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Originally Posted by Bagor
Show me a similar incident. The incidents you talk of is to watch the player drifting onto an onside position. Cisse did not. And actually, you're way off. The onus here is on Cisse NOT to be involved as opposed to Evans to avoid getting involved. In fact if you think about it the clever thing is to draw contact and invite the interference call.
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Off the top of my head, in an Arsenal v Tottenham Carling Cup match a couple seasons ago at WHL Arsenal scored a goal after a Spurs defender was caught in two minds. He neither fully committed to the Arsenal player behind him or the approaching attacker in front and the latter played a through ball for a third player who was onside.
The point of the most recent interpretation of the offside rule is most likely to provide the attacker with an advantage. As such, it shifts the responsibility and onus onto the defender.
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Originally Posted by Bagor
Again instigation of contact is a moot point. But if Evans did indeed instigate it as you claim (See Cisse's outstretched arm) then that is the correct and clever thing to do so because by drawing contact with Cisse he is inviting a call of player interference.
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Except if the officials catch this and continue to provide the attacker with an advantage, which is essentially what happened in this case.
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Originally Posted by Bagor
I repeat the question.
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It can happen when the officials refuse to categorize the player as active due to unprovoked actions by the defender. I say unprovoked because the rule allows the attacker to be offside and inactive even though his mere presence makes him active in reality.