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Murph7355 said:
PaulWoof said:
Cliffe60 said:
Noticed two similar goals in Germany v Portugal.
Defending team wins possession just outside their own box. Two strikers on halfway ( in own half),roughly either side of the circle.
Striker A runs left making sure he stays inside.
Striker B runs much quicker / earlier not caring about offside, he’s not getting the ball.
Striker A receives ball onside and heads for the goal line.
Striker B loops round is now onside and starts sprinting to goal mouth. Meanwhile the defender realises what’s happening but is now 10 yards behind striker B, and can do nothing to stop a simple tap in.
To my mind, the attacking side has benefitted from a player in an offside position by pulling defenders out of position.
Any views?
Its always been an grey area rule which I think was updated recently to lean more towards actively trying to play the ball in an offside position rather than just being offside. Defending team wins possession just outside their own box. Two strikers on halfway ( in own half),roughly either side of the circle.
Striker A runs left making sure he stays inside.
Striker B runs much quicker / earlier not caring about offside, he’s not getting the ball.
Striker A receives ball onside and heads for the goal line.
Striker B loops round is now onside and starts sprinting to goal mouth. Meanwhile the defender realises what’s happening but is now 10 yards behind striker B, and can do nothing to stop a simple tap in.
To my mind, the attacking side has benefitted from a player in an offside position by pulling defenders out of position.
Any views?
But I agree, there are many instances when a played offside could be argued is gaining an advantage being in an offside position. In an extreme case an attacking player can go hide by the corner flag and be 20 yards offside, As a defender you will still have to position yourself to factor in that the attacker can quickly get back onside and be a threat so in effect will always be interfering with play indirectly.
Ive always felt goalkeepers are hard done by. Goalkeepers not only have to worry about the shot coming at them but also position themselves on other potential attackers around the goal area. There have been a couple obvious goals disallowed recently with opposing players obstructing the goalkeepers view in an offside position but even being remotely near the goal area in an offside position will likely be interfering as goalkeepers will have to factor in the possibility of that player either being passed to or getting to a rebound.
The rule is ill defined IMO, and when people moan about VAR for offside calls it's usually the rule they're bemoaning. It could do with defining better IMO.
the law is an ass frankly, unless a player is lying on the ground injured and stays there, any attacking player in the opposition half is a worry and distraction for the defence, would rather the not interfering rule was removed entirely. Balls are lighter and players quicker such that playing a high offside line is dangerous these days
Edited by Adam. on Sunday 20th June 17:11
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