Strange football "rules" that annoy
1. A player is clearly fouled but is deemed offside at the time of the foul. Result--off side free kick with no punishment for the foul.
Why? The player that fouled wouldn't have known the other player was off-side at the time--but if he did know isn't that violent conduct?
2. A player gets between the ball and the opposition player and "encourages" the ball to roll out of play. In effect he obstructs the opposition player going for the ball. Result? Ball out of play.
Why isn't it obstruction?
3. With VAR (which I know is not wanted in the Prem). Goal scored but VAR review sees a foul in the build-up to the goal which could have had no effect in stopping the goal. Result? No goal.
Why?
4. A player loses control of the ball and would not have been able to regain control in the time or space allowed. During the loss of control of the ball he is fouled. Remember he could not have regained control of the ball. Result? Foul given.
Why?
5. An off-side is given but the ball is either hacked away or goes to the goalie. I say play-on but the ball comes back for an off-side free kick and slows up the game.
Why?
6. Refs are now getting this more right than not but we still see play brought back for a free kick rather than use the advantage rule.
Why "punish" the attacking team?
7. Pushing and pulling and holding jumpers at corners by both attack and defence players. In any other part of the field this would be a foul and a free kick. In the goalmouth its free-for-all with refs more often punishing an attacking player but it hardly ever a defender.
Why?
8. Refs should always allow quick free kicks to be taken. Only when the team given the free kick tells the ref they don't want to take it quickly should the ref start pacing out 10 yards. But Refs ALWAYS pace out ten yards slowing the game down and allowing the defence to recover.
Why?
