The question is whether you stop counting as a second defender when you leave the pitch
Here's an example - two strikers are running in against a defender and the keeper
Defender makes a desperate sliding tackle on striker A and misses. Defender's momentum carries him off the pitch. Striker A has only the keeper to beat but doesn't fancy the angle, so passes to striker B, who slots home. If the defender ceases to count for offside purposes once he's slid off, striker B would be offside. That can't be right, which tells you that a player does not cease to count as a defender for the offside rule just because he's left the pitch
Posted By: Old Git on June 10th 2008 at 14:37:08
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- The question is whether you stop counting as a second defender when you leave the pitch (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 10, 14:37:08
- if the 2nd attacker remains behind the ball until it is played (General Chat) - Maillot Jaune, Jun 10, 14:57:07
- Good point, so let's assume that he's ahead of the ball (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 10, 14:58:10
- Officials are allowed to interperet cetain rules as they see fit (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Jun 10, 14:46:41
- 9 (n/m) (General Chat) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 10, 14:38:39
- if the 2nd attacker remains behind the ball until it is played (General Chat) - Maillot Jaune, Jun 10, 14:57:07
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