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I like basketball and FC Barcelona.

[. @mightyneiner]

@RealSportReview @SALT__I @parandeye_zard I think you're underestimating how difficult a successful offside trap is to actually execute. It's not like we never see successful runs behind the line, we see plenty, also because attackers can get a running start while defenders mostly face away from goal.

[. @mightyneiner]

@yovokokou123 @parandeye_zard That's... simply not accurate. At all.

[. @mightyneiner]

@RealSportReview @SALT__I @parandeye_zard I think we just have a difference of opinion here, but I'd argue that that's not him being a good attacker, that's the passer and the runner having bad timing, or the defense having great timing and communication with a trap.

[. @mightyneiner]

@RealSportReview @SALT__I @parandeye_zard He doesn't have to wait, he has to time the run. The rule rewards a disciplined defense and smart attackers. In practice your proposal might just make defenses play deeper to minimize the space between the last defender and GK, and would make offside traps virtually impossible.

[. @mightyneiner]

@PuavWrestling @RealSportReview @SALT__I @parandeye_zard You would still absolutely see VAR images of the attacker's toe being a centimeter offside.

[. @mightyneiner]

@RealSportReview @SALT__I @parandeye_zard Ok I see what you mean now. I'd argue that changes the game in an attacker's favor too massively. My team has had goals like this ruled off, I understand the frustration when it happens. But being able to be a whole body length beyond the last defender would be a huge advantage.

[. @mightyneiner]

@HighoneTAG @parandeye_zard Doesn't remove close calls and gives attackers an enormous advantage. It only changes where the line is drawn. If that's the direction the sport goes, sure, but it fundamentally changes the game and there will still be controversy over centimeters.

[. @mightyneiner]

@RealSportReview @SALT__I @parandeye_zard I think you're missing my point (and I'm not sure I'm understanding yours). Again, you're just changing where the line is drawn, there will be close calls regardless. Or are you saying it should be left up to ref interpretation each time?

[. @mightyneiner]

@jerrrrrrryyyyy @parandeye_zard That's a whole separate conversation.

[. @mightyneiner]

@RealSportReview @SALT__I @parandeye_zard You're just changing where the line is drawn. Out of curiosity, do you watch a lot of football?

[. @mightyneiner]

@jerrrrrrryyyyy @parandeye_zard I mean... Of course it does. You can't cherry pick.

[. @mightyneiner]

@yovokokou123 @parandeye_zard Can you explain this premise that offside can't be objective? Aside from the cases where a player's participation in the play is considered. VAR for offside is not interpretation, it's a line on the pitch you're either on the right or wrong side of.

[. @mightyneiner]

@V0ice_OfReason7 @parandeye_zard Exactly. The only way to eliminate close offside calls is to eliminate the offside rule altogether, which would be a terrible idea.

[. @mightyneiner]

@yovokokou123 @parandeye_zard Many calls in football are subjective, offside position is not. You want to introduce (more) referee interpretation to the rule and think it will decrease the amount of controversy?

[. @mightyneiner]

@SALT__I @parandeye_zard Completely missed the point. That doesn't even begin to eliminate close millimetric calls, plus it would give an enormous advantage to attackers thus fundamentally altering the game.

[. @mightyneiner]

@porcupineside @parandeye_zard Wouldn't change anything. There's still gonna be very close calls.

[. @mightyneiner]

@Kyle28543128 @parandeye_zard I don't agree actually, because that rule gives an enormous advantage to attackers that fundamentally changes the game. But in any case, it won't remove close calls or complaints, just changes the details getting complained about.

[. @mightyneiner]

@Kyle28543128 @parandeye_zard A close call doesn't mean an unfair call. It's the same thing with goal line technology. Does it feel harsh when it's a matter of a millimeter? Of course. Is it an unfair rule? Not at all.

[. @mightyneiner]

@Kyle28543128 @parandeye_zard It's in a trial, it was never gonna be at this WC. But you think that will eliminate close calls? What about when a player's toes are not clear of the defender but the rest of the body is? It will always come down to centimeters wherever you draw the line, that's my point.

[. @mightyneiner]

@Kyle28543128 @parandeye_zard Again, you have to draw the line somewhere. Let's say you're allowed to be offside by 50cm. What if you're off by 51cm? Is that unfair cause it's close? The rule is black and white, you either are offside or you're not, and some calls will always be close.