Fulham (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

01cravend said:
Don't play the first half system again lol... Switched to what we'd been playing so far this season and were far superior 2nd half
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Tbf if we conceded like that justbefore HT away
.would have knocked tge stuffing out us..it did change the gane that VAR fk up..glad it did of course but worth reminding myself when we next get fked over by it...VAR is shite... nothing good has come from it, i mean aside from utd's 'winner ' yesterday HA HA...GET IN
 
Paladin said:
You've made a decision? And what have you decided?
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You two arguing again? :)

I agree with you that, with the way the law is interpreted, Akanji wasn't offside. But it's a stupid interpretation that someone in an offside position doesn't affect the goalkeeper's ability to play the ball if the player in the offside position jumps over the damn thing. The presence of the attacker surely affects the ability of the goalkeeper to make a save. At the very least, he has to delay it.

Law is fine, interpretation isn't. All imho.
 
halfcenturyup said:
You two arguing again? :)

I agree with you that, with the way the law is interpreted, Akanji wasn't offside. But it's a stupid interpretation that someone in an offside position doesn't affect the goalkeeper's ability to play the ball if the player in the offside position jumps over the damn thing. The presence of the attacker surely affects the ability of the goalkeeper to make a save. At the very least, he has to delay it.

Law is fine, interpretation isn't. All imho.
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Haha. I'm not one to argue, so apologies to @Alan Harper's Tash for adopting an aggressive tone.

I agree with you. On this occasion, and on reflection, one can make a very strong case that the keeper delayed his action until after the ball had passed Akanji, and therefore Akanji did interfere with an opponent, so was offside.

It's still a debatable point though, and the referee and VAR are justified in saying they don't think Akanji's actions impacted the goalkeeper's decision making.

It's also very difficult to frame the law to cover every eventuality, and I think the existing law is pretty good.

A more debatable comparison is the contact on Rashford last week which resulted in a penalty, and the heavier contact on Havertz yesterday, which resulted in a penalty decision being overturned. Personally, I'm not bothered which way these decisions go, so long as there is consistency across all teams.
 
Paladin said:
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Not sure where he gets the obstruction point from, that isn't mentioned in the law, it's about making an obvious action that impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball. I argue, once again, that for a goalkeeper Akanji did exactly that. The goalkeeper couldn't assume Akanji was offside (how would he know?) and so he couldn't properly make a save until the ball had passed him, The interpretation should be amended for goalkeepers imho.
 
The perfect fumble said:
The foody blue.....

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It's like I was there drinking 5 pints with you and the City faithful after watching that!

Loved the pre-match food selection too.

I actually LOLed to the reaction of the City fan to the right of camera after the Ream goal - it took some of the sting away to City losing the clean sheet with that comedic timing! Well done!
 
halfcenturyup said:
.... If he leaves the pitch without permission, no?
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No.


A defending player who leaves the field of play without the referee’s permission shall be considered to be on the goal line or touchline for the purposes of offside until the next stoppage in play or until the defending team has played the ball towards the halfway line and it is outside its penalty area. If the player left the field of play deliberately, the player must be cautioned when the ball is next out of play.
 
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