Being "offside" can be confusing for soccer newbies: Basically, it means that a player from the offensive team has positioned himself too close to the goal line.

对于新球迷来说，“越位”太让人挠头了。基本上，越位的意思是一名进攻球员太靠近球门线。

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Filippo Inzaghi tried to run all over the forward line, and tried to remain on the offside line, but was then exhausted and substituted by Gilardino.

因扎吉尽力在前面跑动，希望能反越位，但是很快就体力耗尽，由吉拉迪诺替换下场。

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Also, if their strikers are very quick go for a deeper defensive line to give them fewer chances to beat the offside strap.

还有，如果对方速度非常快，那么拖后防线，减少对方反越位成功的机会。

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Introduction of an offside line five metres behind the hindmost feet of the scrum.

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If you say OK to goal-line technology, then it is offside technology, then penalty area technology, and we stop the football.

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"What is frustrating is that you are a yard away from the man that's clearly offside looking along the line and the referee's standing the other side of you and does not put the flag up, " said Jefferies.

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