The real question is, should this be the rule? Are there any scenarios where the ball touching a defender shouldn't reset offsides? Maybe in pure deflections where there is no deliberate attempt on the ball, but I think if it's deliberate it should be live
Also, it was not an instinctive stretch (is that phrase in any football rulebook?),
He was defending a pass and chose to kick it wide to someone who was not involved in the initial play at all.
That's bullshit.
It was not a deflection.
He could have collected that.
He chose to kick it wide out of danger. Could have kicked it over end line.
Possession is not a prerequisite of defender controlling direction of a pass.
This is the worst of mls and their understanding of game.
Cyc refs know
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He was defending a pass and chose to kick it wide to someone who was not involved in the initial play at all.
It was not a deflection.
He could have collected that.
He chose to kick it wide out of danger. Could have kicked it over end line.
Possession is not a prerequisite of defender controlling direction of a pass.
This is the worst of mls and their understanding of game.
Cyc refs know