Granted it’s hand hall but isn’t it lovely when pundits have no idea of the laws of the game
A defending player who leaves the field of play without the referee's permission will 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.
Granted it’s hand hall but isn’t it lovely when pundits have no idea of the laws of the game
A defending player who leaves the field of play without the referee's permission will 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.
Granted it’s hand hall but isn’t it lovely when pundits have no idea of the laws of the game
A defending player who leaves the field of play without the referee's permission will 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.
I can understand why that would be the case, but when you have attacking players standing offside but 'not interfering' then it makes it a bit of a farce doesn't it.
If attackers can get around not being offside by just not getting involved, defenders should be allowed to do exactly the same.
I can understand why that would be the case, but when you have attacking players standing offside but 'not interfering' then it makes it a bit of a farce doesn't it.
If attackers can get around not being offside by just not getting involved, defenders should be allowed to do exactly the same.
I can understand why that would be the case, but when you have attacking players standing offside but 'not interfering' then it makes it a bit of a farce doesn't it.
If attackers can get around not being offside by just not getting involved, defenders should be allowed to do exactly the same.
I know it never mattered what a defender is doing in the laws, just where he is, but the point is is that right? An attacker can deliberately stand where the fuck they like to deliberately try and gain an advantage for a teammate and not be given offside yet a defender lying incapacitated on the ground can play someone on. Is that fair? Or is the law an ass? Offside never used to be a thing at all. Attackers could pretty much throw keepers in the net. Neither of those things can be done now. Laws can be changed and the one that lets attackers stand offside but not be given is one that needs changing.
I know it never mattered what a defender is doing in the laws, just where he is, but the point is is that right? An attacker can deliberately stand where the fuck they like to deliberately try and gain an advantage for a teammate and not be given offside yet a defender lying incapacitated on the ground can play someone on. Is that fair? Or is the law an ass? Offside never used to be a thing at all. Attackers could pretty much throw keepers in the net. Neither of those things can be done now. Laws can be changed and the one that lets attackers stand offside but not be given is one that needs changing.
It’s the tiny incremental changes that have caused it to be an ass
As a stop gap why not just only have offsides in the penalty area?
Need to stop tinkering
It’s the tiny incremental changes that have caused it to be an ass
As a stop gap why not just only have offsides in the penalty area?
Need to stop tinkering