Post by Golden_Boy™ on Nov 13, 2006 14:37:18 GMT -1
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Chelsea winger Arjen Robben admits he's hurt by his reputation across the country as a diver.
Robben has admitted that he "completely overreacted" last season when touched by Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina, which prompted Robben to collapse theatrically to the ground and resulted in a red card for Reina.
Robben said: "I made a few debatable falls, I admit that. But the last bad one was almost nine months ago. That was with Reina.
"In the emotions of that match he grabbed me by the throat and now I admit that I completely overreacted.
"That was a big mistake. But why are people still going on about it? They keep pestering me with this incident.
"The other day I was on the internet and I saw this piece about me being among the 55 players nominated for the European player of the year award.
"Next to my name there was a cartoon, with me in an orange shirt, falling on the grass. The piece said that I had been nominated for an Oscar, not for the Golden Ball but for the Golden Dive.
"Cartoons are supposed to make you smile and in a way I can see the funny side of it, but this one hurt so much. Nobody in the world of football wants a reputation like I have."
Chelsea winger Arjen Robben admits he's hurt by his reputation across the country as a diver.
Robben has admitted that he "completely overreacted" last season when touched by Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina, which prompted Robben to collapse theatrically to the ground and resulted in a red card for Reina.
Robben said: "I made a few debatable falls, I admit that. But the last bad one was almost nine months ago. That was with Reina.
"In the emotions of that match he grabbed me by the throat and now I admit that I completely overreacted.
"That was a big mistake. But why are people still going on about it? They keep pestering me with this incident.
"The other day I was on the internet and I saw this piece about me being among the 55 players nominated for the European player of the year award.
"Next to my name there was a cartoon, with me in an orange shirt, falling on the grass. The piece said that I had been nominated for an Oscar, not for the Golden Ball but for the Golden Dive.
"Cartoons are supposed to make you smile and in a way I can see the funny side of it, but this one hurt so much. Nobody in the world of football wants a reputation like I have."
