Taylor Swift Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Ronaldo suggested Best start over Ben Arfa for a substantial part of last season. He doesn't have much credibility. Ben Arfa, from when he returned from injury in October last season, was a better player than Best, even when Hatem wasn't as quick as he is now, which was noted by many on here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Suggests that Pardew got his man management of Ben Arfa right during that tricky period last year. I always feel that the Pardew-Ben Arfa relationship could blow up at any minute though. Demba's knee, Hatem and Pardew, Obertan's ever expanding cranium, we need to keep that guy from 24 on call or SJP will end up a smoking crater at some point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Those quotes don't really attest to Pardew handling HBA last season as he ought to have done. To infer otherwise seems a chasm-sized leap IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 What, you think he handled it badly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Pardew handled his reintroduction back into the side perfectly. He'd been injured for 12 months FFS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Not to mention how Pardew introduced the work rate into Ben Arfa's game he deserves immense credit for everything tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 http://media.rtl.fr/online/image/2011/1127/7738828730_hatem-ben-arfa-s-en-prend-a-wayne-rooney-lors-du-solide-match-nul-de-newcastle-sur-la-pelouse-de-man-utd-samedi-en-premier-league.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 You know what my favourite thing about Ben Arfa is... his walk. Anyone else noticed he has a little waddle/strut? Like some sort of footballing Patrick Swayze. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Pardew handled his reintroduction back into the side perfectly. He'd been injured for 12 months FFS. Yep. Gave him a few games here and there, sub appearances, brought him off when it wasn't working for him, etc. Spot on management imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Thank god for Benny. We can be as shit as anyone, but with Benny we will always be a threat one way or another. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Those quotes don't really attest to Pardew handling HBA last season as he ought to have done. To infer otherwise seems a chasm-sized leap IMO. So HBA says Pardew is the only manager to have understood him and that his treatment has benefited but it doesn't attest to his handling of him? Jesus wept! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Worst game for us in ages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 He's our only genuine creative outlet. If he left, we'd be seriously fucked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Didn't do much today but he can't do it all on his own, the whole team needs to start turning up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Played well today, we look so much better with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Totally closes him out of the game putting him on the left. Baffling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spiria Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Don't think he played really bad but he is so alone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Worst game for us in ages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Fergie brought Valencia on in the second half just to stop the supply to Ben Arfa, it worked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Poor today and poor at Reading. He'll bounce back though, would love to see a performance from him at the mackems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Ronaldo suggested Best start over Ben Arfa for a substantial part of last season. He doesn't have much credibility. Ben Arfa, from when he returned from injury in October last season, was a better player than Best, even when Hatem wasn't as quick as he is now, which was noted by many on here. No I did not. I always wanted Ben Arfa in the team (and stated so) - just not off Demba Ba. I wanted him out wide and stand by that opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Needs to either play on the right or in the middle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 He looked like he tried a bit more today but he is only one man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spiria Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Needs to either play on the right or in the middle. This ! Why Pardew don't give him the entire key of the attacks : he is in superb form, I'm sure he can be a real number 10. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiemonster Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Man of the match for me today (albeit with very little other options). Couple of times I thought he was going to wriggle through, only to be denied by a last gasp tackle. If he can keep this up then the mackems will shit themselves in a couple of weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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