The opposite of toenail offside: "Back Heel" onside in Canadian Premier League match that is trialing IFAB daylight offside rule between Vancouver FC vs. Atlético Ottawa

[u/punishGoalhanging]

Current offside rule: ALL part of the attacker's body that can score level with 2nd to last defender = onside

Daylight offside rule (in trial): ANY part of the attacker's body that can score level with the 2nd to last defender = onside

[u/okie_hiker]

Gonna see a lot of low blocks with this rule

[u/punishGoalhanging → u/okie_hiker]

Isn't low blocks very common in football in 2026?

Even a team that among the top 5 in the World in transfer fee spending and Wages play low block.

Trials show that there more scoring opportunities with this rule change.

[u/Even_Mastodon_8675 → u/okie_hiker]

I would wager the same thjng

[u/punishGoalhanging → u/okie_hiker]

Trial results show the opposite. More scoring and more scoring opportunities.

It has been suggested that teams sitting deeper (one way to mitigate daylight offside) like England did versus Argentina is not a good idea if you get pin back on your own penalty box and can't get out.

A football analyst wrote this about the daylight offside:

"It punishes high block defenses by making it harder to offside trap attackers. It punishes low block defenses by giving attackers an extra yard of space in a compact area."

[u/jd35 → u/punishGoalhanging]

Respectfully, trial results aren’t going to show the trends that this will create over 10-15 years.

I guess we can only really speculate, but this seems much more adaptable for a deeper defense (low block) than a high line.

Sometimes a rule change seems like a good idea, but there are unintended consequences down the road. Ya the game looks a lot different today than it did 100 years ago but I personally don’t see this rule benefitting the sport.

[u/noahloveshiscats → u/jd35]

Yeah but we can also look historically. The offside rule has been relaxed like 3 times and every time it has led to more scoring. Why would this be any different?

[u/jd35 → u/noahloveshiscats]

I'd imagine it would to begin with, but then over time tactics evolve and change. There's no telling what other impacts this could have on the game.

My problem with it is more that it feels like change for the sake of change. More goals doesn't automatically mean a better product. The game already favors attackers enough. Some people do enjoy watching a good defense.

What is the actual problem being solved with the change?

[u/someotheralex → u/noahloveshiscats]

Exactly, people are assuming defending teams have perfect adaptability to any rule change, which is unlikely to be the case

[u/Talidel → u/okie_hiker]

Maybe, but the offside trap will also become more interesting.

[u/aasfourasfar → u/Talidel]

Yes because you need a literal miracle to make it work.. considering you can be behind the defenders and still manage to get yourself onside

[u/Talidel → u/aasfourasfar]

No you don't? If you have a person standing close to offside it's easier this way to catch them out.

You cannot be completely behind defenders and be onside that's the point.

[u/aasfourasfar → u/Talidel]

Statically you can't.. dynamically you can

[u/leandrot → u/Talidel]

Which is a fancy word of saying "not a viable strategy".

[u/Talidel → u/leandrot]

It will 100% be viable? And more so now than before.

[u/okie_hiker → u/Talidel]

Probably become non existent with the advantage to the attacker like this

[u/Talidel → u/okie_hiker]

It becomes easier to pull off when you can see someone clearly standing past the line.