There are more than enough VAR related controversies for anyone to discuss but undeterred by the Laws of the Game the team at Sportscene decided to create a new issue as they reviewed Celtic’s 3-0 win at Livingston.
As a striker Kenny Miller chased every possible advantage during his playing days with offside a constant problem.
FIFA has regularly tinkered with the rules in recent times, the most significant being that you can only be offside if you are on the ball.
Smart strikers use this to drop deep without being involved in play, they can then dart back to get involved while always occupying the thoughts of marking defenders.
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No matter what Miller and Mikey Stewart may wish Kyogo was never offside in the build up to Celtic’s second goal. Had Ayo Obileye not cut out the pass and Kyogo netted he would have been offside, fortunately for Celtic the pass was cut out and play continued.
That is the rules, every top level striker uses it, that sort of knowledge gives them the edge.
To help your panel including @mstewart_23 who clearly don’t know the offside rule I’ve attached the IFAB rules. Literally took me 30s. Educate yourselves. pic.twitter.com/dx9iDXjWXt
— Cautious Dave (@cautiousdave) October 31, 2022