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Making the whole thing open to interpretation will just make it worse. The opponent might not be obstructing the player with the ball but if that player wants to play on, his opponent has an unfair advantage by being closer.

What about situations where a player is kicking for goal from a tight angle. Opponent might be off to the side (and therefore not obstructing) but shouldn't be allowed too close to the kicker. Will get messy.