Hi all,
I'm looking for a bit of clarity regarding offside and the 'deliberately played' aspect of it.
Is it offside if a player has his leg outstretched in attempting to narrow an angle and the ball hits his leg and rebounds to an offside opponent. Does that count as a deflection or deliberately played?
Is a tackle always considered deliberately playing the ball when it comes to offsides? I don't really see how it can't be but just making sure.
The law also states a player isn't offside when receiving a ball that is deliberately played unless it was a 'deliberate save by an opponent'. Does that just mean in a scenario where an outfield player is the last man and is forced into making a save with his foot/body, and an attacker in an offside position scores a follow-up, it's considered offside?
I'm looking for a bit of clarity regarding offside and the 'deliberately played' aspect of it.
Is it offside if a player has his leg outstretched in attempting to narrow an angle and the ball hits his leg and rebounds to an offside opponent. Does that count as a deflection or deliberately played?
Is a tackle always considered deliberately playing the ball when it comes to offsides? I don't really see how it can't be but just making sure.
The law also states a player isn't offside when receiving a ball that is deliberately played unless it was a 'deliberate save by an opponent'. Does that just mean in a scenario where an outfield player is the last man and is forced into making a save with his foot/body, and an attacker in an offside position scores a follow-up, it's considered offside?