Clarification

The offside rule. Isn't a player always offside if he's behind the keeper? (And of course in front of the ball)

That was the case for Strurridge's goal for Liverpool today but no one has mentioned it

I could've sworn that was the rule... or am I just completely wrong?

 

Lads!! This is driving me crazy

Tell me I'm right or wrong

 

From what I remember, the rule states that there must be two players between the attacker and the goal-line when the ball is passed forwards, of which one is almost always the goalkeeper because that's where a keeper is 99.9% of the time.

So Sturridge wouldn't have been offside anyway (although I think De Gea was between him and the line as well) because there were two defenders on the line.

 

That`s my understanding also. As long as it`s two opposition players it doesn`t matter who they are. As you say most times one of them will be the keeper.

 

There needs to be two opposition players between him and the goal. Doesn't matter if one is a keeper or not.

 

There were players behind him on the goal line though, so how can he be offside.

 

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Because he was behind the keeper

My understanding is that makes him offside

 

read posts 3, 4 and 5 again.

 

Hmm. De Gea was definitely in front of Sturridge

 

Fair do's

Could've sworn that regardless of if you were ahead of the gk you were off

Cheers lads

 

nope. the keeper is just another opposition player.

are we sorted now?

 

Yeah all clear now.

 

please refer to post 7 for my take on the subject

 

good lad. sleep better now eh?

 

Then keepers would just stand on the half way line mate!

 

saw it and was suitably ignored.

 

Grinch

 

Haha aye but then they could just run past the keeper and score an easy goal man