So am I right to say that the rule is Milner has to have been ruled to intentionally play the ball when it came off him and was knocked into the net? It's not just that it touches him, but he has to have intentionally played it, correct?
And that is a judgment call on the part of the referee and his assistants, correct?
And at least three of them were looking at it as Milner is racing back toward goal and Karius' punch comes at him unexpectedly - and these three agreed that the "goal" was actually offside, thus not a goal. We had a similar situation go against us vs. Spurs and a penalty award, didn't we?
I've heard more than a few commentators in the past 24 hours who don't appear to know the rule. I realize you can still disagree with the decision on a judgment call - but it's not automatically a case of offside being negated because of the ball touching Milner.
Do I have this right?
Maybe it just seems like every time we accomplish something significant, there is someone out there trying to downplay or undermine it.
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