Kalimantan Gull
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None of these decisions were actually discussed on Match of the Day, which surprised me, especially Gayle's one - but you're the ref, correct decision or not?
1. Glenn Murray against Swansea - Knockaert crosses in, Murray goes for the ball from an offside position, doesn't touch it, ball goes straight in, goal disallowed (probably because they thought he touched it). Was he interfering with play?
can't find a clip of this one
2. Dwight Gayle's first against Bournemouth - Shelvey plays a great through ball to Ritchie who is just onside, takes it down the wing and crosses to an unmarked Gayle who scores on the second attempt. Thing is, Gayle was three yards in front of the defenders in an offside position, when Shelvey's pass was made. So no wonder he was free and unmarked to score. Is this the same phase of play and thus should it have been disallowed?
https://www.footbie.com/video/d-gayle-goal-vs-afc-bournemouth
3. Liverpool's first against West Ham - corner is taken and Can heads into the net. When the header is made Milner is standing directly in front of the goalkeeper Adrian, blocking him off like players do all the time now to limit their movement at corners. He's backing into him, no-one on the line so clearly in an offside position, and though West Ham don't seem to make much fuss, surely interfering with play?
From the beginning here: https://www.footbie.com/video/liverpool-vs-west-ham-4-1-highlights-goals
1. Glenn Murray against Swansea - Knockaert crosses in, Murray goes for the ball from an offside position, doesn't touch it, ball goes straight in, goal disallowed (probably because they thought he touched it). Was he interfering with play?
can't find a clip of this one
2. Dwight Gayle's first against Bournemouth - Shelvey plays a great through ball to Ritchie who is just onside, takes it down the wing and crosses to an unmarked Gayle who scores on the second attempt. Thing is, Gayle was three yards in front of the defenders in an offside position, when Shelvey's pass was made. So no wonder he was free and unmarked to score. Is this the same phase of play and thus should it have been disallowed?
https://www.footbie.com/video/d-gayle-goal-vs-afc-bournemouth
3. Liverpool's first against West Ham - corner is taken and Can heads into the net. When the header is made Milner is standing directly in front of the goalkeeper Adrian, blocking him off like players do all the time now to limit their movement at corners. He's backing into him, no-one on the line so clearly in an offside position, and though West Ham don't seem to make much fuss, surely interfering with play?
From the beginning here: https://www.footbie.com/video/liverpool-vs-west-ham-4-1-highlights-goals