Quote Originally Posted by SWv2 View Post
A wonderful game which brings forth different opinions.

I don’t think Silva’s presence in any way affected Cech’s inability to stop the shot given it was low to his left and Silva was moving in from his right, and indeed at a very late stage in the developing move.

There is indeed too much ambiguity surrounding a player interfering, or not, with play and as such I am more than willing to accept this.
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