Hatem Ben Arfa

I mean, for any player is, is far too many, but for a number 10 probably even more so, uh, there's, there's clearly a lot of things that were not that great about him in his playing career.

But I still think that in terms of technical ability and pure technical ability, and again, Adel Taarabt had pure technical ability and Hatem Ben Arfa as well.

I'm not saying that this is just the, the end all of, you know, be all and end all or whatever you say, but I still think that he was pretty incredible on that level.

And, and yeah, I think a lot of the current players who, who idolize him so much cur- i- including his own players right now with France, also grew up watching those highlight reels that Michael mentioned of 10 minutes where you see all the technical brilliance or genius even that he had.

I've told you guys, Prem has fallen off, oh.

Ben Arfa.

Ben Arfa too.

Ben Arfa.

Yeah.

So there's Payet.

We've seen players that have profiles like that work in England, but more often than not, it's the Eden Hazard, a little bit more stocky, low center of gravity player.

Hatem Ben Arfa is another one that I think of when I think of who set the league alight from a dribbler perspective.

So I think it might just take him a couple seasons to get used to the physicality.

So unfortunately, I have him in both the leagues I'm in.

You compare that work ethic and that work rate that he displayed today to what we saw off Ben Arthur when he was a player for us.

And Ben Arfa had the talent.

He had the skills.

He just did not have the attitude to do that hard work off the ball to make those runs to put that effort in.

Arfa.

It's not Ben Arfa.

He wasn't in the squad.

You can describe him as the ginger Ben Arfa.

Now call back.

Jack call back.

You know, he's not a St.

Maximum or a Hatem Ben Arfa or whatever.

And he doesn't do as much defensive work as Anthony Gordon, for example.

But holy hell can he finish.

He's got the look of...

Pardo's got the look of a bit of Hatton Ben Arfa, stroke Lauren Robert.

There's a bit of steel in there as well.

I think the fans are going to enjoy watching him.

But yeah, no, no.

As long as he doesn't come with the same attitude, Hatem Ben Arfa had.

Playing style, yes, and what he can deliver on the pitch.

But that kind of attitude, yeah, you can keep that.