Newcastle United’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hatem-Ben-Arfa-c15884 has gone on to thank Alan Pardew for helping him get his act together and focus on his football.
Ben Arfa has gone on to build a reputation for being a rebel over the last couple of years. Prior to his move to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749, he was in hot water with the police in France and with the clubs that he represented.
However, following his move to Newcastle United, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alan-c4244 Pardew has gone on to work with the player, as he looks to fix his attitude and mentality.
The manager has managed to have a breakthrough with the player and that is evident in the performances that Ben Arfa has been putting up in recent weeks.
The winger has been in breathtaking form and he often looks to be a world class talent, every time he gets hold of the ball on the pitch.
The Frenchman has gone on to thank Pardew for the way his performance has improved and is quoted to have said: “I am happy that I’ve not got that bad-boy tag anymore.”
“I have gained maturity. We all improve in life and I feel that I did. We all do bad things in life but then we have to rectify them and get better.”
“There was big pressure on me in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899. But it is part of life and I take responsibilities for that status.”
“It was good to come to England. I feel less of the pressure that there was in France.”
Many believed that Ben Arfa’s career would be cut short due to his injuries. But once again, Pardew helped the youngster get through the rough patch and the winger is quite thankful of the manager’s efforts.
He added: “When you’re a football player, you want to be on the pitch. But I carried on with training, getting fitter and trying to get better.
“Alan Pardew told me to keep training hard. He insisted that I was here for training all the time – the more you train and the better you train, the more likely I was to be on the pitch.
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