Im sure if there were some stats to see, you will probably find ronaldo receives more fouls/tackles than any other player. This is a he has more of the ball in attacking areas than any other player, and is not afraid to run with it. Some of the tackles that go in on him, i would get out of the way of. Is diving out of the way of a nasty tackle a bad thing? Or should stay on his feet and get hurt?
Gerrard on the other hand only dives in the penalty area,and does it alot. Fact