10 players who were/are often overlooked by their national teams

#10 Hatem Ben Arfa

The enigmatic Hatem Ben Arfa has never truly lived up to his potential

How often do we come across footballers who are a bagful of talent and trouble in equal measures? PSG winger Hatem Ben Arfa is one such greatly talented individual whose antics on and off the pitch has curtailed his playing time with club and country as he constantly finds a reason to remain the limelight for the wrong reasons.

The former Newcastle man is electric with the ball at his feet and can split open even the tightest of defences with his threatening runs. However, neither his potential nor his performances have guaranteed him regular playing time with the French national side as he has featured on just 15 occasions since making his debut in 2007.

A player with over 300 senior club appearances for clubs across France and England, Ben Arfa is currently finding life tough at the Parc des Princes stadium due to disciplinary issues and we wonder at 29 years of age, how much longer does the player have ahead of him to establish himself in the legions of French legends.