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comment by Thunderkiss_65_ (U2407)

posted 37 minutes ago

omment by RVP's Left Foot - Zlatan is world class (U11781)
posted 34 minutes ago
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A9rposlCQAA2UdY.jpg

Picture of the alleged offside, it's not even tight. Everyone is onside

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It's not tight in a freeze frame.

You try calling that 100 times - it's guaranteed you'll get a percentage of them incorrect. Human nature - just like the Hernandez one against Chelsea.

Imo Winston it depends entirely on where the linesman is stood. He should have been caught up with play as the ball had been in roughly the same area for a relatively long time. So if he's in line, he's got to call that right.

Jay MUFC (U16498)

I appreciate what you're saying, but it's such a tight call that invariably, mistakes will happen.

Put it this way - what could he have done differently?

He's done his best to judge it and he's got it wrong. I really don't think, given the speed of the game and how tight this call was... particularly with Zabaletta behind Young and potentially out of view, you can accuse the lino of incompetence or similar.

Not saying he's incompetent, but, if he is in the right position I think he has to get it right. Yes you have human error, etc, but Zabaleta wasn't behind him, he was 'next' to him, if the linesman was in position.

But Jay - it's not like he gets a chance to think about it. It happens in the space of a split second.

Honestly - I think if any human tried it 100 times, no one would get it right every time.

I agree, just seem to be a little hard done by in the last week or so with, what most consider, fairly straight forward decisions. I agree it's a hard job sometimes, that's why they need help, I mean it literally takes camera crews 30 seconds to have it replaying with a line on screen...

Yeh - I used to be dead against video technology, but with the offsides I do wonder whether there's something in it.

It needs some real debate and consideration, and testing... as it's such a quick game nowadays.

I would also hope that fans wouldn't use that as a reason for campaigning for all decisions to be reviewed, as fouls are completely subjective in most cases.

At least offsides are either right or wrong.

DJ

The only technology I ever want on a football pitch is goal line technology.

I support using video evidence to ban a player or exonnorate him. Let the refs and linesmen do their jobs because as much as we want the right thing done, where would football be without some controversy.

Forums would die as a result

Not sure you can argue the case for no technology because of how online forums might suffer!

It's got to be what's right for the game.

Video technology for fouls is absurd, because it's subjective and, often, slow mo confuses the situation.

But offsides is a black and white situation, so it's logical... I think the debate is whether it's feasible given no obvious stop in play.