s name was often identified as a ‘diver’ by opposing coaches. If it is extended, of course the string of names will be longer like a strand of carbon chains. Call it Arjen Robben, Ronaldo, Messi, to the stout stature like Sergio Ramos. Everyone must have a sin of diving, especially when in the penalty box or to ignite the opponent’s emotions.
But the most monumental taste seems to be held by the famous German striker who once had the banner of Inter Milan, Jrgen Klinsmann. The incident took place at the grand celebration of the four (planned to be made two) annual football, the 1990 edition of the FIFA World Cup on Italian soil. Klinsmann, who at that time was still an Inter player, certainly felt like playing in his second home.
Germany for the last time came no longer as West Germany approached the 1990 World Cup final against defending champions Argentina. Four years earlier, Maradona’s magic was able to make Argentina win their second title at the Azteca Stadium, Mexico, which uniquely brought together Germany and Argentina. The coach is still the same, Carlos Billardo is still sitting in the coach of Argentina and Franz Beckenbauer is still in charge of Germany.
But 1990 Argentina was not as spectacular as 1986. Billardo emphasized a defensive approach, as a result Argentina had to finish twice on penalties. But the final is the final, especially since Argentina came after getting rid of the hosts in Naples. The city where Maradona played for Napoli.
Klinsmann’s big moment came when the match had entered the middle of the second half. Both teams are both deadlocked to vibrate their opponent’s nets and the match tends to lead to rough.
It was Pedro Monzon, who Billardo had just entered at the beginning of the second half, was shadowing Klinsmann, who was trying to penetrate from the left side of the Argentine defense. When trying to get past his control, Monzon didn’t hesitate to make a tackle. Immediately, Klinsman flew and groaned and ended up rolling around as if Monzon had grabbed his leg with a klewang.
Without a fafifu let alone asking the VAR judge for consideration, which of course didn’t exist, referee Edgardo Codesal raised his red card. Simultaneous protests from Argentine players did not budge, they had to continue the second half with a player deficit. Monzon became the first player to be sent off in a World Cup Final.
Long story short, later Gustavo Dezotti listed his name as the second person to be expelled when he violated Vller in the forbidden box. Andreas Brehme’s penalty was the only goal of the night. For the last time West Germany played in an official competition before unification following the fall of the Berlin Wall.
After the match Klinsmann was condemned by the media (of course non-German) for his acrobatic action. Even the action got the name Jurgen’s Disco Dive by the public. It was another irony that night, Mexico, who was so sweet to Maradona and Argentina four years earlier, even through a citizen (Codesal the Mexican) closed the curtain on Maradona’s glory.
But Klinsmann doesn’t seem bothered by his diving label. This was proven when he decided to move to the Premier League, to be exact, Tottenham Hotspurs. When he scored his debut goal against Sheffield Wednesday, he didn’t hesitate to celebrate as if he was going to ‘dive’. The thing he repeated the next week when Tottenham hosted Everton.
The notorious British media was also impressed by Klinsmann’s performance. Guardian journalist Andrew Anthony wrote the headline “Why I Hate Jrgen Klinsmann.” in June 1994, but he also wrote an article entitled “Why I Love Jrgen Klinsmann.” in August of the same year. Perhaps the British public who glorify ethics has been lulled by Klinsmann’s theatrical.
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