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After being left out of the France National Team, Nice winger Hatem Ben Arfa has responded to the diss with a statement that beats all surreal statements in the world. He spoke to Le Parisien about his present and future as a professional player, he is convinced that if he keeps this same level up, he will be just as decisive and good player as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are. But the problem here is that you don't just say something like that, you have to prove it in front of the world.
Arfa said: "I am far away from reaching the level of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but I still have a number of years to catch them. That is my goal. I am not at my best just yet. Everything is possible for me. I feel like I am 24 or 25. I am at an age where I have matured. I have developed and I am ready to take the next step. I have found a new strength. I have found peace and tranquillity. I am still getting better and working hard to get there. I am convinced that I will get there. There are a lot of similarities between Messi and me, the way we dribble and look out there on the pitch. But we each have our own game. I am fully focused on football right now. I had a different focus before. This is all part of my development."
Granted that he's delivered some of the best dribbling shows in recent football memory, Arfa is already 29 years old, it seems very unlikely that at such a late age he can be able to score 50 goals per season and win the biggest trophies football has to offer with one of the best teams in Europe. But hey! If Zlatan Ibrahimovic can do it, why can't a player who hasn't really proved anything in world football pull it off? We'll give good old Ben the benefit of the doubt.
Photo credit: OGC Nice
