It depends on where the receiving player is when the ball is played, not which direction the ball goes in. If he's behind the ball as it's kicked, he's on.
It is. I'll get the rules up if you want, but here's a scenario - you are on the corner of the 8-yard box, your teammate is a yard ahead of you; the goalie spreads himself and you pull the ball backward, about a yard behind the 8-yard line; as your teammate is unmarked and the goalie is on the floor, he has time to run back, retrieve the ball and hook it back into the goal. He is offside - he was in an offside position when the ball was played and it's irrelevant in which direction the ball is played. Scenario 2 though is if the same attacker is alongside you, level with the ball (he doesn't even need to be behind it), and this time you chip it over the goalie and forwards and he runs onto it and puts it into the empty net (or hits the post if he is Darwin, then runs back, retrieves the ball, charges past three players and slams it into the top corner from 30 yards). He is onside because he was never in an offside position, so it's irrelevant if the ball went forward or backward. True dat. I can post the relevant rule from the FA website should you wish. Or should you not mind getting yourself covered in filth and ****e, go onto the Prem Board and go back about 4/5 years ago and you'll see it there from one of the multiple occasions I did missionary work on there educating the unwashed vermin.
Yes, you can. If he's behind - or indeed level - with the ball as you play it you can hit it anywhere in 360-degree arc that you wish. Likewise, if he is forward of the ball and in an offside position, it doesn't matter if you hit the ball backwards of forwards or sideways - as soon as he receives the ball he is active and is offside. Surprised how many pundits, ex-players, and even some PGMOL ****shafts don't seem to know that either. And that you can't be offside from throw-ins, corners, or goalkicks either - seen them all given offside by incompetent officials over the years though.
It was what's known as a subjective objective decision (!). A bit like the one we had chalked off against Villa last season because it was deemed that Konsa didn't intend to play the ball (though he ****ing did). Although Maguire obviously attempted to play the ball he never did - but it was deemed that put off the Fulham defender who might have otherwise stopped it getting to the onside Garnacho. I'd be furious if I was a United fan because the Fulham defender isn't getting to it one way or another. Well, I didn't think so this afternoon, but was too busy to watch MoTD.
Just remebered Saint asked me this before i had seen it. @saintKlopp , no way should that have been disallowed for offside, pure bullshit decision.
That was my opinion at the time - I didn't know why it was chalked off. This is why the partisan nature of fans pisses me off, the **** we got over the Diaz decision when everybody should have supported the club in what was clearly an unforgivable error. Instead we get the likes of Arteta saying mistakes happen - until it happens to him, of course. And the incident the bloody hypocrite is whining about isn't even as clear-cut.
Why, what's the issue? If you're behind the ball (or level) when it's played, you're onside - if you're forward of it you're off. Doesn't seem complicated to me tbh.
Gary O'Neil on the Sheff U penalty: This made me laugh - apparently Silva has sentient shin-pads which can take it upon themselves to commit a foul without the consent of their wearer.
Another ****ing abysmal decision there by a lino. Should really have let that go and then flag later. No way did he know that was offside when the ball was played.
Arsenal club statement Fine the manager for his outburst. What if the club does it - is it point deduction?
they want a replay?? same shower of hypocrites backed Webb and his clowns when lfc stood up and they ran off distancing themselves for any chance of seeking a reform. now they all get a shafting themselves and have a whine.
