Hatem Ben Arfa Could Have Been as Good as Messi 🤯

[@MrJabbothehut]

Being the best is a question of discipline, hard work, and sacrifice. Ben Arfa was one of those players who had the talent and potential to be amongst the best but lacked the discipline and vision required in order to achieve that. There's a saying "Hard work beats talent if talent doesn't work hard". He is the empitome of that.

[@nascimentoarantes]

Except if you’re Ronaldo De Lima and Ronaldinho…😂😂😂. Ok I’m joking, I get your point.

[@GabrielAugustoFerreiraGalvão]

​@@nascimentoarantes não, se Ronaldinho tivesse focado mais ele tinha jogado mais tempo no auge. O Ronaldao se machucou, entendo ele desistir

[@gakutoigawa8177]

I do not agree with you, but greatness can't be attained withtout work and sacrifices.

[@tranhuunghia2761]

Totally agree with you! Being the best requires a full package of competencies

[@haleshmodrah1019]

Liar been disciplined is not his problem the fact his that his opponent he won’t pass the ball talkless of his teammates, his very selfish on ball

[@raazigohar]

Such a gem.. world didn’t value him.. man keep posting stuff of him i dont want him to disappear everyone should know how much capable he is

[@bernardpatrick8414]

He wasn't disciplined

[@ggxxiikk]

I came to know about him the last month since then I'm obsessed with him. He could've been the next superstar. He lacked discipline and that cost him carree

[@עידואברהם-ע5ס]

me too@@ggxxiikk

[@christoph2k]

He was a selfish player

[@עידואברהם-ע5ס]

no he wasent!! i saw a lot of clips and highlights of him and he pass the ball...@@christoph2k

[@MUKKA369]

Problem with him is that even the opponents know he won't pass. But his dribbling skill is elite level.

[@Lema-e6k6o]

big problem of his, lacked balance of getting the end results vs dribbling pass 4/5 players don't think anyone questions his ability

[@JS-jo3ep]

L’élégance dans le dribble, la beauté du geste, la frappe précise, le peu de distance pour frapper ou même ballon au pied… Hatem est un joueur magnifique à voir jouer. Merci pour cette vidéo, régale nous encore et encore…

[@hakitoast]

The perfect example of why it is so important to keep your inner demons in check. in an alternate universe, he is right up there with CR7 and Messi...

[@misterlove7895]

Obviously more talented than today big names like haaland bellingham and mbappe, but his arrogance lead him to downfall

[@Nazim909]

@@misterlove7895a better dribbler but thats it’s

[@footfan53]

@@Nazim909 right not the level of finisher..

[@jamesntiri4659]

Not a good finisher but great dribbler like neymar and hazard

[@catha86]

@@misterlove7895 pls Haaland scored 40 goals a season as 22 dont compare him. Mbappe made france win WC and Monaco a top team. He did great in PSG as 20 year old. Bellingham is doing great in real as 20y. If you think he didnt make if because he arrogance then what is Haaland and mbappe? Bellingham is known for being toxic in Dortmund. Ben arfa never had what it takes to make it and he got many chances. You are comparing some of the best in history to a nobody. He did some dribbles.... wow

[@h.m.7218]

This guy was brutal. Makes you wonder why he didn't make it to the very top... A PSG player once said that, while he was not playing the matches for whatever reason, he was still the best in training sessions, dribbling everyone on the pitch...

[@hungder]

in a world where you rely on team tactics and where you need high work rates in every department a good dribbler might be a thing but you also need people who track back and work for the team. Also it seems that he missed a lot of chances to create scorer points to score or to assist. That makes a huge difference at the end.

[@criticalA1]

@@hungderthat wasn’t even it he had no discipline and he was selfish too arrogant that’s a lot of solid players down falls

[@repechepe]

Football is a game of 22 players on the pitch, dribbling is a good skill but you need to be able to play in coordination with your teammates not go 1vs11 yolo mode. When you are on a team that is expected to dominate in posession and chances created you might need more disciplined defenders and team players. So, yes, he was probably the best individually skilled player of PSG at the time with the best 1v1 ability, but at the same time, the trainer would prefer a more reliable player that will ensure more ball posession, than a guy who will try 1v4 and lose the ball at times. Also big teams have big egos, so these players can cause trouble inside their team who is also packed with competent players who also want the ball and can do great things with it too. Yes, he was great but he also had a flip-side, and champions league games are very competitive where you need to be able to compete in all areas of the game so you need disciplined players that can defend your goal advantage by running and keeping posession also players that can intercept balls to try to equalize the series. Ben Arfa maybe was not that competitive of a player in that aspect to become a starter, who knows.

[@repechepe]

For example C.Ronaldo would score goal every 90 minutes so this would make him untouchable even if he wasn't the best passer at times or he lost the ball dribbling or he would run back down to defend. Real Madrid really needed his goals. I guess Ben Arfa wasn't that good of a scorer to become THAT guy. Ronaldo was better finisher, he was incredible heading the ball and he was more ambidextrous. Ben Arfa was regular finisher with no heading ability even if he was a better dribbler this would not translate in the result of the game as much as Ronaldo's abilities.

[@ezimemmanuel7337]

@@criticalA1lols 😂..Ben arfa problems were injuries and not what you mentioned..he was rarely fit to play and that ruined his career at castle and lot of other clubs

[@raf7305]

One of my favourite footballers of all time. Don’t care if he didn’t make it to the highest level. This guy was the definition of ‘the streets won’t forget’. A real maverick of football. On his day he’d destroy anyone

[@IaloneAmTHEChoppedONE]

not Ramos

[@toum.]

@@IaloneAmTHEChoppedONE even Ramos bro

[@bazardunet667]

The streets, as you say, have already forgotten him and have done so for a very long time.

[@TerbrugZondolop]

Exactly. Who t &@$ cares if he is not a Messi or Penaldo he has more raw talent than both of them.

[@nicob.hr11]

@@TerbrugZondolop idk if he has more talent than ronaldo or messi, but he was a beautiful and funny player to see, so different, this players in 2024 doesnt exist anymore, i miss this football, im 27 years old, i saw how the football changes a lot, even the players, this players are my childhood, magic, real football not machines

[@TerbrugZondolop]

This guy is one my favorite players of all time. Loved him at my Newcastle. I was horrified when sold. Missed that type of player ever since.

[@manuka6185]

What is incredible is that you are most desepointed than him. What he loved was to make the show but to have a carreer he didn't care from the begining. In life you can realise everything you dream. He realised what he dreamed. And us, crasy and loved of football, we had another dream for him.

[@faroukbello164]

Hatem could have created is his own chapter and Master piece. He was absolutely magical and far ahead of his time.

[@johncambridge7181]

This is why mental toughness is so important. You can be the most talented athlete in the world but without right mind set you’re going nowhere

[@2ru2pacFan]

Benzema's right, Ben Arfa could've won the World Cup, Euros and who knows what at club level... Quite sad that his talent was wasted in that way.

[@flansexovich7757]

when he was coming back he decided to go to psg, this was a big mistake

[@2ru2pacFan]

@@flansexovich7757 just wish Madrid took him in, they would've done wonders with him 👌🏼

[@gautierh2486]

​@@2ru2pacFandoesn't work like that, Real Madrid don't bet on players with weak mentality

[@nascimentoarantes]

@@2ru2pacFanhow exactly. Players like Raphael Van der Vaart were equally, if not more talented. What did Madrid do with them?

[@flko56]

yeah cause bale had a strong mentality right?@@gautierh2486

[@Andrea100186]

How the hell did this guy not end up at the top of the top of world football? Madness

[@Nikkos12]

Because he play like this 10% of the time... he had no team spirit, he had many problems, in any football club where he played...,with many coach, and many players in his proper team...

[@zacharybasil]

​@@Nikkos12ben arfa is prove Messi had hardwork and had his head at right place. Messi would easily ended up like ronaldinho and ben arfa if he had this attitude

[@hungder]

I would say he is the closest that pure Talent could have brought you to Messi's level. The only difference is his football knowledge and how mature he was on the pitch which led to poor decision making and a waste of talent.

[@binarygodxx5397]

He was Neymar and hazard level at best, Messi’s level is way higher not to talk of CR7

[@iliasb2761]

@@binarygodxx5397 neymar called benarfa : fenomeno

[@Darknesh05]

Literally Benzema said that he was Messi level of talent​@@binarygodxx5397

[@apoorvkumar341]

@@binarygodxx5397nope

[@tranhuunghia2761]

@@binarygodxx5397 yep, Messi first, Ronaldo second, and the rest.

[@bouhallelmedjid50]

Pure talent

[@alxijaz1847]

His dribble is another level I have never seen this kind

[@kingshark9057]

This is a prime example of how talent doesn't take you to the top

[@andymccreight3175]

He was a notorious wanker

[@jamiesmith2314]

Harem Ben Arfa danced on the field! Not many like him and of those who are, they were regarded as some of the best the world has ever witnessed. Celtic fan and can only appreciate how good this person was!

[@debojyotisarkar8256]

Genius at his best simply mesmerizing

[@kushalwoodhoo2575]

This man.. my God.. when he's on it, there's not a single footballer that can stop him!!

[@acidspit14]

Balance 99, the guy had 2 feet, nothing could surprise him when it came to situations. your Upper body core must be impeccable, to be able to move your body like that.

[@hba3466]

A misunderstood genius. Generational talent 💎🧞

[@dumitriuradu8481]

I doubt he even knows how to write in his own language. Far from being a genius

[@RL-]

Can't be too clever if even if own agent called him lazy. He could have at least looked like he was trying while he wasted a gift.

[@aymenardhaoui3652]

@@dumitriuradu8481 Funny that you say that when he was known for his passion for art and literature :) The guy literally was found of reading Nietzsche and Kant! He only didn't have the chance to have a good mentor to calm his demons. The media did him bad and he didn't handle it well. He is responsible for his attitude problems but he's far from being a bad guy and definitely not an ignorant as you say.

[@Daquan0394]

@@RL-sounds like sancho

[@wamacho]

His demons and injuries didn't help. He was a beauty to watch.

[@amineme1638]

He did not find the mentor and the coach who would made of him one of the greatest in football's history, if not the greatest! A bit more balance and altruism would have definitely made him the GOAT!

[@ChristianPonzo]

He found it in OGCNICE with Claude Puel !! But he left to PSG by the end of this year who was the best of his career !! At this time I went to see Nice playing just for HIM !!! PURE CRAZY MAGICIAN !!!🤹

[@chokrizihi439]

Le foot à l'état pur ❤!

[@nonoenard-yc1xw]

Ben arfa un homme libre, il a fait ce qu'il voulait faire et c'est pour ça que tout le monde le connaît 😊

[@fanuelsimon931]

This guy have messi’s dribbling but with some high level skills

[@Dandinskij26]

He was made to be playing in La Liga. Before joining PSG, he was very close to Sevilla. It could have been different. Pity for him

[@tamhameenie3136]

The crazy part about Ben Arfa, is that most people have never seen him at his prime. 16 years old / 17 years old Ben Arfa was electric. Before he put some weight, he was crazy fast, no end product but the most talented player I've ever seen.

[@nascimentoarantes]

You need some luck in football, whether it’s your decision making, club choice, managers or injury. Ben didn’t have that luck, neither did Ricardo Quaresma or even Raphael Van Der Vaart. Supremely talented players that didn’t amount to much.

[@itsinthetreesitscoming7431]

"no end product but the best player I've ever seen." that doesn't make a grain of sense.

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

you mustn t have seen messi then..or other great driblers that kenw more than dribling like neymar ronaldinho hazard robben ribery etc

[@tamhameenie3136]

@@VladRadu-tq1pg I have seen Messi, Neymar, Ronaldinho, Ribery, Zidane... Live, not on tv. Seeing a 16 years old Ben Arfa gliding on the pitch at lightning speed was something I had never seen before and have never seen again.

[@tamhameenie3136]

@@itsinthetreesitscoming7431 edited it to clarify what I meant

[@ahmedmahdhi6868]

This talented Ben Arafa is as if he is from another planet. History will not repeat him

[@n15ahmet]

Messi is Messi, good at EVERYTHING and consistently, but Ben Arfas vision for the space and dribbling through with pace is pretty close to Messi Level

[@michaelcho2095]

I think he's better at dribbling than Messi, just Messi is the more smarter and impactful player. Can you imagine what would happened if Ben Arfa didn't flop? We would have a crazy era of Ronado, Messi, Neymar, Ben Arfa, hyper good players holy dog

[@abzinho10karim25]

Ben arfa was exceptionally talented but his problem was he lost too many balls trying to overdo it. But talent wise he was above and beyond many in his generation

[@richardodey2043]

Lionel Messi is the goat but do you know how many balls messi losses in one game?

[@richieidahosa1338]

@@richardodey2043You are observant 👏

[@splashboysk4489]

@@richardodey2043 No one mentioned Messi🤦🏽‍♂️get off his sack man

[@richardodey2043]

@@splashboysk4489 what do you mean

[@librajinx84]

Always be loved ⚫️⚪️

[@Obetv01]

People speak of him as if he played for Port Vale all his life. He has played at some major clubs in England and France. Sure he didnt get to a Real M or Barca like his talent demanded nor won the trinkets that did CR7 / Messi. Nonetheless, just look at the KZbin clips alone to see how much fun he had on a football pitch. His was pure God given talent. Cristiano Ronaldo stole all his workrate to add to his own. Mason Greenwood actually reminds me a bit of Ben Arfa. That impudent knowledge that you have the requisite skills for any difficult situation. Very fluid. Spent years wishing Sir Alex took a punt on him.

[@nascimentoarantes]

There’s always going to be players like Ben due to bad luck in some fashion. Ricardo Quaresma is a similar story.

[@FatihBesiktask]

I will never forget this great player

[@Joeman_Joeman]

That goal against Bolton will always be one of my favorites

[@HanzoShama]

Talent without behaviour is a mess

[@youngboi-kalo55]

underrated for sure, its something bout these algerian/morrocan wingers, where they at ?

[@yln9272]

Tunisiano player

[@youngboi-kalo55]

@@yln9272 Tunsiiiii

[@rankingE]

What i admire bout him is the ability to shoot with both legs

[@OffMetaProfessor]

The dribbling of Messi but without the passing, vison, set pieces, finishing, intelligence, decision making and humility.

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

this. and he didn t have the dribling of messi either, ben arfa could be kept in check messi couldn t 90% of the time

[@Nikkos12]

Agree with you, he often forget team spirit, and in team sports, you can't win alone...

[@wamacho]

Messi is shy. I don't think he's humble.

[@OffMetaProfessor]

@@wamacho I think he is humble considering his level of fame. Consider the average person gaining Messi's level of fame, I think the average person would be a lot more outspoken.

[@wamacho]

@@OffMetaProfessor I think it took a while for him to outgrow the shyness and people interpreted it as humility. My opinion.

[@mysticx33]

yeah this dudes dribbling was unreal

[@astridfibleuil2788]

Le plus grand gâchis du football MONDIAL de ces 25 dernières années.

[@tntg5]

A great talented football player who only lacked an educated and caring childhood. He is now playing padel

[@seriousa7354]

absolute goat!!

[@762mm7]

His dribbling was ridiculous

[@gappuma7883]

His playing style is all over the place. It's like he's constantly stumbling forward when he moves

[@oloruntobaowojaiye5905]

He didn’t play with purpose But was really skillful

[@ReinierRuneScape]

Amazing player, extremely technical

[@momoh992]

talent is never enough

[@ibrahimismail577]

He is like "You see me , you don't see me"

[@anshumannaithani1507]

Underrated KZbinr editing out Underrated Player ✨✨✨✨✨

[@alphdgreat777]

I really remember Benzema, Ben Arfa in fifa 08😊 deadly combo

[@jacksonagadagaonatry4648]

U did not even mention Nasri, best player of the tournament.

[@alphdgreat777]

@jacksonagadagaonatry4648 well Nasri was good, but Benzema, Ben Arfa still rings louder in my memory

[@CE77777]

People say stuff like that too casually, sure, he was talented, but no one was Messi talented, and their are only like 4 ever that made it to the professional game that can even be compared in terms of ‘talent’

[@luiscevevery123]

A talent as big as the Universe, but a brain as big as a bean. Such a pity because he could have been with the greatest for sure. But talent only is not enough. Quel gâchis ce mec.

[@hemanthshetty8411]

This guy is definitely a good dribbler but that's where his comparison with Messi ends. Messi does the magic even when he doesn't have the ball

[@تونسيفينيويورك]

Messi is as good as the billion dollar team around him, you know the likes of ronaldinho, Neymar, Suarez, pique,… he was not good when he didn’t have the best stars in the world around him, the same with CR7, if you gave Ben Arfa, or any other talented player a billion dollars team around, they would’ve achieved greatness.

[@slmslm213]

His left foot is insane

[@khireddinenazim47]

2016 was his year , he was the goat back at the time

[@caps1cle722]

surely not as good as Messi but definitely a player who could not reach his full potential, an aesthetically pleasing player ❤🔥

[@salimwinchester5762]

What i can't believe truly is that he never had an offer from big clubs Which leads us to a full circle of questions

[@a2zgz7]

Goat 😢🤯🤯🔞🔞🔞🇹🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳🌶️ Ben Arfa ❤️

[@pandadoublexl]

There's a lot more to being even close to Messi's level besides some tricks and good footwork.

[@the-gang-of-wolves]

Normally I would agree, as in the case of Ravel Morrison etc but this guy looks seriously special

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

this.

[@Ryomatoly]

Yea need match fixing, bribery, corruption, rigged tournament to match Messi

[@pandadoublexl]

@@Ryomatoly 🤡

[@sah_sook]

He was better than Messi, literally watch the video

[@mobahr4370]

This guy is the closest thing to Messi in terms of skills and talent, if not just as good. Wow! pure joy to watch.

[@AbnerRodriguez-ib3rk]

Talentosíssimo...........

[@עידואברהם-ע5ס]

best dribbler ever!~!!!

[@hugodbr-ft3nt]

Imaginez juste Ben Arfa avec la qualités de vie et la condition physique de CR7

[@hockeyrider]

This guy had raw talent grew up to watching this skilfull player thankyou bro 🙏🏾👊🏾

[@rafguend4239]

So much talent and one of the best skilled players in Europe, I remember the game Newcastle vs Man City where he dummy Yaya Toure and made him look amateur

[@mrjugurtha4077]

I always said harem Ben Arfa is the best player of all time

[@Myriamn.]

Un pur génie ! Lui et Paul Pogba c’était du football pur maintenant des talents gâchés….

[@ifeanyiezeala8568]

So much natural quality

[@webbtz3591]

He has real Berber genes, a true nomad. He was always at his best in the 1st 2 years of his new clubs.

[@Darknesh05]

For me he had the best dribbling style

[@DanNeb-w3e]

People BS him about discipline, i see him like Maradona, the god gifted ones, and do no discipline, but yet they are the most loved and entertaining ones. He was confident and loves flying like a free bird, he hated to be chained with some rusted tactics and game plans because he knew he was capable. The team/coach who decided to punish and destroy him, they suck now, and karma is a bit#$. They are remembered to be hated at least for just doing that

[@caesarjosefus2692]

The streets will never forget...

[@arieljohnson-mg1tk]

This is r9 level dribbling

[@xavierghazi4939]

God of the dribble game. Just give him the ball and he'll do the rest.

[@omarmohammad9952]

What legend his real 🐐 we can compare him only with another goat r9 Brazilian ronaldo.

[@mehdi2630]

Neymar say is fenomeno when hé see him at PSG

[@InterYamah]

Growing up as a newcastle fan, ben arfa solidified my love for football, he would be the 1st name i looked for on the team sheet. Sadly his discipline kept him from the heights he was destined for. I remember my friend taking a picture of him in mcdonalds 2 days before a match 🫣 Professional skills with an amateur mindset.

[@dinogegic7573]

If you want to be like Messi you have to be constant always the best not just for few years it had be for your whole carrer

[@АлександрКиреев-г2с]

Greatest dribbler ever

[@mandomarley3348]

He was amazing .

[@DA-yo3zm]

he made a come back at nice but then the move to psg ruin him soo sad kmt he was a generational talent

[@ry3020]

Nigel de jong destroyed one in a billion talent

[@sampsonayeh3694]

He has talent no doubt but messi with or without the teams and trophies have proven over the years that he is in a class of his own, the assist, vision, the goals , by every metric you want to measure football doesn't have competition at all

[@guccivillapakeastcoast1351]

Best footed have ever seen

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

no he couldn t...benz was ovehyping him alot, no one had the talent of messi. ben arfa is a gem, and a player that inspired me alot growing up but he was no messi . Messi had the divine dribling, vison, passing and finishing, ben arfa was never remotely close to that

[@manojgurung9486]

ok he can dribble. fair enough. what about the finish. the assist. the consistency. the team mentality. broo even his team mates hated playing with him, dribble dribble dribble, no end product. would be different if he could score or assist at the end, but no bueno. So yeah, takes a lot more than dribbling skills to be one of the greats. Benzema obviously giving biased views for his buddy lol.

[@pedroayongmangue7513]

Talento talento 🔥🙏🏾👌🏾

[@beukenphom3680]

He could have been one of the best but sadly he wasn't disciplined enough!!

[@4basilisk4]

He could have maybe for 5 or 6 years, but what's insane about Messi is that he was incredible for 20 years

[@pedroayongmangue7513]

Song 1 ?? This melody is amazing 👌🏾🙏🏾

[@robertrey7002]

Dreem - Impossible

[@louka3891]

The title of the video is fact.

[@eyyuperol10]

Think about player like Ben Arfa couldn't play for big clubs. Today he could play for every single big club bc we don't have such amazing players anymore. So sad!

[@PhilosophicaLeo]

1:53 😮‍💨 he's left

[@robertoantoniow]

The streets will never forget Ben Arfa. Never!!!

[@bouderbalatahar705]

name of the first song please !!!

[@nenemuy]

Hatem Ben Midfa. Should never be named alongside the greats who did have the talent to succeed in meaningful ways.

[@prsnt777]

Technically closest thing to messi but he just doesnt have the low central gravity messi has.

[@Unknown-rw2jv]

It's a bit difficult to have low centre of gravity when Ben Arfa is 5'10 and Messi is barely 5'7..

[@Muker29]

Him and benzema took Europe by storm at Lyon but hatem had an attitude issue and that was obvious he lacked discipline too but his talent was always there and he was one who really could of been up there and had the same path as karim