Man Metropolis winger Jeremy Doku throughout the match in opposition to Newcastle. (Photograph by Alex Livesey/Getty Photographs)
Newcastle have had quite a few cult heroes through the years, together with Demba Ba, Papis Cissé and Allan Saint-Maximin. Hatem Ben Arfa can be included on this record, having wowed the St James’ Park crowd along with his spectacular dribbling expertise many instances throughout his 4 years on Tyneside.
Ben Arfa, who retired in 2022 after taking part in for Lille in his native Ligue 1, is well-known for being an important dribbler and remains to be extremely regarded by gamers of the same model at the moment lively within the Premier League.
Jeremy Dok: “Ben Arfa is a greater dribbler than Cristiano Ronaldo”
Ben Arfa is without doubt one of the greatest dribblers within the historical past of soccer, in line with Man Metropolis winger Jeremy Doku (through Geordie Boot Boys). Talking on Ok+ Sports activities, the Belgium worldwide declared that the previous Newcastle participant is healthier at dribbling than him, and mentioned he’s higher than the likes of Raheem Sterling, Sadio Mane, Adama Traore and even Cristiano Ronaldo. Nonetheless, when requested to decide on between the 2, he selected Arsenal legend Thierry Henry.
In recent times, Newcastle have had quite a few gamers who’ve stood out for his or her dribbling means. Ben Arfa, Saint-Maximin and David Ginola are the names that come to thoughts, however the membership may even hope that the likes of Anthony Gordon and Anthony Elanga, who had been not too long ago confirmed to have launch clauses of their contracts, may additionally fall into this class, though each gamers have had below-average performances thus far this season.
Newcastle supporters will look again on Ben Arfa’s time on the membership with nice fondness, however it’s clear that he made a long-lasting impression on a number of fan bases.
