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blueinsa
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Graham Poll's book is a revealing read as he openly said he would apply totally different criteria to particular players and games. So if he was reffing a team that had a player regarded as being troublesome, he'd often card them at the first opportunity to try to keep them in check. When you think back to Balotelli, how often was he treated differently to other players because of his reputation? Sometimes he deserved it but often he'd get two yellows that other players simply wouldn't have got and that just adds to his reputation. Same with Aguero & Sterling getting booked for diving so frequently. They're now seen as "divers" by refs despite the fact they clearly aren't.
Yet some just cant see whats actually happening every single week?