Full body offside rule

[robbie54]

See daylight between the players is the answer. The weekend there, part of a players shoulder was offside, on the wing

 

[myleftfoot1978]

Defenders are going to have to drop real deep to not let people run in behind them, games going to be massively stretched, I'm not sure if this will be a good thing or a bad thing for the game, will just ha e to wait and see

 

[hudson88]

Just leave it as it is currently, but have a limit on how long it can be checked. If the onfield decision cannot be disproven within say 30 seconds, it stays onfield

 

[Rogue Badger]

Whats wrong with centre of torso?

This seems the obvious one to me. That way you could go off the GPS sensors in their bras. No need for lines. VAR checks could be done in seconds.

 

[HorsePills]

Defenders are going to have to drop real deep to not let people run in behind them, games going to be massively stretched, I'm not sure if this will be a good thing or a bad thing for the game, will just ha e to wait and see

Could just as easily lead to more grappling, more diving, with the attacker trying to get an arm or shoulder just ahead to hold the defender off and the defender trying to stop them.

 

[andysafc85]

It'll still be controversial as players will still be a cm offside. It's just drawn in a different place.

It’ll be ‘less’ controversial thoihh because you’ve been given a huge advantage to start with - unlike now when your cock could be offside

 

[Qwerty]

It’ll be ‘less’ controversial thoihh because you’ve been given a huge advantage to start with - unlike now when your cock could be offside

Makes no difference, a player will still be a cm offside. Managers and fans will still twist.

 

[andysafc85]

Makes no difference, a player will still be a cm offside. Managers and fans will still twist.

I understand how it works

My point is you’d be given a hell of an advantage over the defender - so if you’re then still a cm offside then it’s just tough shit.

 

[Qwerty]

I understand how it works

My point is you’d be given a hell of an advantage over the defender - so if you’re then still a cm offside then it’s just tough shit.

I'll look forward to the interview when Arteta replies that it wasn't offside but hey ho.

 

[Comeback_Kenwyne]

Will this not just result in teams abandoning a high-line defence so the game becomes more defensive?

Yep. That is exactly what will happen. This very obvious unintended consequence has been pointed out to Wenger repeatedly. But he’s a dog with a bone, so now they have to ruin a season of Canadian football just to shut him up.

 

[CraigyWatt]

Attackers will still have that half yard, same when free kicks are coming in too.
Not too bothered either way but if it speeds up the var nonsense I'll be happy enough with it.
Won't be any of this was his toenail or other random parts of body offside, it'll be is there daylights or not which will be easier to check

It'll be exactly the same as it is now, but the judgement line is half a yard further forwards.

How much daylight is enough to constitute daylight? One pixel?

 

[Doberman]

The solution to all this bollocks is literally staring them in the face. Time limit on VAR. 30 seconds. If they cant prove an offside within 30 seconds the goal stands. They need to stop chasing absolute perfection and use VAR for what it was originally meant for (to correct blindingly obvious mistakes). This would also mean a check would be complete before the goal scorer has finished celebrating so theres none of this standing around waiting to kick off whilst the ref holds his ear.

 

[Smiler]

It'll be exactly the same as it is now, but the judgement line is half a yard further forwards.

How much daylight is enough to constitute daylight? One pixel?

Exactly, instead of how much the attackers head is offside or how much of their sleeve, it'll be how much the the defeders head or how much of the defenders sleeve is playing the players heel onside.
People will be whining you can give him onside there, the defenders cock can't be considered something the defender can tackle him with

 

[CraigyWatt]

People will be whining you can give him onside there, the defenders cock can't be considered something the defender can tackle him with

In the case of Mukiele, they’d be wrong.

 

[andyj73]

A think wenger pushed for this

Apparently going to be trialed in in Canadian premier league shortly

.. Was in favour of this until I listened to refs talking about the difficulty of it on the radio. They said it would be too difficult to spot the gap and make VAR a hell of a lot harder / complicated. They said refs will never accept it and didn't think it would happen ..

 

[SingaporeSteve]

Just get rid of VAR. problem solved

 

[The Onion Bag]

See daylight between the players is the answer. The weekend there, part of a players shoulder was offside, on the wing

This 100%.

I will not rest until it's brought back.

 

[Reilhan]

The daylight rule will still have very marginal decisions, it's unavoidable as there has to be a line somewhere. I don't see how this is better and it'll be near impossible for linos outside the PL to judge without the benefit of VAR.

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[billybumbler]

Would the player's hair count?

Cucurella could be a proper goal lagger - he'd never be off!

 

[englishman abroad]

As the title says
If Wenger has his grubby hands on it, you just know it will be as shady as out

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