Wallace Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/184731/Hatem-Ben-Arfa-I-nearly-lost-leg-/ HATEM BEN ARFA: I NEARLY LOST LEG 5th April 2011 By Ian Murtagh HATEM BEN ARFA has revealed he could have lost his leg in the wake of the horror injury he sustained at Manchester City earlier this season. Hatem Ben Arfa flew into Tyneside last night to complete his rehabilitation and will today start light training with his team-mates for the first time since Nigel de Jong’s X-rated tackle left him fearing for his football future. The French international had played only four games for the Toon before being carried off at Eastlands on October 3 with a double fracture. However, his nightmare was far from over, for, within weeks, it wasn’t just his career on the line. Ben Arfa, 24, was just coming to terms with the injury when doctors told him he required emergency surgery to save his leg. He said: “I needed a second operation because I had an infection. It was a big infection which could have been very dangerous. “I was told that I could have had my leg cut off if they didn’t operate on me very quickly.” And the former Marseille midfielder had also resigned himself to having to quit Newcastle and retire. “You take a blow, that’s for sure, and I started seeing myself as someone whose career was over, who no longer plays football,” he added. “That brought me closer to my friends and family and I started to really think about things because I wasn’t in the spotlight. I travelled a bit and the break did me a lot of good and hopefully it stands me in good stead for the future.” With Toon chief Alan Pardew’s blessing, Ben Arfa has spent most of his recovery period at Clairfontaine in France, with the club’s medical staff paying regular visits to the French Federation’s Centre of Excellence to monitor his progress. Ben Arfa, who joined Newcastle on a permanent basis in January, has yet to play under Pardew, but says he is determined to repay the club’s faith. He said: “Newcastle showed me so much respect and a lot of love that I want to give back to them. “I will give everything I can for this club because they trusted me and, for a human being, that is really touching.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 It's really difficult not to us that smitten smilie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 It's really difficult not to us that smitten smilie. Fuck that! Great interview :smitten: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 What a page BTW, juicy update from Hatem, nice picture of him, and mimi owning Luc twice. Keep it up people! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 9 am. :frantic: :frantic: :frantic: The squad's technical ability is now increased with 100% Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 He'll be slipping into some shorts about now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Fuck easter, the resurrection is today! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Man, I've waited so fucking long for this! Can't wait to see him in a black and white shirt again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Prize for the first person to post the training pics! (Not really, but please do it anyway) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 If nufc.co.uk collapses during the day, I'm not surprised. We're probably not the only idiots that constantly refresh the site, desperately waiting for some pictures of epic dimensions.. In fact, I think it responds slower already.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Hope they have some entrance music ready for when he walks onto the training pitch. "ahh , ahh, ahh..... I think I'm cute, I know I'm sexy ........ I'm just a geordie boy , geordie boy, I'm not no mackem boy" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I bet sexy xisco wishes he was still here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Going to watching the 6 min clip of HBA's show against Everton now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Going to watching the 6 min clip of HBA's show against Everton now... Link please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Going to watching the 6 min clip of HBA's show against Everton now... Link please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Fuck easter, the resurrection is today! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Going to watching the 6 min clip of HBA's show against Everton now... Link please? I'm tired now The video is deleted from youtube and it's not allowed to share videolinks that violate copyright material on the forum....But those who wants to chat with me through PM, feel free to do so... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Please do not send me a link of you cracking one off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Pics will be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Please do not send me a link of you cracking one off 6 min with HBA show..It's borderline pornography.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcQuillan Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Just looked at who created the opportunity for Ben Arfa to shoot... Wayne Routledge. Can't believe we got rid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 He'll be slipping into some shorts about now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 He'll be slipping into some shorts about now Probably just had a rub down and a massage about now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 You think the official site would make more of his return... not a fkn thing on there about it at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes1986 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 He might not even play again this season though, they probably don't want to build up any pressure on his comeback. Once a big thing is made that he's back in training then it'll start putting pressure on to put him back in early if we have a bad couple of weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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