The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international, while talking to Inrockuptibles, spoke about his international career and his relationship with the former Les Bleus manager, Raymond Domenech
Things are certainly going well for France international Hatem Ben Arfa. The young midfielder has just concluded a stellar season for English Premier League entertainers Newcastle United. The Magpies have qualified for the Europa League and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hatem-Ben-Arfa-c15884’s
performances have been the main reason why http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749.
On a personal note, the 2011/2012 campaign has been one of the best seasons in Ben Arfa’s career. The youngster’s consistent displays earned him a return to the French national team squad and now, the former Olympique de Marseille man is set to travel to
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 to represent Les Bleus at the Euros this June.
And the midfielder also admits that he is enjoying his time. However, it was never like this for the youngster. Always billed as a great talent, Ben Arfa found it hard to win over coaches during his time at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127.
At Lyon, the youngster was promised an incentive by president Jean-Michel Aulas. However, the Lyon supremo refused to pay the youngster. Ben Arfa went to the Legal Committee of the Professional Football League to seek justice but reveals that Aulas was a
powerful man at that time which was the reason why he wasn’t given justice.
Later on, the youngster was sold to Marseille where he was subsequently loaned out to Newcastle United.
For the France national team, Ben Arfa was never really a regular but the youngster still has fond memories of his interactions with Raymond Domenech.
“Raymond Domenech. His words touched me. He took time to talk to me, said stuff like ‘your passion should be served on the field and not against you’. He was protective and sincere with me.”
Alan Pardew took his time in trusting him and it seems that the current Les Bleus manager Laurent Blanc has also started trusting him.
In recent years, Ben Arfa has certainly grown as a person and has started realising his potential which is truly immense.
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