{"id":636,"date":"2012-02-08T10:58:40","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T10:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spursforlife.com\/aldridge-accuses-bale-of-cheating\/636\/"},"modified":"2012-02-08T10:58:40","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T10:58:40","slug":"aldridge-accuses-bale-of-cheating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spursforlife.com\/aldridge-accuses-bale-of-cheating\/","title":{"rendered":"Aldridge accuses Bale of cheating"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool legend John Aldridge has slammed Gareth Bale for diving during Tottenham Hotspur’s 0-0 draw at Anfield on Monday.
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\nThe former Tranmere Rovers manager told the Liverpool Echo: “Gareth Bale is a top player but there’s a side to his game I really don’t like.<\/p>\n

“When he threw himself to the ground at Anfield the other night it was blatant cheating. He was trying to con the referee and it was scandalous.<\/p>\n

“Having tried to get a free-kick, he then got up and pushed [Liverpool defender] Daniel Agger. For me, that was worth two yellows – one for the dive and one for the shove but he got away with one there.<\/p>\n

“I’ve never seen Bale play so badly and we did a great job keeping him quiet.<\/p>\n

“I usually enjoy watching him but not on Monday. [Spurs manager] Harry Redknapp needs to have a word with Bale and stop him diving because he doesn’t need to do that.”<\/p>\n

It’s disappointing to see such comments, especially from someone who was such a fantastic player. I’ve seen Bale play quite a lot over the years and he isn’t a diver – fact. The incident the another night didn’t even look like a dive, it was clear that Bale expected a challenge that didn’t come, so for the former Irish international to slam Bale is unfair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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