Along with Coloccini, Tiote, Cabaye and Ba - HBA is one of the most gifted players at this club, and on that basis alone, should be starting games. Obertan was invigorated when he came on, Ba moved into more attacking positions, Tiote and Cabaye played their more natural styles of football.
Today we saw why Hatem Ben Arfa can become one the best attacking midfielders in the league.