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Ben Arfa

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  1. John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.

    John Ex Aberdeen now E.R. Well-Known Member

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    Seems he has got his Mojo back, scored 6 in 8 games for Nice.

     
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    John Ex Aberdeen now E.R., Sep 27, 2015
  2. hullcitykid

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    Iv been watching him all season on BT Sport, every goal has been world class , he has got it back big time , happy to see him enjoying his football again , he is like the French Gazza, happy on the pitch , grumpy as hell if he isn't
     
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  3. PLT

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    Another attacking player who looks good everywhere but here.
     
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    PLT, Sep 27, 2015
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  4. Ernie Shackleton

    Ernie Shackleton Well-Known Member

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    I've said before, probably on this thread, that Ben Arfa is possibly the most unplayable footballer I've ever seen live.

    It's a real pity that it didn't work out for us with him.


    But you need to set your team up around him and SB would never do that.
     
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    Ernie Shackleton, Sep 27, 2015
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  5. Steven Toast

    Steven Toast Well-Known Member

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    Weird that.
     
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  6. Charon

    Charon Well-Known Member

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    add Huddlestone, Tom Ince, Robertson to the list of players that go backwards with Bruce as manager - the guy stifles creativity - he really needs to **** off
     
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    Charon, Sep 27, 2015
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  7. look_back_in_amber

    look_back_in_amber Well-Known Member

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    What's the message?
     
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  8. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator Staff Member

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    Bruce certainly seems to have some issues with generating attacking football, but Ben Arfa was a ****er, he made Bullard look committed.
     
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    originallambrettaman, Sep 28, 2015
  9. PLT

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    Bruce told us that but he talks bollocks. Only weeks earlier he'd said how well Ben Arfa was training and getting fit.
     
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    PLT, Sep 28, 2015
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  10. Amin Yapusi

    Amin Yapusi Well-Known Member

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    This is it, he's such a lying **** you can't trust a word to come out of his stinking gob.
     
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    Amin Yapusi, Sep 28, 2015
  11. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator Staff Member

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    Ben Arfa at Man United away was the worst piss-take I've ever seen from a City player, he couldn't give a ****, he might as well have ignored the game and stood in front of the fans flicking the v's at them.
     
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  12. Amin Yapusi

    Amin Yapusi Well-Known Member

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    Not surprised given the stupid way he was told to play. He's an attacking player not a defender.
     
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    Amin Yapusi, Sep 28, 2015
  13. HCAFC (Airlie Tiger)

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    He's a professional, if Bruce put him in goal I'd still expect 100% from him.
     
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  14. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator Staff Member

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    He was supposed to be playing behind Jelavic in a 4-4-1-1 in that game, but he decided not to play at all.
     
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    originallambrettaman, Sep 28, 2015
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  15. BOJACKHCAFCMAN

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    Balotelli is the same, the Prem doesn't suit a lot of players. Salah, Cuadrado too
     
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    BOJACKHCAFCMAN, Sep 28, 2015
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    Shocking really, doesn't matter if Bruce was mishandling him to do that is to laugh at the fans who come to watch
     
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    I remember the game but I'm sure if he hadn't been pulled after half an hour and Bruce moaned about him afterwards we wouldn't even remember his performance or lack thereof. We were **** that game but I didn't particularly think he was that terrible before he went off.
     
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  18. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator Staff Member

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    Seriously?

    If I'd had a rifle, I'd had have shot the **** after twenty minutes.
     
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    originallambrettaman, Sep 28, 2015
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  19. PLT

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    I seriously think our memories of games and players are retrospectively affected by stuff like Bruce making an example of him.

    You liked Okocha right? He wasn't a big trier.
     
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  20. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator Staff Member

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    My opinion of that player in that game hasn't changed from when I was sat at the game, he was quite rightly pulled after 35 minutes and never played for us again, I might not agree with many of Bruce's decision, but I fully back that one.

    Okocha didn't track back, but he never looked like he didn't give a ****.
     
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    originallambrettaman, Sep 28, 2015
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