SebastianBlue
President, International Julian Alvarez Fan Club
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- 25 Jul 2009
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Defender: I had to play the ball because I didn’t know if the player was onside or offside when the pass was made.
Referee: Well he was offside, both when the pass was initially played and when you played the ball, but none of it counts because you played the ball.
Defender: So if I don’t play the ball the attacker would will be offside?
Referee: Not always, because the linesmen is instructed not to put up his flag so VAR can work out if a player is offside in each phase of play.
Defender: But isn’t the attacker gaining an advantage and affecting play by being offside, regardless of whether I touch the ball intentionally, or the phase of play?
Referee: Not necessarily. You can take an action that allows him to legally gain an advantage from his offside position.
Defender: So how do I know when I should and shouldn’t play a ball (take action) played in to our final third, so as to avoid allowing an attacker to legally gain an advantage?
Referee: Are you familiar with astrology?
Referee: Well he was offside, both when the pass was initially played and when you played the ball, but none of it counts because you played the ball.
Defender: So if I don’t play the ball the attacker would will be offside?
Referee: Not always, because the linesmen is instructed not to put up his flag so VAR can work out if a player is offside in each phase of play.
Defender: But isn’t the attacker gaining an advantage and affecting play by being offside, regardless of whether I touch the ball intentionally, or the phase of play?
Referee: Not necessarily. You can take an action that allows him to legally gain an advantage from his offside position.
Defender: So how do I know when I should and shouldn’t play a ball (take action) played in to our final third, so as to avoid allowing an attacker to legally gain an advantage?
Referee: Are you familiar with astrology?