fromwww.caughtoffside.com
5 months agoEx-referee claims player was cheating during Swansea - Leeds game
"No, I don't (think there was enough contact). He (Ronald) is going before he's actually challenged before the free kick that led to Swansea's first goal." But Hackett emphatically stated that referees need to "get hold of those players who are cheating... These are acts of simulation. Referees appear to have lost focus of it." Players often go down not from actual fouls but for tactical reasons, and Hackett feels this is distorting the game, diminishing the role of honest play.