Oso planning to go pro
Daryl Dike was loaned from Orlando City to Barnsley, and, he will be eligible for Saturday's game v Derby County. Barnsley also plays Chelsea in the 5th round of F.A. Cup next week. I liked his play out of U of Virginia, strong debut MLS effort with 8 goals in 17 games.
Fulham robbed of a point vs. Tottenham.
Nope. Handball rule is clear as day. Can't score a goal off of any handling by the attacking team. It sucks, but it's following the Laws.Funny enough, that rule was put into place after Fernando Llorente's hip goal vs Man City in the Champions League quarterfinal that Spurs won.
It does follow the letter of the law. But jeebus, that was not a real hand ball.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/handball-rule-law-ifab-b1812991.html
Good.Now fix offsides.
How would you fix it?
Part of it is that VAR is broken. Thr red and blue lines are crap. Especially when the camera angle isn't dead on. If they are going to use VAR, there needs to be a system of cameras on field level to get the proper angle. Think pylon cam but it would have to be something that could cover the length of the field. Better define the body parts that can be offside. I don't think a shoulder is offsides. I know you can score with your head, but don't think that should be offsides either.So basically, feet and legs. When I AR, I'm watching the attacker and the defender and listening for the kick. Trying to watch two whole bodies is impossible, if the focus is on the legs, it would make more sense.I do like the change that the flag stays down until the offsides attacker touches the ball. The attackers isn't offsides until the ball is touched and they have the option to bail out and concede possession.
Application of handball has been wildly inconsistent, but changing the rule midseason the day after a controversy is wild.Agree with ZFB on offside and VAR. I'd only count torso, like a track race. They also need to fix these cameras to be exact if they're going to call it so tight.
There's something about the offsides rule that bugs me. I'll probably do a poor job of explaining this because I'm a newer soccer viewer, but I'll give it a shot.If there are two defenders trying to cover three forward runs and a cross incoming. Striker A and B are onside. Striker B is making a run and is narrowly offside . Defender 1 goes with Striker A. Defender 2, unsure if Striker C is offside, goes with Striker C. The ball falls to Striker B who is legally onside, and he finishes. This used to be blown as offsides because Striker C influenced the play, even if he didn't touch the ball. Now with VAR, it's a good goal.I was venting about the handball rule yesterday because Fulham was penalized, but it's the offsides rule/interpretation that drives me nuts.Some common sense has to be applied as well. Werner's arm being offsides because he pointed to tell his teammate where he wanted the ball. Insanity.
If the unmarked, offsides attacker influences the play, it should be offsides. There was a play yesterday where it almost looked like Kane was doing what you described, but nothing was called. Don't remember if the shot was saved or missed. I'll try to find a clip of it.But it's 100% a judgement call if the player was involved with in the play or not.
https://youtu.be/q275sxuaUhYThis is where I think VAR fails. The striker is offside and jumps at the ball. The defender has to play the cross because the flag isnt up. The ball falls to an onside player after the weak clearance and the result is a goal.In my mind, this is offside. And this is one of many examples this season. This cost Fulham two points.If I'm wrong, I'm willing to learn. It just doesn't make any sense to me.
Barnsley is seeking its 6th straight league win since Daryl Dike has joined the team, today at Queens Park Rangers. And, he's scored again w/a near post header.https://twitter.com/UsmntU/status/1367195910053183497?s=19https://twitter.com/BarnsleyFC/status/1367198149048156166?s=19https://twitter.com/MenInBlazers/status/1364681656683085831?s=19
Is Bale back?
Bump