Hatem Ben Arfa always has promised more than what has finished giving. The French footballer became in his day one of the players with more projection of France and of the world. It was of the promising generation of Karim Benzema and Samir Nasri, but so alone the madridista achieved to give the at the front necessary step to triumph in the elite and keep during all his career between the best.
The left-handed extreme went out of the quarry of the Olympiqye of Lyon, but never arrived to take out all his potential. In the Marseilles, in the Newcastle or in the Nice dazzled in occasions, with played worthy of one of the best of the world. Started electrical leaving backwards to rivals to the purest style Messi that amazed to half world. But never it happened to be a footballer of moments and of played. Therefore in Paris Saint-Germain neither triumphed in which it has been his best opportunity to keep in the elite.
But in spite of everything, the Frenchman always has characterised for enjoying of the football and precisely this is what more is missing nowadays. Ben Arfa declared in an interview to France3 that the joy is losing in the world of the football and that every time there are fewer teams that have a good time playing. Therefore it defended to the FC Barcelona by his style of game and him elogió for that.
"Fortunately there is a Barça that remembers us that it is fun to play, because when you see the World-wide darse that the football is dying somewhere. It did not do us dream! It was bored, except by Croatia, but the pleasure to play has disappeared", explained the ex of the Olympique of Lyon or of the Newcastle.
Besides, Ben Arfa also spoke of his future and explained that it follows dreaming with playing in the team barcelonista. For the extreme would be incredible to play in the group culé and admits that it would happen it to him in big. "It is a question of game and entertainment. The football, the touch, tac-tac... They amuse , this is the football. In other places there is too much defence, a lot of tactics, but this is the base, the one-two... As when you are a boy", recognised.
Ben Arfa follows having rope for a pair of years more
In spite of his character and of his indiscipline to the hour to understand the football, Ben Arfa is of the footballers with more individual quality that there has been in Europe these last ten years. His head and his discipline never have been to the height of his talent, and therefore it has not become a star. But, in spite of everything, follows having 32 years and could be a signing of category for a lot of teams of Europe League or even of Champions League.