‘Ugly, horrible malaise’: Simon Jordan on ‘pathetic’ situation that has West Ham fans talking

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Simon Jordan suggested that the way Liverpool star Mo Salah went down against West Ham on Saturday was embarrassing, when speaking on talkSPORT this afternoon.

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The Egyptian went down theatrically when Hammers ace Arthur Masuaku clipped his heel inside the box.

Liverpool were subsequently awarded a penalty and the rest is history.

It’s a tough one, because Masuaku certainly shouldn’t have given the referee a decision to make in the first place.

But the way in which Salah went to ground really was laughable. The lighting quick forward will surely never be considered as a truly world-class player if he continues to dive to the floor so dramatically.

The end result was really harsh on West Ham on Saturday. And it could have been so different had Liverpool not been awarded a penalty.

And Simon Jordan summed it up perfectly today when speaking on talkSPORT:

“It starts with Salah. We both know that Salah’s reaction was embarrassing. It’s the only adjective I can find to describe it. I think it’s cheating. The reality of it is, that’s embarrassing. Salah’s application of it was pathetic. What does the game do? It’s an ugly, horrible malaise. There has to be a consequence.”

Simon Jordan is absolutely spot on. He often comes out with fairly controversial opinions and comments.

But the former Crystal Palace owner has hit the nail on the head here.

Diving and theatrical falling to the ground is deeply embedded in our game today. And it really has to be eradicated one way or the other.

Players need to be banned retrospectively and fined.

West Ham were on the receiving end of it on Saturday. But if we had won a penalty in the manner that Liverpool did, our opinion would be the same. We have to be consistent if we want diving stamped out.

It’s going to be a long and painful process. But that shouldn’t deter the powers that be from making a genuine and whole-hearted attempt to address the issue.