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Keeper Blasts Forster - Ipswich Town News

Plymouth keeper Romain Larrieu has branded Town striker Nicky Forster a cheat after conceding a penalty for a foul on the frontman on Saturday. Larrieu says that Forster dived to win the spotkick which Matt Richards converted to put the Blues 3-1 up.

Larrieu said: "I'm really upset. I have heard a lot of times it was foreign players that brought cheating into the game.

"But a lot of English players nowadays think they are protected because of that.

"There is a lot of them diving. I can see it every week. I think the ref needs to be aware of that.

"I think I made it look like a penalty but it wasn't one. That's what people need to know.

"The situation is very hard for keepers now. He pushed the ball too far for him to score.

"If he wanted to score I would have won the ball but he didn't try to score. He just tried to win the ball and kick it out, directly out of play, almost into the stands and the referee gives a penalty for that.

"Obviously, if you play in goal you can't go for the ball anymore when it's a 50-50.

"I went for it. Maybe I was a bit naive to go for it, but I really thought I had a big chance to win the ball."

Larrieu also conceded a penalty the last time the two sides met. Back in January at Home Park, the Frenchman felled Darren Bent inside the area, Darren Currie netting from the spot.

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