Online Reporter
MAYBE it was all very predictable. After being enraged by their disallowed goal at Manchester City before the international football break, Liverpool got stung again by the confusing subjective off-side law.
Was Dan Ndoye impacting Alisson when Murillo gave Nottingham Forest the lead at Anfield?
You can make an argument for it, after all he was stood in front of the goalkeeper and the ball went past him. But, like at Manchester City two weeks ago, the video assistant referee (VAR) let the on-field decision stand.
In one game, Liverpool have a goal disallowed. In the other, Liverpool concede a goal. It has got to sting.
We’ve been here before, and we’ll be here again. And while it might not seem like it right now, discussions about subjective offside decisions are not a new thing.
You only have to look at the Laws of the Game from 1903-04, which says that a player in an off-side position must not “in any way whatsoever interfere with an opponent or with the play until the ball has been again played.”
Fast forward 122 years, and we are still making subjective judgements about a player in an off-side position who does not touch the ball.
Tottenham had more reason to feel aggrieved in their 4-1 loss at Arsenal on Sunday night.
When Eberechi Eze scored the Gunners’ second goal, Bukayo Saka, Martin Zubimendi and Leandro Trossard were all in an off-side position in front of the Spurs goalkeeper, but the goal stood.
“I think this is preventing an opponent from being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the line of vision,” Joe Hart said on Match of the Day. “As it leaves his foot, Trossard is in (Guglielmo) Vicario’s line of vision. Off-side in my opinion.” — BBC Sport.
