Thread by @DaleJohnsonESPN

Tyrone Mings chesting the ball was judged by the officials and the VAR a deliberate act to play the ball and that reset the offside phase, bringing Rodri onside.

Can't agree, and surely has to be offside in this circumstance.

#MCIAVL

For me, this is the key point.

If Mings had made a deliberate play, messed up and the ball ran to Rodri, offside is reset.

But Mings' deliberate play was to control the ball and then he had it stolen off him by a player in an offside position. #MCIAVL

Obviously this is open to interpretation.

"A player in an offside position receiving the ball from an opponent who deliberately plays the ball is not considered to have gained an advantage."

So for me it's whether you believe Rodri *received* the ball from Mings, or stole it.

I'm confident that in 99/100 times this happens in normal play, offside is given.

Unless we are saying a player coming back from offside can challenge a defender if he controls the ball.

So, this is the intricacy to the offside law. Remember that the VAR will apply the LOTG, and not common sense.

When Mings chests it, Rodri is two yards away and not challenging for the ball.

Therefore, by the LOTG, offside is reset. (I disagree as per the thread) #MCIAVL

This is one of the over-arching problems that VAR will have to overcome, as I've mentioned in the past.

- Referees as the VAR feel they must apply the LOTG
- Protocol says VAR should do "what football expects"

The two are not fully compatible. And it's an issue.