Offside

[spyinthesky]

Offside has been far more difficult to call nowadays.

 

Looking at the Chelsea v Everton game on MOTD there seemed to be two clear situations where a Chelsea player was stood directly in the eye line of our ex keeper when a goal bound shot was made but the goal was given.

 

Even if the player was completely static surely he must be interfering with play?

 

Made me think back to one of the best 'non' goals I witnessed at the Dell. An acrobatic volley by Kevin Keegan from the left hand edge of the penalty area ruled out by David Armstrong deemed to be in an offside position some way away from the goal

[Fan The Flames]

The new rules are better as the Keegan one proves the old rules were flawed, I also remember a Dalglish disallowed goal with Phil Neal on the floor injured in an offside position. But where a player is in line with the keeper is where this rule can fall down.

[Shance]

Yeah Chelsea were very fortunate. That's why video reffing would be handy in these incidents. Not for fouls and stuff like that but for pen decisions and offsides.

[Lord Duckhunter]

People complain about refs but I honestly think linesman are the best they've ever been at judging offsides.Time & time again replays show someone marginally offside & they've called it right , amazing when the game is so quick nowadays