Offside rule changed after Silva's goal against Villa

[dronefromsector7G]

Haha, cunts

 

[tweety]

Rodri and Bernardo must be pissing themselves. PIGMOL and the premier league have lost the plot and shown that they will cave in under pressure from their masters the media who only want red shirted clubs to win titles.

 

[Blue Llama]

Because the attacker hasn’t received the ball from his own player. There is no “unfair”advantage on the other team as they’ve given the advantage themselves from the pass back.

So what's the difference? How do you differentiate between them? Both would be scored after a player received the ball after a defender controlled the ball. What does the ref have to consider to arrive at a decision?

 

[LongsightM13]

Pigmol changing another set in stone law/rule to “Interpretation” feels like a Chinese land grab tbh, they must hate these little loopholes that get exposed by those smart enough to see them

The grab is American, not Chinese

 

[jrb]

Imagine if City win the title by a goal difference of +1. ;-)

 

[HelloCity]

The amount of regulations and rules that have been invented and changed just because of City hahahah

 

[CC1]

And now refs are left with interpreting "immediately". You could certainly argue that Rodri's intervention wasn't immediate as Mings had time to chest the ball down and rather ineptly bring it under control at his feet. What was needed was some ruling on how soon a player in an offside position could involve himself in challenging for the ball again.

I remember a few seasons ago, pre-VAR, when Sterling scored a far more questionable goal when in an offside position at the far post. A defender in front of him took a swing at the cross and deflected the ball straight to him. The linesman had his flag up, everybody assumed the goal wouldn't count, but the ref went over and had a word, then awarded the goal. This change in the law would still let that goal stand though it seems more dubious to me. Swansea was it? Anyway, first goal of the game when were struggling to break the opposition down.

It’s now suitably complicated & vague so that if a team in red is involved, it can be interpreted in their favour

 

[chaddblue]

When will the clamour for the game v Villa to be replayed start?

 

[meltonblue]

So what's the difference? How do you differentiate between them? Both would be scored after a player received the ball after a defender controlled the ball. What does the ref have to consider to arrive at a decision?

That one didn’t require a challenge essentially.

They do that now anyway. Like I said, it’s why you get occasions where a defender controls the ball, a player in an offside position then nicks it off him on his way back and it is given offside. There was one exactly like that in the Cheltenham game that was given.

The law has always been inconsistently applied due to the ability for interpretation. That’s true of what it was before and for the new guidance.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Told you it was offside ;-)