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Full body offside rule
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ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK
Winger
Will be an absolute mess to try to officiate for linesmen with body parts forward and back, rather than looking across a line with a clear view on 1 side.
Surely they must have realised that come free kicks, the attacker can now stand goal stand with a trailing foot keeping him onside. In fact, even during play an attacker can stay tight against a defender while being goal side but still onside and get a head start against the defender.
This trial they're doing in Canada with the stupid daylight rule suggestion from Wenger won't see the light of day in football
And after all that above, people will still moan that the attackers heel is keeping him onside against the defender's big toe. All they're doing is moving the line all while making it even harder to officiate it!
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Hulkenburger
Winger
Will this not just result in teams abandoning a high-line defence so the game becomes more defensive?
Roker Mackem
Striker
Will be an absolute mess to try to officiate for linesmen with body parts forward and back, rather than looking across a line with a clear view on 1 side.
Surely they must have realised that come free kicks, the attacker can now stand goal stand with a trailing foot keeping him onside. In fact, even during play an attacker can stay tight against a defender while being goal side but still onside and get a head start against the defender.
This trial they're doing in Canada with the stupid daylight rule suggestion from Wenger won't see the light of day in football
And after all that above, people will still moan that the attackers heel is keeping him onside against the defender's big toe. All they're doing is moving the line all while making it even harder to officiate it!
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Great points like
Qwerty
Striker
This, changing where the line is drawn makes no difference
Definitely Maybe
Striker
If they were going to change the offside rule, it would make more sense to judge attackers feet vs defenders feet imo. Much easier to measure the positions of the same body parts than armpit vs knee or sleeve vs forehead. This full body rule just seems ridiculous.
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Deleted member 61339
Guest
I think it's fine as it is, I knkw people don't like it if an armpit say keeps someone onside or offside, but it's the way it is, it doesn't need changing.
Bob Fleming
Striker
Of course it will still be decided on a body part. Just the body part shifts from one side of the line to the other.
PrisonBroken
Striker
I'm sure they tried "daylight" before without success
IAWASKA07
Full Back
His studs are onside.Will be an absolute mess to try to officiate for linesmen with body parts forward and back, rather than looking across a line with a clear view on 1 side.
Surely they must have realised that come free kicks, the attacker can now stand goal stand with a trailing foot keeping him onside. In fact, even during play an attacker can stay tight against a defender while being goal side but still onside and get a head start against the defender.
This trial they're doing in Canada with the stupid daylight rule suggestion from Wenger won't see the light of day in football
And after all that above, people will still moan that the attackers heel is keeping him onside against the defender's big toe. All they're doing is moving the line all while making it even harder to officiate it!
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SAFC11
Striker
People just need to learn to accept there always had to be a line and there will always be judgement calls. Just grow up and accept it. Still better than days where people a mile offside score and its allowed or obviously onside goals being cancelled. My only issue is it needs to be faster checking
Flavonoids
Striker
I can't believe there's going to be a line 
JL1985
Striker
I'd prefer if they went back to if any player is offside, they all are whether the player is interfering with play or not. If a defender on the far side of the pitch is playing everyone onside, the goal stands even though he's not interfering with play, it should be the same the other way around.
