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Hatem Ben Arfa's apparent weight issues shown during a recent friendly match have been explained away by Nice. (1/2)

 

Get French Football ‏@GFN_France 7m7 minutes ago

 

The player wore a data tracker to measure fitness levels during the match, making it seem like he had a large stomach. (2/2) (Nice Matin)

 

Get French Football ‏@GFN_France 4m4 minutes ago

 

The Nice Matin article uses this photo to validate their claims that Hatem Ben Arfa does not have a weight problem:

 

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Just watched a load of youtube videos on him. Really just hit me, I'm not sure I will never see a talent like that again, was incredibly lucky to see him live a couple of times, specially the shitty blackburn game where one wondrous piece of skill made 52.000 people rant about 10 seconds of football for weeks (ever)!

Boo hoo hoo...

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Just watched a load of youtube videos on him. Really just hit me, I'm not sure I will never see a talent like that again, was incredibly lucky to see him live a couple of times, specially the shitty blackburn game where one wondrous piece of skill made 52.000 people rant about 10 seconds of football for weeks (ever)!

Boo hoo hoo...

 

:thup:

 

After I jacked in my season ticket, the home game against Bolton was one of the only I have been to since. THAT goal makes me shiver when I think about sitting in the Gallowgate watching him come flying through the centre of the pitch. Love the fat little bastard me :lol:

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When he scored that goal I went ballistic in the pub and cleared me fatha's pint all over him, he was ready to fucking lamp me all over and then he seen the replay and started jumping up and down close to tears. :lol:

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That goal versus Bolton...by god, that little turn he made, that extra touch to skin 2nd guy, the touch again to bait the CB, then the little flick over the fucking guys leg to just place it...He was sensational man.

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We need to keep this thread going forever. Let's not let wankers rewrite history and pretend he was given a fair go at the first team here, and treated well. And just reminiscing about his play brings this weird moisture over the eyes. That Bolton goal, what a moment to be a Newcastle fan at that time, a sliver of the sublime within 90mins of turgid bastard of a game.

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I get that non stop fanboyism might annoy some, but to have the opposite opinion or even an overly negative opinion about Hatem still baffles me.

 

Beyond the highlights and memories his legacy is also as a handy tool to identify joyless buggers out there.

 

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