Sticking out a leg for absolutely no reason, idiotic.
Falling over when you could take a few more steps and have a shot on goal, cheating
He ran into an outstretched lazy leg, 100% of players would fall.
Yep. They probably would. Doesn't make it right though. Just sums up how easy it is to win a penalty these days
The onus needs to be on the referee not to award a penalty simply for contact.
Contact does not always mean a foul.
Exactly. Despite what the ex professionals now working as pundits might say