VIDEO: Hatem Ben Arfa displays near-perfect slalom run

Monday's Coupe de France match between Nice and Rennes was highlighted by a moment of sheer brilliance from a player with a capacity for the absurd.

If there is any uncertainty that Hatem Ben Arfa's third-from-last touch was not intentional, then a refresher in the Frenchman's oeuvre should be compulsory.

Perhaps an alternate angle will help.

My word.