The Offside Rule

[somuchfun]

Disagree with this mate. In my day I played up front on the shoulder and the number of times I had to explain to the midfield that I can only make the run once drove me mad. If the midfield hold the ball for a split second too long you'll be offside. If they then play the pass anyway you look like a tit who is always offside, but the reality is you've found a decent position but the pass was too late.

He plays on the shoulder, he's going to be offside 80% of the time.

Blame the supply, or the lack off, as we are forced to play to Fellaini's tune and isolate Jelavic, his work rate is excellent, the goals will come, double hattrick vs Southampton I think.

These. I am often times infuritated when he clearly starts making a run and then Pienaar or whoever stops the attack and if the ball then goes forward it's already late. I blame our midfield, not him, on most of the offsides. No offside can be given if you don't pass the ball in to an offside position.

 

[Carl J]

Disagree with this mate. In my day I played up front on the shoulder and the number of times I had to explain to the midfield that I can only make the run once drove me mad. If the midfield hold the ball for a split second too long you'll be offside. If they then play the pass anyway you look like a tit who is always offside, but the reality is you've found a decent position but the pass was too late.

^this

 

[SpeedEFC]

It's always going to happen when we focus on playing it early to Fellaini rather than getting to the byline for a low cross to Jelavic. Once we get to the byline and feed Jelavic low balls from there just watch him start slotting again

 

[StracsEyebrows]

He plays like Chicharito, playing between the two defenders lurking on their line in the hole. Only he gets away with it most of the time.

 

[Goat]

He loves playing off the shoulder, defenders know this, so they exploit it.

 

[Phenom]

He looks like he could hoover 3 bags in 41 seconds.

 

[Frodsham Blue]

I can live with him being caught marginally offside when the ball is played too late.
At Newcastle their goal came from him being caught offside in the first minute when he couldn't be bothered to try to get back onside.
OK - it was a cock up between Heitinga and Distin, but had Jelavic made an effort, Heitinga and Distin wouldn't have been in that position.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Can someone explain to Jelavic how it works?

So glad someone else has noticed this. He's been driving me mad for ages!

Plus, he goes down far to easy when challenged in the air. Mate your six foot plus, stand your fudging ground!

 

[Summerskin]

Nobody complained when Jella scored with last kick against Spurs.

That's cause he was onside...which basically negates the point of this thread.

 

[Azzurri]

He plays like Chicharito, playing between the two defenders lurking on their line in the hole. Only he gets away with it most of the time.

 

[StracsEyebrows]

Hahaha.

 

[Sideliner]

we seem to differ on the cause but the symptom is clear - our main striker plays more off-side than any other player in the PL -
let's hope someone can sort it out soon