What is Ben Arfa’s best goal for Newcastle? Videos & Vote.
Posted on April 12th, 2012 | 57 Comments |
Hatem Ben Arfa has certainly brought some flair to Newcastle United and scored some cracking goals in the process. He also seems to do a job defensively when necessary now too. Earlier in the season Alan Pardew was a little critical of Benny’s defensive work and that might be the reason why a lot of his 25 appearances for The Toon were as a substitute, but he now seems to command a regular staring place so his defensive duties must at least be up to Alan Pardew’s satisfaction.
Ben Arfa started his senior career at Lyon where he’d previously been a youth player. He played for Lyon from 2004-2008 and scored 11 goals in 87 appearances before moving to Marseille for €11m. In his time at Marseille he notched up 15 goals in 91 appearances before first being loaned to Newcastle in 2010 and then being transferred in 2011 for approximately £5m.
He’s played for us 21 times now and scored 7 goals – 6 league and 1 cup – and of course he had to contend with a major leg break injury after a crunching tackle from Manchester City’s Nigel de Jong. Of those 7 goals, I narrowed it down to 4 contenders for ‘Ben Arfa’s Best Goal So Far’, so take a look at these and vote for your favourite.
Goal against Everton, Sep 2010:
Goal against Blackburn, Jan 2012:
Goal against Arsenal, Mar 2012:
Goal against Bolton, April 2012:
Don’t know about you but I can watch these time and again.
Do the Shields Gazette know what they are talking about?
MILES STARFORTH – Thursday 12 April 2012 10:30 – NEWCASTLE United’s Jonas Gutierrez is backing pal Jose Enrique to edge the club closer to Europe.
Enrique, Andy Carroll and Craig Bellamy can do their old club a huge favour in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final.
If Liverpool – who have already qualified for Europe through their Carling Cup win – beat Everton at Wembley, the top flight will be handed an extra Europa League place. – or will they? what a fiasco!
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/gutierrez-backs-pal-enrique-to-help-newcastle-into-europe-1-4440055