At the moment the ball was played Flint had his hands down by his sides.Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Part of the current offside law reads as follows:
A player in an offside position at the moment the ball is played or touched by a team-mate is only penalised on becoming involved in active play if interfering with an opponent by preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision.
You don't reckon 6' 6" Aden Flint doing star jumps in front of the keeper could be considered to obstruct an opponent's line of vision?
But he was very close to the keepers line of sight of the ball if not directly blocking it - so very lucky decision to let it stand.
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