Now that you would not get from an English player ( though of course you don't get the devastating trickery either
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And Rooney, for example, is not petulant. Of course not. He's a hard-working fella who just gets on with his job, blah, blah, blah.
There is no comparison between Rooney and Ronaldo with respect to petulance. Does Rooney let his emotions get the better of him? YES, at times, though as he is maturing this is happening less. Does he fall over constantly at the lightest touch, look immediately to the ref, stamp his feet, wave his arms, pout his lip, when he doesn't get the call, NO.
Any real football fan ( one whose objectivity is not clouded by a dislike of all things English) can see that Rooney is one of the hardest working players in football , just look at his Km/ per game stats. In the recent professional error there are no saints, and players will always draw fouls and seek to gain an advantage that way. I still maintain that English players dive less than others (especially given the physicality of the Prem) but we will have to agree to differ on that. Though I must say that for someone who doesn't watch much English football you sure know a lot about the 'diving habits' of the players.
