by Owzat » Sun Feb 15, 2004 10:22 pm
Offside is quite simple - EVERYONE on the pitch is "active" or "interfering" with play -
The position of defenders determines whether or not a striker is offside
The defenders position themselves according to the position of the strikers
If a defender is aware of the presence of a striker then he is interfering with play, as Leicester proved the other day when they tried to exploit the rules. I reckon it should be defined thus "a player is deemed offside if there is CLEAR space between himself and the last defender when the ball is played OR received".
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