Today’s Football 2019/20 Season

[Jimishorts]

Can't score with your arm anyway so surely that's a mistake?

More shoulder than arm but agreed it should be head or leg/foot

 

[kenada_blue]

Can't score with your arm anyway so surely that's a mistake?

His shoulder was a mm in front

 

[PhilM]

Seen the replay a number of times and the defender's arm is playing sterling on. Terrible decision.

The days of giving the attacking team the benefit of the doubt have just been crushed.

 

[Paris]

Tight decisions like that should be 'umpires call'.

 

[TheBigIguana]

There's no controversy guys. He's offside. It's not by much but that doesn't matter. It's no different than Stones clearing the ball by a couple centimeters. The ball didn't go over. The margin doesn't matter. Same with offside. It's a black and white thing.

 

[Toast]

Be arsed watching MOTD later, only to listen to VAR analysis for half an hour.

 

[paultheblue]

Here is lies the problem with VAR and offside which will probably change in the next couple of years.

His shoulder being 1mm offside had no effect on how that played out, it had no effect on any defenders positioning, nor Jesus' position.

Get use to it mate City will get decisions against them like that every other week whole the dark sides goals won't even be looked at.

 

[Barrowjohn]

I think VAR is going to finish me off with football. I know it was the right decision but wait until that happens in the dying moments of a game to win it, or grab an equaliser to have it disallowed. It’s far too clinical, fans will hold back from celebrating.

 

[kenada_blue]

Here is lies the problem with VAR and offside which will probably change in the next couple of years.

His shoulder being 1mm offside had no effect on how that played out, it had no effect on any defenders positioning, nor Jesus' position.

The offside rule is there to stop the attacking player gaining an advantage. How a shoulder or a toe being CM in front gives any player an advantage, I don't know.

 

[dannyboy]

Don´t think you can celebrate a goal with any degree of confidence this season. Assistant referees really should never put their flags up if there is any sort of doubt, otherwise it will be too much in favour of defenders.

 

[Toast]

Same with offside. It's a black and white thing.

It's a Red and White thing mate.

 

[Blue Juice]

There's no controversy guys. He's offside. It's not by much but that doesn't matter. It's no different than Stones clearing the ball by a couple centimeters. The ball didn't go over. The margin doesn't matter. Same with offside. It's a black and white thing.

Very much not the spirit of football judging offsides by a mm of a shoulder.
All in favour of overturning obvious mistakes but breaking things down to the nth degree isn't football

 

[Saint Domingo]

City have that given one way, Liverpool would have it the other. VAR will turn into another tool to give United and Liverpool what they want.

 

[f.t.r.s]

His shoulder was a mm in front

 

[f.t.r.s]

There's no controversy guys. He's offside. It's not by much but that doesn't matter. It's no different than Stones clearing the ball by a couple centimeters. The ball didn't go over. The margin doesn't matter. Same with offside. It's a black and white thing.

He's not