The Official 2022/23 Premier League Thread

[metalgear]

View attachment 14930 Not offside

if you illegally tackle a player who is offside would that be a foul?

 

[Bedfordspurs]

if you illegally tackle a player who is offside would that be a foul?

Not if he was offside
But if it’s a red card offence then it’s a red …
That’s what I read yesterday

 

[FolkestoneSpur]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1614339191755661312

 

[Baleforce]

Even more than that, Rashford has influenced play the moment the ball was passed - the defender actively stepped up to play him off, successfully, and can rightly expect the game to halt at that stage.

It’s a mind-numbing, absolute train-wreck of a call.

I’d love to see teams exploit this - leave a man up at all times, dink a ball over the top for a deep runner and away you go.

that’s the key for me, if the defence play an offside trap everyone behind them is interfering

 

[Hotshot-Tottenham]

that’s the key for me, if the defence play an offside trap everyone behind them is interfering

Yep, it’s literally the definition of “influencing the play”: defenders actively step up to play a man off means the attacker has objectively influenced that decision.

 

[Hotshot-Tottenham]

I also think it’s interesting that (from what I’ve seen), all the ex-pros, pundits and commentators are agreed that it shouldn’t have stood. Usually there’s some dissent.

 

[Hotshot-Tottenham]

Naaaaasty ankle turn there for Guimares.

 

[Gazza Dazzla]

Soo, Havertz just given as offside even though he didn’t touch the ball (the way it should be). Rashford’s decision yesterday looks more controversial by the game as these same situations get flagged up in other matches.

 

[Baleforce]

To keep banging on about yesterday, theoretically, a defender could take a free hit on the “offside” attacker if they can make it look like an attempt at the ball, this would then make the attacker active, as the laws are written, and therefore offside, making that not a foul.

 

[fernadez]

To keep banging on about yesterday, theoretically, a defender could take a free hit on the “offside” attacker if they can make it look like an attempt at the ball, this would then make the attacker active, as the laws are written, and therefore offside, making that not a foul.

And by fouling him it proves intent by the attacker to interfere 'if I didn't think he was interfering I wouldn't have clattered him guv'.

 

[Hotshot-Tottenham]

To keep banging on about yesterday, theoretically, a defender could take a free hit on the “offside” attacker if they can make it look like an attempt at the ball, this would then make the attacker active, as the laws are written, and therefore offside, making that not a foul.

True, but wouldn’t they still be risking a yellow or red of it was a bad one?

 

[fernadez]

True, but wouldn’t they still be risking a yellow or red of it was a bad one?

Depends what team it was against I'd imagine

 

[Baleforce]

True, but wouldn’t they still be risking a yellow or red of it was a bad one?

Yes, they would have to be smart.

 

[glasgowspur]

Commenting team talking about trippier free kicks, scored one for us at Wembley, was that our last goal directly from a free kick?

 

[paxtonwolf]

Commenting team talking about trippier free kicks, scored one for us at Wembley, was that our last goal directly from a free kick?

I suggested this on another thread. I actually think it was. I am not sure I have seen us score direct from a free-kick at the new stadium, could be wrong though

 

[paxtonwolf]

Big chance here for a Tripps special

 

[paxtonwolf]

Cher takes it instead and hits the post

 

[Yiddo]

That Hall kid for Chelsea looks bang average.

 

[Yiddo]

Havertz 1-0

 

[paxtonwolf]

That is close to a pen for Fulham surely