lemonjelly
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Patrick Reed has said:
Now, in his specific situation, he would've known what the rules were, so imo is confirming he cheated.
But it made me wonder how we sometimes as fans scream "cheat" and worse at players. I guess there can be arguments re diving, which in most cases will be an attempt to con the referee, but there might be a miniscule set of circumstances where someone takes evasive action to avoid being hurt, or expects contact, or momentum takes them over.
We see people go to ground all the time with no yellow card, and fans are frequently confused.
One of the things we love about sport is the grey areas (see various threads on VAR).
So when is it cheating?
Patrick Reed has said:
If you break the rules unintentionally, it's not cheating.
Now, in his specific situation, he would've known what the rules were, so imo is confirming he cheated.
But it made me wonder how we sometimes as fans scream "cheat" and worse at players. I guess there can be arguments re diving, which in most cases will be an attempt to con the referee, but there might be a miniscule set of circumstances where someone takes evasive action to avoid being hurt, or expects contact, or momentum takes them over.
We see people go to ground all the time with no yellow card, and fans are frequently confused.
One of the things we love about sport is the grey areas (see various threads on VAR).
So when is it cheating?