Quote ="saint billy"I know they do this, but if that was what Alibert was doing, then why did he ask them to go for offside? If he was going back 11metres instead of 10, then its not going to look like that to the video referee, thats what i was saying. I'd imagine the players know by now which referees do this, but it makes it a little confusing for the fans, IMO. It'd make more sense for the referees to go back 10m, and then anyone in front is offside, simple.'"
Oh, don't ak me about what Alibert was thinking, I've no idea. I was talking generally.
People are just quick to judge the player offisde based on the ref, not the actual distance back of the player.
A game with fewer penalties will invariably be better to watch, so if a ref can get a team onside more often by whatever means, I'm all for it.