Newcastle United winger Hatem Ben Arfa says the injury he sustained in October 2010 was a blessing in disguise.
The French winger was sidelined for around 10 months with a broken leg sustained against Manchester City but he feels the time out of the game allowed him to mature and grow as both a person and a player.
"It just gave me time to move on and mature.
"It's my only fear now, not having enough time to do all that I want to achieve, not being able to show what I'm worth. Because I've wasted a lot of time!
"I did terrible things during my career, which weren't normal or morally good," he admitted.
"I fought all the time.
"I want to make the fans, the French people happy. I no longer see things in a black way, but positive. Today I can look at myself in the mirror.""It did me good not to be seen for a year," Ben Arfa told L'Equipe.
