Hull City midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa insists he doesn't want Alan Pardew to lose his job at Newcastle United.
Ben Arfa is on-loan at Hull from Newcastle.
"I do not blame him (Pardew), I do not want him fired, the important thing is to develop myself," said Ben Arfa, speaking to French television.
"It was the last five minutes of the transfer window when I arrived (at Hull), the coach (Steve Bruce) has built something interesting and I think we can expect to be in the top 10."
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