The Premier League introduced a bunch of new rules heading into the 2019/20 season, including a change in the free-kick wall.
No players from the opposing team can be in the wall to distract or open a gap for their teammates to shoot through.
However, in Friday’s Premier League opener between Liverpool vs. Norwich, the home side found a way of going around that rule change.
Georginio Wijnaldum, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino formed their own wall in front of Norwich’s wall in a shrewd plan.
Liverpool’s own ‘wall’ became the talking point of the online football community. Here’s some reaction from social media:
Liverpool forming their own wall to obstruct the opposition keeper's view. pic.twitter.com/Nk0LlHoXVG
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 9, 2019
Brilliant shithousery with the wall there from liverpool #LIVNOR
— Pranjal Pande (@blawger) August 9, 2019
Well that rule about not having opposition players in the wall didn't take long to find a loophole in it. Well done Liverpool… #LIVNOR
— Michael Fox (@Fauxybingo) August 9, 2019
#LIVNOR Liverpool have torn apart the new wall rule. Made a mockery of it.
— Logan Appleby (@logan93appleby) August 9, 2019