Anelka was delayed by his personality. What kind of player did he turn out to be?
12:06pm, 7 November 2025Football
If Anelka's character could be better, maybe Wenger would build a team with Anelka as the core, and he would become a world-class star.
What I said is really not a joke. The fledgling Anekal has indeed shown extraordinary talent and his skills are quite outstanding.
He is explosive, fast, and has the ability to dribble forward; at the same time, he also has the ability to support, and he has the ability to retreat and connect in series at a young age. He has already begun to try to do this in the early days of Arsenal.
is of great help to the team.
Watching him play, I can think of Kluivert. They are the kind of people with slender figures and excellent spatial awareness. They are also willing to cooperate. It will be very suitable to build a tactical system with him as the fulcrum.

In the 1998-1999 season, he scored 19 goals at Arsenal and won the title of the best young player in the Premier League.
However, he left Arsenal because of an incident. The reason was that the media conducted a poll at that time, saying that if there were Ian Wright and Anelka in the team, if you were a fan, who would you want to start?
As a result, many fans voted for Ian Wright, feeling that he was more suitable to be the main player.
In fact, this choice is not surprising. Ian Wright was a former Arsenal star, scoring many goals and accumulating a lot of popularity. It's a pity that he was too old to be a stable starter in the future and left the team. Fans may be more inclined to choose Ian Wright due to emotional reasons.
However, Anelka was relatively sensitive at the time. After this incident, he felt that the team did not need him anymore. His teammates and coaches did not trust him, so he developed some uneasiness about Arsenal.
At the same time, teams such as Real Madrid also began poaching for Anelka. The relatives around Anelka have been encouraging him, since the team doesn't like you, why not transfer to another team?

Later, because of this incident, Wenger and Anelka had a misunderstanding, and the team also had feelings for Anelka. There were rumors that he had privately contacted Real Madrid and other teams to leave. The club was furious and wanted to sell Anelka away.
Wenger initially wanted to retain Anelka and also wanted to communicate with Anelka about the matter. But the eccentric Anelka finally decided to leave the Gunners and no longer play for the team.
Regarding Anelka's departure, there are other theories. For example, his brother wanted a transfer commission, which would make him uncomfortable and threaten the team to leave.
But no matter what the reason is, I think the root cause of this incident is Anelka's gloomy character, who is a bit too sensitive and thinks too much.
With Wenger's personality, he would not have any objections to Anelka or any complaints against him; there is a misunderstanding at the club, and some conflicts can be resolved through communication, and it will not be said to be a big deal.
A very talented player, but in the end they broke up on bad terms, which really broke the professor's heart.
Talking about Anelka, Wenger still felt regretful when he was interviewed later. He had the intention to cultivate this talented young man, but it was a pity that he could not realize it.
However, the emergence of Henry later relieved the professor's heart a little. At least, there was a successor who could train him into a world-class star.

moved to Real Madrid, and Anelka was restless. He had conflicts with Raul and others, and even stopped training in the middle. He was dissatisfied with Del Bosque's command and was suspended by the team for 45 days.
Later he went to Paris Saint-Germain and was loaned to Liverpool. Anelka also stayed for a short time and had constant conflicts with the team.
The most interesting thing is that he joined Manchester City and became teammates with Sun Jihai. Anelka also had a conflict with the fans
The reason was that Anelka said that Manchester City is not a big club and has no future. I feel aggrieved to stay here and want to transfer. Fans were angry after making comments about leaving and expressed dissatisfaction with Anelka's professional attitude.
One day Anelka attended a Christmas party. Fans surrounded Anelka, demanding an explanation. Anelka was angered and started a dispute with the fans.
In addition, Anelka was a little dissatisfied with Keegan, was unwilling to accept a test midway, and had a false injury, which also made Anelka lose the support of Manchester City.

In just three years, the team sold him to Fenerbahce of Türkiye.
When will Anelka become more at ease? After he came to Bolton, perhaps due to his many wanderings, Anelka became a little more mature and began to consider the team a little bit.
His playing style has matured, he is willing to cooperate with his teammates, and the locker room has become more peaceful than before.
Especially during the years when he played for Chelsea, Anelka performed well and helped the team achieve good results. This made his reputation recover for a time, and everyone gradually accepted his "prodigal son's return".

Of course, this does not mean that Anelka has completely changed for the better. He had a conflict with head coach Domenech during the World Cup in South Africa, and was subsequently expelled from the national team, which also caused an uproar.
later played at West Brom, and was questioned by everyone because of his controversial celebration gesture, and was also fined. He was later kicked off the team for misconduct.
In any case, Anelka is unpopular in many teams and always conflicts with others. His personality is indeed a bit thorny and difficult to get along with.
His withdrawn personality makes people a bit unpredictable, and I don’t know how to get along with him peacefully.
His unruly character made his football career too trivial and greatly reduced his achievements..
Now when Anelka is mentioned, the first thing everyone thinks of is his off-field stories. They can hardly remember his performance on the field. They seem to have forgotten that he is also a very talented player.
It’s also a bit regretful.
But no matter what, Anelka has gone through a circle in the football world and made everyone remember him. He can also be regarded as a figure who left a deep impression on people in that era.
Angels and devils merge into one.
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