re: Neymar has no one to blame but himself

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Whether Neymar dives a lot has nothing to do with Medal's stamp. Chile very clearly targeted Neymar from the beginning, and basically kicked the shite out of him the whole game. The fact that the ref didn't protect Neymar (I mean, it was pretty blatant by the 15th minute what Chile were doing), then how can you blame Neymar for going down easily when he feels he isn't being protected? Diving for me is part of the game, as is targeting a player with tactical fouling, but Medal went way beyond that with his stamp, which should always be a red card. I don't know if Atkinson ever reffed two South American teams, but it was clear that they dared him to control the game, and he failed in doing so. It was still a friendly. It was ridiculous to watch.

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