He's still in an offside position when the ball is headed forward though and comes into play when he touches the ball.
And if that isn't the case why don't teams permanently leave a striker up the pitch in an offside position and try to get a deflection when playing the ball forward to him?
And if that isn't the case why don't teams permanently leave a striker up the pitch in an offside position and try to get a deflection when playing the ball forward to him?