is this a foul?
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In between spitting feathers last night I had a thought. You know when forwards 'climb' on defenders' shoulders to get extra height for a header? Would it be legal, at a set piece for example (where there's a free kick coming into the box) for a player FROM YOUR OWN SIDE to act as a support for the forward, to get extra height? Or would that be classed as unsportsmanlike conduct?
No idea, it's crossed my mind on a lot of occasions but think about when a goalkeeper comes to claim a corner. If an opposition player jumps into him before he gets to the ball (or realistically even if the keeper jumps into the opposition, but that's another debate) then a free kick is awarded to the keeper. If a player from the keeper's own team impedes him it's no foul.
If memory serves me correctly someone did try it fairly recently and even though it is your team-mate it is judged to be dangerous play and unsportsmanlike conduct. It brought up some questions on a Sky Sports and they mentioned that idea has been floated about for decades but deemed illegal.
statts1976uk said:
If memory serves me correctly someone did try it fairly recently and even though it is your team-mate it is judged to be dangerous play and unsportsmanlike conduct. It brought up some questions on a Sky Sports and they mentioned that idea has been floated about for decades but deemed illegal.
OK thanks, I don't have Sky on account of how they don't do a thatched dishtonym911 said:
statts1976uk said:
If memory serves me correctly someone did try it fairly recently and even though it is your team-mate it is judged to be dangerous play and unsportsmanlike conduct. It brought up some questions on a Sky Sports and they mentioned that idea has been floated about for decades but deemed illegal.
OK thanks, I don't have Sky on account of how they don't do a thatched dish
tonym911 said:
In between spitting feathers last night I had a thought. You know when forwards 'climb' on defenders' shoulders to get extra height for a header? Would it be legal, at a set piece for example (where there's a free kick coming into the box) for a player FROM YOUR OWN SIDE to act as a support for the forward, to get extra height? Or would that be classed as unsportsmanlike conduct?
LOL I thought this the other night too.....It would turn into a rugby line out, crouch, on rio's back = deadly.
JuniorD said:
I've nead this mooted before and answer would be unsportsmanlike conduct.
Not really much different fom having the goalie stuff the ball up your jesrsey so you can run all the way down to the opposition goal.
Not really much different fom having the goalie stuff the ball up your jesrsey so you can run all the way down to the opposition goal.
That image just made me laugh out loud, I'd love to see that in the WC final haha!! Zidane just running through, head down, butting people out of the way lol
tonym911 said:
statts1976uk said:
If memory serves me correctly someone did try it fairly recently and even though it is your team-mate it is judged to be dangerous play and unsportsmanlike conduct. It brought up some questions on a Sky Sports and they mentioned that idea has been floated about for decades but deemed illegal.
OK thanks, I don't have Sky on account of how they don't do a thatched dishOn occasions, an unorthodox technique is invented by a player or a team. Remember that South American who took ultra-long throw ins by making forward tumbling flicks? That wasn't illegal - at first - because it had never been envisaged by the rules. It was eventually barred though.
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