Three days later we played Arsenal, with one change. Ben Arfa out, Tiote back in, Gouffran still on the field and we lost the game to nil. Arsene Wenger was quoted afterwards by a French journalist as saying "I was scared when you came on Hatem." Ben Arfa didn't start another league game for over a month.
How can any footballer succeed in that managerial environment, where they're not rewarded for good performances but are always punished for poor ones? I'm pretty sure you can make any footballer look like they're acting the prick, if you deliberately set out to be a complete c*** to them, even moreso if they're already known for being temperamental. Pardew played our gullible fans like a f***ing fiddle.
Hit the post, hit the bar and should've had another pen also. Absolutely abused them that night