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Originally Posted by Damien
It wasn't offside, he got that decision right.
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Ramsey very clearly interferes with the play, in fact he takes nearly 4 strides and goes to Volley the ball before stopping, baring in mind he's barely 8 yards from the net against a keeper that has then set himself for the Volley.
By FIFA's own laws, Ramsey was
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clearly attempting to play a ball which is close to him when this action impacts on an opponent or
making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball
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There's literally no argument. If Ramsey is heading off on his bike then it's fair game, he's not though, he's playing the ball. It's not even a hard decision to call, the linesman got it right instantly.
I don't begrudge the Arsenal win, Chelsea were pants before and after that decision. I'm just absolutely oblivious to what the referee has used to justify overturning a pretty simple decision.