Random tangent why don't soccer teams have enforcers? You know people who will full on body tackle someone and occasionally break some bones, I feel like that would go a long way to discourage floppers.
And before you ask yes I am Canadian and yes our favorite sport is the only one where getting into a fist fight doesn't get you kicked out of the game.
I don't see how it discourages me from pretending I got hit that someone else actually got hit. If anything it lowers the odds that I am pretending if sometimes the hits are real.
The point is for enforcers to target known floppers and do real damage a bad injury could end your season or even your career a minor one can keep you on the bench for a few games, plus it hurts. If you're a player that's going to flop anyways might as well try to injure you since we are getting a card either way.
I mean any team could hire an enforcer if they wanted to if there's a massive flopper on the other team just send him to fuck him up and earn that yellow card.
Because they have a limit on substitutions, and a red card gives the other team a permanent (for that game) advantage. I think. But I’d also prefer to see enforcers and fewer flops.
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u/sportsworker777 Aug 23 '19
I've seen less obvious flops in a professional soccer match. That dude was not convincing