Quote Originally Posted by Josip Crncic View Post
So I'm running with the ball, I'm on 16m, I take a shot, but someone slided and blocked it...
How do you know this shot would have produced a goal if that player didn't slide?
By looking at the angle of the strike etc. If the ball doesn't travel a reasonable distance (to allow for such a look) then it was probably a tackle and would negate any consideration of a 'shot'. You know, the sort of 'reasonble' and 'judgement' factors that referees, linesmen, managers, pundits etc make/discuss/argue about all the time when they are marginal. (Just like, when there is the question of whether a goal is a strikers goal or a defenders own goal? You can make the rule and agree its correct but then find a grey area which is difficult to apply - it doesn't break the rule, it just highlights the role of judgement.) But in some instances you will never KNOW, you need to make a reasonable judgement.

I could ofc have written my reply to withstand forensic examination and included words like 'could be reasonably expected' or 'with an acceptable degree' etc but it would then have have ran to Paragraghs, sub-paragraghs and clauses rather than 1 line.