Match reaction vs Norwich

Gervinho was offside anyway

All biases aside - and just a rules question - was gervinho technically offside in the RVP penalty incident. I've no idea how it works anymore with phases. He's clearly offside and it looks like there's a whisker between his foot and the ball - so the fact he didn't touch it, then mean he is not actively involved?

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Originally Posted by Gubby Allen

All biases aside - and just a rules question - was gervinho technically offside in the RVP penalty incident. I've no idea how it works anymore with phases. He's clearly offside and it looks like there's a whisker between his foot and the ball - so the fact he didn't touch it, then mean he is not actively involved?

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No touch = RVP goal would have stood.

We have seen some shockingly bad defending during the last few years but this game takes the biscuit.

I don't actually know how we managed to defend so badly.

Horrific stuff.

Everton had a goal disallowed for basically the same thing

Ball played in, Fellaini clearly offside, goes for it and misses completely and some other dude puts it in but was ruled out

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Originally Posted by Gubby Allen

All biases aside - and just a rules question - was gervinho technically offside in the RVP penalty incident. I've no idea how it works anymore with phases. He's clearly offside and it looks like there's a whisker between his foot and the ball - so the fact he didn't touch it, then mean he is not actively involved?

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If Gev interfeers with play then he is offside. As he did not he was not.

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Originally Posted by Ach

Everton had a goal disallowed for basically the same thing

Ball played in, Fellaini clearly offside, goes for it and misses completely and some other dude puts it in but was ruled out

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The rules need to be made clear then, because no one seems to know it.

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Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner

The rules need to be made clear then, because no one seems to know it.

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Especially the refs. In the real world Gervinho is interfering with play because he's stood right in the middle of the box and must be distracting the keeper to some degree. However, in the fucked up world of FIFA and UEFA he's not offside, it IS a penalty, 100%, the ref DID see it and has decided not to give it. Therefore, for whatever reason, cowardice, bias, bribes, gambling debts, the ref's a cheat.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Especially the refs. In the real world Gervinho is interfering with play because he's stood right in the middle of the box and must be distracting the keeper to some degree. However, in the fucked up world of FIFA and UEFA he's not offside, it IS a penalty, 100%, the ref DID see it and has decided not to give it. Therefore, for whatever reason, cowardice, bias, bribes, gambling debts, the ref's a cheat.

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Yep, Scummy refs lol.

Sagna reckons Bradley Johnson deliberately stamped on him (which led to his broken leg).

He probably did - he had enough time to avoid Sagna but ran straight over him.

No fuss made of it - what's the point?

Sagna says it's a clean break. Should be interesting to see whether he's any good when he comes back, or if yet another player has been fucked by an injury.