Pardew really sems to struggle with how to use Ben Arfa, either down to a too strict work ethic viewpoint and/or the lack of players he would want around/behind him.
When we are defending set pieces, for example, I would have Ben Arfa as the sole outlet near the halfway line. Both Ba and Cisse are valuable headers of the ball in such a situation.
There were at least three occasions yesterday when Obertan could have released a quick pass into space for Cisse but chose to run with the ball, my feeling is Ben Arfa would have made at least two of those passes.
I was also paying particular attention to Jonas and how many times he lost the ball, at least as many times as Ben Arfa - his work ethic covers for him though.
So all we need is a world class right back.