This was a blatant dive. The clip above makes it look like a dive and it is the most forgiving
angle. From the side one can clearly see Fletcher throwing himself down before any contact is made
and the contact that is made is microscopic to say the least. The ref got it spot on and booked
Fletcher for his gamesmanship.
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The media reaction to Eduardo's dive last night has been completely out of proportion to the crime,
if ever there was an example of just how inconsistent their reactions are then this is it. It was a
very soft penalty, it was a 1% penalty, we were indeed lucky, however it clearly did not affect the
result, Celtic are mediocre and offer a similar threat to Hull City in the attacking department.
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Gooner Talk 15 August @ 04:13 PM EDT
Welcome to Gooner Talk's new feature, Media Reaction. Media Reaction aims to bring you the worlds
opinions on Arsenal's latest matches, giving you an opportunity to see what the different press
outlets are thinking and publishing. Here is our first Media Reaction article, coming off the back
of the Gunners' superb 6-1 victory over Everton at Goodison [.
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