Man City star on St James’ Park’s dribbling hero

Newcastle have had various cult heroes of the years, together with the likes of Demba Ba, Papiss Cisse and Allan Saint-Maximin. Hatem Ben Arfa will also be thought of on this listing, together with his dazzling dribbling expertise having wowed the St James’ Park crowd on many events throughout his 4 years on Tyneside.

Ben Arfa, who retired from taking part in in 2022 after a spell in his homeland with Ligue 1 facet Lille, is well-known for having been a unbelievable dribbler, and that is nonetheless very a lot appreciated by gamers of an analogous type which might be presently working within the Premier League.

Jeremy Doku: Ben Arfa is a greater dribbler than Cristiano Ronaldo

In keeping with Man Metropolis winger Jeremy Doku (by way of Geordie Boot Boys), Ben Arfa is likely one of the finest dribblers in soccer historical past. Throughout a phase with Okay+ Sports activities, the Belgium worldwide declared the previous Newcastle man as being higher than him at dribbling, in addition to the likes of Raheem Sterling, Sadio Mane, Adama Traore and even Cristiano Ronaldo. Nevertheless, he did go for Arsenal legend Thierry Henry when requested to decide on between the 2.

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Through the years, Newcastle have had a number of gamers which have stood out for his or her dribbling skill. Ben Arfa, Saint-Maximin and David Ginola all come to thoughts, and the membership will hope that the likes of Anthony Gordon, who was lately confirmed to have a launch clause in his contract, and Anthony Elanga will be capable to fall into this class too, though each gamers have been below-par thus far this season.

Newcastle supporters can definitely look again on Ben Arfa’s spell on the membership with a variety of fondness, though it’s clear that he made an enduring impression on a couple of fanbase.