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He's no Sanson

I don't think anyone here thinks it should be correct, but apparently the authorities have decided that is a deliberate action. He deliberately headed the ball that's for sure. It didn't go where he wanted it to, either cleared forwards or back to the keeper. It's this vagueness that allows for interpretation. Rules shouldn't really by interpretable in different ways. Salah's presence brings in another clause as mentioned by @ThunderPower_14 above, and yes probably should have been invoked in this case. Again, open to interpretation. Would it really be so bad to forget any interfering with play and deliberate actions and just call an offside if any player is in an offside position? Did many goals used to get ruled out for this when someone was just stood up by the corner flag for example? The most common situation I can think of ithat this would affect is when an attacker who isn't going to receive the first ball stands well offside from a free kick that will be crossed into the box, and it might even be better if that were eliminated - this is a problem for the defending team in that they are essentially not allowed to mark a player during the first phase of play. Players would just have to quickly learn to always be onside, but all grey areas would be removed.

Exactly what I wrote earlier again

No just ranking Villa embarrassments

It's not worse than losing to Bradford over 2 legs in a semi final but that's the most positive thing I can say

Again, I agree, but that is what they've done and apparently can do. Of course Salah is an offside position otherwise we wouldn't even be discussing it. Do you mean before the rule should be applied? Or are you saying this was just a mistake by the officials?

YESSSSSSSSS

The odds are 1/6 because he was sighted near The Belfry and someone decided to have a bet.

Balls must've fell back to room temperature

Arise sir Sonson of Morgan

The rules being correctly applied is a conspiracy? The rules are wrong but that's another issue.

The fake account of someone who is already a bullshitter. Two wrongs don't make a right.

Man Utd away

It's not that rule that's being applied, it's the part I talked about here:

I agree, as would almost every other football fan.

Either the rules allow it are they are open to interpretation enough for an application of the rules to allow it. The line on MOTD was "the rules are wrong".

Philogene is not their player He's just on loan and claims that he's number one But the kid is far from done

This is the first frame of the phone video after the ball has left the Wolves player's head, so the corner taker has moved further left here than the actual point of contact whereas the Liverpool defender at the back post is pretty stationary. Someone would have to draw the perspective lines across the pitch, but there's definitely a chance this way actually offside. Again, there should have been camera angles of course though.

Nope, the rules actually allow for this now. Not VAR's fault.

I've never understood this argument. The teams playing with VAR aren't benefitting in any way over other teams in the competition, they aren't playing different rules. They're playing the same rules which in theory at least have more chance of being applied correctly thanks to technology. Should all goal line tech be turned off too because they don't have it at Forest Green (presumably)? That makes absolutely no sense. What you're arguing is not a level playing field is like saying it's not fair that one match is refereed by a "higher standard" premier league referee while another match has a league one ref.

Here we are again. So reading the rules, Salah is not considered to have gained an advantage from being in an offside position as a result of receiving the ball from the defender following him deliberately playing the ball (failed clearance).

It says "should we win" in the title, and the draw is being made before our game.

This is the “deliberate action” that screwed Villa over before. it’s not a deliberate action to mishead the ball and play the striker in. I’m just seeing Danny Murphy arguing that it should be offside here, as was the case with Villa. I wonder what his viewpoint then was though.