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Just watched Refs miced/up on TV.
michael Owen and Howard Webb talking about it.
Webb said “ it should have been disallowed”

But listening to the VAR refs they never once mentioned the effect the player has on the Keeper.
Just a full dive effort to save it.

Imo if any player is offside in the six yrd box between the posts he’s interfering with the Keeper.
Am not to sure, Sheffutd scored against City the other week, the ball was hit across Ederson. He made a full length dive and he never got to it. But he finished his dive by catching a Sheff Utd player who was offside. He wasn’t interfering. There would have been the same outcry if it had been cancelled. Didn’t stop City appealing for offside though 😖
 
Why can’t we go back to old days - if you’re offside, you’re offside.

Non of this “interfering” crap
This 👍
who was the manager that said “if your not interfering, your not on the pitch”.
once more rules have been changed, it wasn’t broke it didn’t need fixing.
 
Why can’t we go back to old days - if you’re offside, you’re offside.

Non of this “interfering” crap
I would agree if your in the 18 yd box.
But it used to be like that and you could be offside by the corner flag with the ball on the other wing.
But it was black and white then. No first and second phase crap.
 
Am not to sure, Sheffutd scored against City the other week, the ball was hit across Ederson. He made a full length dive and he never got to it. But he finished his dive by catching a Sheff Utd player who was offside. He wasn’t interfering. There would have been the same outcry if it had been cancelled. Didn’t stop City appealing for offside though 😖
I would say if he’s in the box he’s interfering
 
The “is the player interfering or not” requires a subjective decision from the ref/linesman. I feel the subjectivity can be taken out of it by saying “you’re in an offside position.” Put the onus on the player to stay onside. Makes the ref’s and linesman’s job a lot easier and makes things unambiguous for the players = less arguing.
If defenders push out to play a striker offside he is interfering with their formation !

Thats what I have always thought.
Its up to strikers to stay onside.

The old rule was a bit silly at times but much simpler.
the rule changes have invented these problems.
 
Have you seen some of the footage from the US league? It’s laughable almost like the opposition players have been pulled to one side and been told never to tackle Messi 🤣

He will win because of the World Cup
 
Messi 1/5 favourite for the Ballon d’Or.
Surely Haaland should be winning it?
I'd have said Haaland, but it's Messi and he finally won the World Cup so of course they'll give it to him.

I personally don't think it's fair that such weight is given to an international competition like that. Haaland for example has zero chance of winning the World Cup in his life, because he plays for Norway, so that makes it unfair. But club competitions are fair, because the top players move to the best teams and compete for the biggest trophies.

But again, it's Messi, so of course they'll give it to him.
 
I'd have said Haaland, but it's Messi and he finally won the World Cup so of course they'll give it to him.

I personally don't think it's fair that such weight is given to an international competition like that. Haaland for example has zero chance of winning the World Cup in his life, because he plays for Norway, so that makes it unfair. But club competitions are fair, because the top players move to the best teams and compete for the biggest trophies.

But again, it's Messi, so of course they'll give it to him.
Spot on mate 👍🏻
 
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