Already More Mature, Ben Arfa Wait Euro by Calm

Hatem Ben Arfa claimed to have a much more mature than four or five years ago. With the maturity that he has now, Ben Arfa was willing, if ultimately not admitted into the French team for Euro 2012.

Four years ago, Ben Arfa was dropped from the France team that will compete in Euro 2008. Two years after the incident, he did not count for entry into the 2010 World Cup squad. Discipline problems with him are also in trouble with Didier Deschamps, the coach at Marseille in 2010. Ben Arfa was to leave Newcastle United. But in this, or two years since the incident, Ben Arfa has admitted more mature than before.

Moreover, a neat appearance in the Premier League also had him on the team while France. "I'm more calm now. I now make more opportunities for other players. Every failure makes you grow," said Ben Arfa told Eurosport. "I've been growing and at the age of 25 years I think I'm more mature now than I was 20 years old," he continued.

There is no certainty that he will get into the end of the French team as coach Laurent Blanc had to trim his squad to 23 players. But with the maturity date, he remains calm as claimed ready to accept whatever decision Blanc later. "Of course you guess what will happen, but I had no inkling of anything. I'm just hoping the squad." "I still remember the scene in 2008 and 2010. If it had to happen, I'll handle it," Ben Arfa straightforward.