FA Cup | 3rd Round | 9-14 Jan '25

[OntarioBlue]

He's offside but there is an argument that Maguire has deliberately played the ball, I hate that version of the offside law though.

Life was so much simpler in the days when if you were in an offside position when the ball was played you were offside. Why do they have to eff about with the Laws ?

 

[MCFC1993]

Didn’t slabhead play him onside ?

If it's deemed he had control to deliberately play the ball yes.

I personally don't like that part of the offside law though.

It was Mbappe against Spain in the Nations League that started it all and if you see that one that counted, Eric Garcia had less control than Maguire did there.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Bring back Kal.

Edit: actually, just seen that back — that was a cracker of a goal. Ah well, poor old Kal… it just wasn't to be.

 

[Norbert D]

No. It has to be deemed an intentional effort at playing the ball, which I'm not sure it was.

It looked intentional to me.

 

[Blueknows]

There’s no VAR until the Fifth Round in the FA Cup.

What even away to someone like Bromley ect ?

 

[MCFC1993]

I don't think so, it just deflects from him.

It's very subjective and as part of the offside law I think it's shite. Eric Garcia v France in the Nations League had less control than Maguire did there.

 

[wolviedinho]

Rags back.

 

[hammocity]

Yeah one of those that could be interpreted either way. Personally I err on he was offside as I’d interpret Maguire as a movement that achieved limited contact/control.

I'm surprised Shearer isn't more vocal as he was involved in a goal where the ball was attempted to be played, Shearer scored from an offside position but the defender was deemed to have made an attempt to get to the ball.

 

[jimharri]

It looked intentional to me.

I'm not sure it was.

 

[give it to gordon]

Must be a time out soon

 

[Pam]

I like the idea of no more red campaign

Pound shop Erling is truly woeful.

 

[Chak19]

It's very subjective and as part of the offside law I think it's shite. Eric Garcia v France in the Nations League had less control than Maguire did there.

Yes and the decision to give that goal was a farce.

 

[Blueknows]

Pound shop Erling is truly woeful.

75 m well spent lol

 

[mexico1970]

"deliberately" played the ball? I know he's shit but...

Could have been the first goal of many for the tarquins.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

It's very subjective and as part of the offside law I think it's shite. Eric Garcia v France in the Nations League had less control than Maguire did there.

To be fair, in England, it needs to be a deliberate pass for it to be deemed not offside. Any deflection, whether a knick on the ball or a spoon, won’t stop the attacker being offside.

UEFA are always slightly different.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Must be a time out soon

Each Arsenal corner is one.

 

[super_city_si]

Hojlund is a penalty at every corner

 

[hertsblue]

Arsenal need to start picking up time wasting bookings for their set pieces. Amazed other clubs have not called them out on them

 

[ShorehamCitizen]

Life was so much simpler in the days when if you were in an offside position when the ball was played you were offside. Why do they have to eff about with the Laws ?

Indeed, to think this rule was created to prevent goal hanging and then they fuck around with it again and again.

 

[Norbert D]

Where’s the rags comedy goalkeeper today?