Netherlands vs France
- Thread starter Gabriel
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ladbroke8745
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Was the keeper blocked... Did he make an effort or using as an excuse for his own failures. ..
Terrible decision, the keeper has no chance of making the save
I thought as soon as the goal went in the Dutch attacker looked very close to the keeper and could be interfering.
The fact the keeper does not attempt to dive however means you can't be 100% sure he's interfering so I think disallowing the goal is harsh here. I think the referee should of looked at it on the screen and let him make his mind up.
I'm stuck on this one...
On one hand
He is not blocking line of vision, he is not challenging, he does not attempt to play the ball, nor does he make an obvious action,
Yet somehow, Offside still feels right, I just can't match the law to the decision.
On one hand
He is not blocking line of vision, he is not challenging, he does not attempt to play the ball, nor does he make an obvious action,
Yet somehow, Offside still feels right, I just can't match the law to the decision.
David F
Member
“Making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of the opponent to play the ball” - does being in the way of a keeper’s dive fall under that bit? I don’t think the keeper should have to dive into the player to get the decision.
making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball
Him standing there prevents the keeper having the opportunity to play the ball. Obvious action...hmmmm
What was the obvious action though?
David F
Member
I admit I don’t know - but if we don’t interpret it like that, implication is that a player can stand next to the keeper on the goalline and not be interfering even if the keeper dives right into him!
I think the keeper is impacted because the player is stood in the way of a potential dive.
Edit: I know the keeper didn’t obviously attempt a dive, but do we really want him to launch himself into someone?
Winner. Offside.
