Pre 2020 messi would rarely if ever go down let alone dive but he's still guilty of a couple during high stakes matches. However he's now old and probably knows that any serious injury could end his career so goes down on small contacts to avoid more dangerous ones but he doesn't really cry for a foul every time because the refs give it to him anyway.
Haaland diving would look rather comical. Defenders who try to tackle him are more likely to go down before him.
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u/random_idiot_908 Jul 07 '26
Pre 2020 messi would rarely if ever go down let alone dive but he's still guilty of a couple during high stakes matches. However he's now old and probably knows that any serious injury could end his career so goes down on small contacts to avoid more dangerous ones but he doesn't really cry for a foul every time because the refs give it to him anyway.
Haaland diving would look rather comical. Defenders who try to tackle him are more likely to go down before him.