Quote from HBA after last nights game:
Hatem Ben Arfa:
"It is up to the manager and the fitness coaches – they’ll make the decision - But I’m ready to be on the pitch or the bench – no problem. I’ll do what the manager says to me.
"It’s nice to be back on the pitch, and I’m happy I played 45 minutes. I feel very good. I will step things up.
"I stayed in Europe for one month, and even though I was on holiday, I played football with my friends. Now I feel good, but I go step by step. Hopefully, I can be ready quickly.
"The most important thing was to be on the pitch and feel the sensation again. You just want to get back to that feeling, feeling good on the pitch, you want to feel good with the ball and with your team-mates.
"I'm very happy to stay here and happy to be back at Newcastle again – I love this club and the supporters.
"I love them, and they like me. It is very good for me to see the fans here. All the players have stayed here - I think we have to have confidence, as we have very good players.
"Maybe if we feel very good we can finish between fourth and first. Why not? Why can we not say we could be champions? Anything is possible.
"We can challenge for it. We have good players, a good stadium and great supporters. We have to have confidence. Personally, I believe we can do what I say.”
Watch out City ha ha
