2015/16Interpretation:
"Players have previously been allowed to be in offside positions if they were not an "active" part of play; to be offside a player had to touch the ball. Referees' chief Mike Riley says the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the sport's law making body, introduced a change meaning anybody in an offside position making a play for the ball, being close to the ball or having an impact on an opponent would be deemed offside - even if they did not make contact."
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport...201516-9879398
As before I don’t believe his presence in any way impeded or affected Cech’s inability to stop the shot.
Fuming (mildly annoyed) is what I would be had such a decision gone against us for example, always a common sense way of judging these things I find. At the time for example I did not even react to the Spaniard’s presence.
I suppose you are correct here.
I see it as futile to rage after the event. It is one of the many great personal skills I have which I am very grateful for that upon final whistle I simply move on as opposed to others who for their own reasons may allow such events to spoil their day and/or evening.
One could argue that Monreal could have done more to keep Sterling at bay. Perhaps keep him outside the penalty area as long as possible and allow the other defenders to get back into place. Once Sterling got into that shooting position there was not really much Cech could do. It was low and in the corner. Few keepers would have saved that.
On the other side, what a great ball from De Bruyne in to Sterling's path.
"Scoring a goal is better than sex" - Whoever said that was sticking it to the wrong woman