Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino will not caution Dele Alli against diving, believing English players dive as much as foreign players.
Alli was criticised for his fall that won Spurs a first-half penalty in their 5-0 thrashing of Swansea on Saturday.
The midfielder nicked the ball ahead of Swans defender Kyle Naughton in the area before tumbling to the ground despite replays appearing to show minimal contact between the players. Harry Kane converted the spot-kick.
It is not the first time Alli has been criticised for winning dubious fouls, but Pochettino has no intention of reprimanding the 20-year-old.
"It's too difficult to advise because you cannot recreate in the future the same situation and you cannot advise, 'Don't fall down or...", it's too difficult," Pochettino said.
"It's too difficult to work like that. Dele is how he is. I didn't talk with him and I need to speak with him to know what happened in that situation.
"Maybe he will say, 'okay I fell down but I didn't mean to dive but the referee believed it was a penalty', or it wasn't his intention, but it's difficult now."
Diving was once associated more with foreign players but Pochettino smiled when recalling his foul on Michael Owen at the 2002 World Cup, which gave England a penalty against Argentina.
Owen toppled over Pochettino's dangling left leg but while referee Pierluigi Collina pointed to the spot, replays showed he had not touched the striker.
"It was 15 years ago when Owen dived," Pochettino said. "Don't believe that English football is fair play always because Owen jumped like he was in a swimming pool. Come on. I didn't touch him. I promise you. It's true.
"I think today football is more global. England is more like European football. Now we have the influence of the Latin people that try to cheat always.
"Maybe you were more pure 20, 25, 30 years ago. Now you are like us."