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I’ll Have a look.Yeah, I can't find anything.
I’ll Have a look.Yeah, I can't find anything.
Exactly, why all the fuss?
Being in offside position is not against the law of the game, only attempting to play the ball is. If Lovren attempts to play the ball, not just say block it, and touches the ball, then it is a new phase of play. This isn't really up for argument, in the laws of the game thats onside. Whether is should be is another conversation entirely.He was offside from the original through ball - the fact that Lovren touched it didn't make him onside from the original pass. And that touch didn't make it a 2nd phase of play, so presumably he should have been flagged.
And it was a great goal by Salah, but I'll maintain my overly-critical stance that Lloris was flat on the ground before he kicked it.
Everyone might reasonably have thought that Kane was offside for the first penalty. It was only well after the final whistle that we found out what the big debate was about: Lovren touched the ball on the way through to Kane, playing him onside.
There are not disagreements on interpretations here. Every referee and assistant referee in the Premier League would say that Kane is not offside because Lovern deliberately played the ball (and it was not an attempt to make a save). They've all received the same instruction from FIFA/IFAB and UEFA. This exact type of situation has been pounded into my head by the US referee program (as instructed by FIFA/IFAB) over the past couple years. 100% not offside.