04 Mar 2026 11:00:08
This season (every team) , corners and offsides has been a crap show from VAR. Needs properly (not lip service) looking at. Offside should be whole body, not a toe, finger (I would have probs with my ears and nose) . Corners like against United were/are easily solved if referees have guts, make it 5 a side thst woukd sort it. ?.
04 Mar 2026 15:03:49
Totally agree, Dms
My problem with VAR is where the offside lines are being drawn, specifically body shape.
In a "normal" offside decision, the defender often has his back to goal, meaning that he is more upright in stature.
The attacker is facing goal and leaning forward (like a sprinter out of the blocks) , so is much more inclined to have a nose, sleeve, shoulder, whatever, offside.
It really does need to give the attacker the slight advantage in some way. I'd start by drawing the lines where their feet are. I mean, it is called football!
04 Mar 2026 16:48:23
Simple: if it's a foul outside the box, then it's a foul inside the box. It would soon stop if they enforced this. As for offside, well, it should be advantage attacker.
04 Mar 2026 21:11:09
Corners are a mess in football, and it's entirely the fault of the officials because they'd sooner bottle it than own it. Yes, it's difficult to see who's really the offender when the grappling starts, but make a decision, for goodness sakes.
Even if it's wrong, VAR can step in and suggest a correction.
England truly has the worst refs, and they aren't getting any better. So, for now, corners are, and will continue to be, a mess, and the officials have made it that way!