Hatem Ben Arfa (now retired?)

[Ikon]

 No shit..

 

 

Edited August 28, 2024 by Ikon

[gdm]

3 minutes ago, nufc4eva said:

He's 37 and barely played for 3 years. Doubt he would be better than Almiron or Murphy. We really need a young prospect to have as an option there.

 

I guess if we sign Guehi and with Tonali back and our other players we are still a very strong team that will be too much for teams when in our stride so may be able to get away without a new RW given our other options.

I didn’t mean him as he is now

[nufc4eva]

22 minutes ago, gdm said:

I didn’t mean him as he is now

Well sounded like that 🤣 I loved him as a player, just thought we were in desperate territory. Wouldn't mind seeing if Osula can play from there

[gdm]

1 minute ago, nufc4eva said:

Well sounded like that 🤣 I loved him as a player, just thought we were in desperate territory. Wouldn't mind seeing if Osula can play from there

My bad. I meant the 2010 version. Saying that I’d still back 37 year old HBA to get more goals and assists in this side than Almiron 

 

 

Edited August 28, 2024 by gdm

[JigsawGoesToPieces]

Didn't realise before he retired he was suspended by Lille for a heates altercation with the manager and president.

 

Shame as he had the talent but someone who was always able to mess it up with his poor attitude

[joeyt]

 

[toon25]

Loved this bloke

[gbandit]

It’s absurd how hard he kicks that ball. An utterly ridiculous talent. How can someone be that good at kicking a ball as well as being one of the best dribblers in the world 

[SUPERTOON]

My favourite ever player for us.

[Holloway]

haha his weaker foot man, fucking rocket. Worlds best was in him somewhere

[Infinitely Content]

13 minutes ago, Holloway said:

haha his weaker foot man, fucking rocket. Worlds best was in him somewhere

Perfectly put, and the fact he didn't fully realise it makes me love him even more.

The greatest.

[gbandit]

He just perfectly embodies who Newcastle have been in my lifetime

[wormy]

What's the harm in a one year contract? 

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

Shirt sales alone.

[astraguy]

ffs

[The Prophet]

Makes me sad you get fewer and fewer of these mavericks in the game now.

[Joe1984]

40 minutes ago, gbandit said:

It’s absurd how hard he kicks that ball. An utterly ridiculous talent. How can someone be that good at kicking a ball as well as being one of the best dribblers in the world 

Laurent Robert could belt them in too.

[SiLvOR]

30 minutes ago, wormy said:

What's the harm in a one year contract? 

Play him behind Isak, go on Eddie. Fuck the press

[pedro111]

Better than Messi. What a talent man still can't believe I saw his magic with my own two eyes.

[mouldy_uk]

I’m genuinely not sure who is being honest and who is taking the piss in this thread now 

[greydos]

Messi was Schumacher. But Ben Arfa was Senna!

[CPL]

Loved the way he could kill the ball with his touch. Fuck Bruce man. At least Pardew played him.

[Erikse]

God I wish we played him every game when he was here.. Him constanly sitting on the bench or even in the stands was mad frustrating. I just wanted to see Ben Arfa do his magic. Instead we were stuck with Obertan..

[kingxlnc]

Wish Keegan had stayed during the Graham Carr era. We had a talented side so would have loved to have seen what he could have done with Ben Arfa especially but also Ba, Cisse, Cabaye and Coloccini. Even Santon and Debuchy he would have liked as marauding full backs and may have even got a tune out of Marveaux

[Erikse]

Love this:

"But when we would walk out towards training he would be like, 'I'm going to nutmeg you, you and you today,' and he could take the ball and just go past five or six, take it around the 'keeper and have an empty net but take the ball back to go around a defender again.

 

David Meyler reflecting on his time at Hull.