I fking hate VAR
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Chris_Boro
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How many more times do "obvious" offsides have to turn out not so obvious before you learn that camera angles can be deceptive?
The check was done, no offside and no complaints from City after.
Scrote
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It's that second City goal that annoys me.
De Bruyne is clearly in an offside position but it doesn't count because the ball goes wide. The defenders are then never able to catch up with him.
I accept that the rules allow it but if you're introducing technology for stuff then get the offside rule back to being something meaningful.
De Bruyne is clearly in an offside position but it doesn't count because the ball goes wide. The defenders are then never able to catch up with him.
I accept that the rules allow it but if you're introducing technology for stuff then get the offside rule back to being something meaningful.
Zoophonic
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But arguably the defender did catch up with him as he was behind him when he scored.
Scrote
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He was still a yard and a half short of catching him. He never made up the few yards that De Bruyne gained from the offside position.
dooderooni
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Agree with you there. He had to flick his right leg out like a dog taking a wee to even get near Ake.
Norman_Conquest
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It is good to see Liverpool getting hammered.
I think Salah was in a similar position for his goal.
Should be a red card,if the officials get it wrong he gets a Penalty and who knows what sanction the defender gets.
To do nothing was very poor from the officials.
BobendBert
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I’m old school. De Bruyne was offside. End of story.
Rodri very lucky boy today too because he committed a second yellow card offence. Clear as day.
Rodri very lucky boy today too because he committed a second yellow card offence. Clear as day.
How is that old school? It has never, ever been an offence to be in an offside position at a time when the ball is not played to you. It's where you were when the ball was last touched by a team mate before it gets to you that counts, not where you were at some previous time.
FishofContemplation
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Ok it’s never been an offence merely to be in an offside position. But nor has it ever been a requirement (and isn’t even today) that the ball has to be played to you. The basic test was always that when it was played by a teammate you were in some way interfering with play or with an opponent, or (seeking to prior to the 90s) gain an advantage. Before they started tinkering with the wording in the 1990s all of these were terms applied much more broadly than they are now defined. You could certainly be held to have done the first or the third without the ball being played in your direction, and often were. I think De Bruyne would have been given offside for essentially all of the 20th century.
None of which means he should be now of course.
BobendBert
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That’s simply not true I’m afraid.
Scrote
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Salah wasn't a few yards ahead of the last defender when the ball was played. He was also moving back towards his own goal.
I've edited the clock to the bottom to show the difference over about a second. Salah clearly hasn't gained any advantage if he is even offside.
