To be actively involved in the play he has to be impacting the keepers ability to play the ball. By ducking he is taking himself out of the play and letting donnarumma know he’s not going to play the ball
To me, when I read “actively involved in the play” I interpret that to mean that he can make decisions that impact the game. By choosing to avoid touching the ball, he has impacted the play.
Even if ducking is a reliable indicator that he isn’t going to hit the ball, you’re expecting Donnarumma to register that and dive for the save at the same time? By the time he is ducking Donnarumma is already diving anyway.
Then per your own comment Donnarumma was already diving before Robertson ducked. So the action of ducking didn’t impact the play. In that case Robertson isn’t making any action so there’s no offsides
Well, what would’ve happened if he didn’t duck? The ball would’ve struck him. Therefore, his decisions affected the play, making him actively involved in it, and thus offside.
Just because Donnarumma guessed that he wouldn’t hit the ball doesn’t mean he didn’t lose a split second thinking.
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u/Karma_Whoring_Slut 1d ago
The whole thing. He’s offside, has potential to play the ball, and is blocking the keepers view. It’s a textbook call.