UEFA Nations League: Final Four

[Romulus]

Busquets: "the referee told us that Eric Garcia wanted to play the ball and that kills the offside... But he wanted to play the ball because the ball would have reached Mbappe who was offside! It doesn't make sense!"

why not leave it then and let the offside player touch it?

 

[tobi]

Long thread that details why it was the correct decision.

 

[tobi]

why not leave it then and let the offside player touch it?

There's no way he can know that Mbappe is in an offside position when the pass is played, all he knows is that Mbappe is behind him.

 

[LeSoupeKitchen]

When did football law become like the constitution where ity interpreted like the writers were all knowing of every single possible future situation and has the correct answer?

 

[cwy21]

Correct decision in law, even if in spirit it doesn't feel right so Taylor was correct.