It's not my job. I fully understand how fast it is, but that's the job. That's it, the whole job, and generally linesmen are really good at it. They're constantly clocking who is in an offside position, and runners, along with when the ball is played forward.
WTF has that got to do with anything? Their job is to play football, not run the line. Montoya wasn't impressed with the decision, but there's no point in complaining, it wasn't going to change anything.
No, I'm saying refs can't make the call, because they're not in the right position. The players can't, because they're not in the right position and they're busy trying to do their job (play football). The only person who should be in the right position to make that call is the linesman, and they're also supposed to be looking at the position of the last defender, the timing of the pass, and the position of the attacker. No one else is supposed to be doing that, just them. That's the whole point of them being at the game.
No they didn't. The only one who was in a position to see whether the call was correct or not was Montoya, and he thought she got the call wrong.
Obstruction of view? Wow you're clutching at straws. What exactly was obstructing her view?
Thats pretty poor as Locadias foot is on the line and the defender is clear of the line, any where without a line to assist her Id be more forgiving.
The call wasn't on Locadia, it was on Montoya. It was happening quickly, but that's the whole point of having a linesman. They're well paid professionals, and they're at the game for those decisions.
She'd constantly be flicking between the last defender, and the player with the ball, to check if anyone's offside when the pass is made. She'd see Montaya running (obviously hoping to receive the ball) from her peripheral vision, so she knows that she's got to take a snapshot in her mind when the pass is made. That's the job. If a linesman can't see it because the player making the run is in the way, then they can't do the job.
Indeed, which means she must have been sure he was off. It was a poor decision. Watch other offside calls made in every game and you'll see decisions like that are normally correct.
