It could also mean that the linesmen won't wait till the player touches the ball from an offside position to raise their flag - flag goes up well before possible goal is scored.
How about we just go back to the simple rule of - if you're stood in an offiside position when the ball is played, then it's offisde? All of this interfering with play nonsense has made the task of the lino infinitely more difficult and what does it actually add to the game???
Herrera's goal against Preston last season was offside as Rooney motioned towards playing the ball and distracted the goalie. Mata's goal against Liverpool was offside whether Van persie touched it or not. Common factor: both decisions favoured United. Conclusion: ban all referees from taking brown envelopes from United. Result: fairer football and collapse of the housing/holiday/car market for super-rich referees.
It removes something....a load of stupid stoppages linesmen these days are better trained (and better paid) than ever so they should be able to cope. Let's not forget that even under the old rule linesmen made as many total **** ups as they do today.
There should be as few rules open to interpretation as possible. The original offside rule had no "interpretation" to it. It was clear... You were inside or offside. Alternatively, simplify it. Divide the field into quadrants. (half way line and then line half way between that and goal line). You can't pass a ball into the defenders quadrant unless you dribbled it into quadrant OR there is a defender in that quadrant. Or do thirds since we think of the game as played in thirds. Can't pass into opponents third unless you dribbled it over the line or opponent in that third. Simple, easy to rule on. Easier even than original offside rule and yet maintains spirit of original offside rule (to prevent hoofball to lanky fits that park in oppositions penalty box.
Twitter Goes into Meltdown over New Offside Law as Christian Benteke Goal Stands http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=liverpool
Lol at Shearer re the Kop and decisions - the whole second half of his career was based upon dodgy penalties at St James Park!
Benteke goal has now been ruled out by the FA. I am okay with that decision. FA must provide answers to some past mistakes by officials. Sterling goal against city which was wrongly ruled out too. Why I sympathise with Bournemouth I am disappointed with the FA for not coming out in previous seasons.
I agreed with the sentiment that if a guy is over the other side wandering back it would be churlish to blow that up. I hate the rules we have in that a guy can stand there.. the ball be played at him and he just doesn't move and someone else run past him onto it. Surely there's a nice middle ground. As in one rule in general play on on set piece? On set-pieces we see 90% of the issues and guys pushing the rules. .. guys getting in the keepers eye line... guys 5 yards off truing to get the line to drop off etc etc... they are imo all interfering If a long ball is played over the top and a guy was trotting back who wants a free awarded for that... not me! Or a guy clears a ball afer a defender pumps it long and his team gets punished as a lazy arsed forward stays behind the line. Nobody wants cheap frees the long ball sides can pump long.
Think you would just end up getting players doing little lay offs prior to crossing so it's classed as open play
Maybe but there you go. It would then allow defenders get closer to block. We need to have officials wave play on really until the offending team actually get an advantage or something. The main issue I see is a linesman has to keep the flag down until someone goes for it and it can be 5 or 6 seconds late. My view is stick the flag up and hold it up until the ref signals to put it down. Let the ref then decide if the forward gained an advantage. If not play on.
