The Forgotten Legend Who Ruined His Career Because He Couldn’t Shut His Mouth

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    How good was Nicolas Anelka actually? #GOAT
    New video about one of the most talked about players we've seen over the 2000s in football. In this episode we take on Nicolas Anelka who played for Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Real Madrid, PSG and Man City for most of his career.
    0:00 Please like the video, it means the world
    1:21 Becoming The Greatest Wonderkid On The Planet
    5:06 How To Ruin Your Career With ONE Decision
    9:15 Being Humiliated By Henry
    12:34 The Unlikely Late Rise Of Anelka
    15:05 The Biggest Scandal Of His Career
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  • @Kaijufied
    @Kaijufied 10 месяцев назад +391

    The fact that his nickname was ‘The Incredible Sulk’ says everything

  • @ayr.3702
    @ayr.3702 10 месяцев назад +905

    Leaving Arsenal was his biggest mistake. Imagine Henry & Anelka with Bergkamp behind them together. He had a mini redemption arc with Chelsea, but he could’ve been a real household name.

    • @randyschwaggins
      @randyschwaggins 10 месяцев назад +58

      If Anelka hadn't left Arsenal, Wenger wouldn't have signed Henry

    • @ayr.3702
      @ayr.3702 10 месяцев назад +109

      @@randyschwaggins that’s actually false. Arsene came out and said he wanted to buy Henry to partner up with Anelka. Henry wasn’t the replacement, it was actually Suker.

    • @randyschwaggins
      @randyschwaggins 10 месяцев назад +6

      @ayr.3702 I'd love to see that quote...along with a theory about the money was meant to come from to finance the Henry deal without the income from Anelka.

    • @hunterjhatum8412
      @hunterjhatum8412 10 месяцев назад

      thats why the NYPD arrests so many black dudes. they turn out like him...

    • @abbasrasool5867
      @abbasrasool5867 10 месяцев назад +28

      ​@@randyschwagginsWenger did actually say that. It was his dream to partner Henry with Anelka

  • @ionnicoara6657
    @ionnicoara6657 10 месяцев назад +447

    He was great at Chelsea, very professional
    Came and delivered, won the prem, golden boot

    • @glowwurm9365
      @glowwurm9365 10 месяцев назад +19

      Agree, model professional, he was incredible for us…

    • @ThePablo951
      @ThePablo951 10 месяцев назад +15

      Besides missing that penalty in the ucl final against manu :(

    • @ionnicoara6657
      @ionnicoara6657 10 месяцев назад +19

      We should have won that game in regular time, didn't Drogba got the red? we redeemed it in 2012 anyway. He didn't went Aol after

    • @ChefMvnDown
      @ChefMvnDown 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@ionnicoara6657 Aol lol

    • @Ablazey10
      @Ablazey10 10 месяцев назад +7

      @@ThePablo951 and also getting robbed the ucl title by barca a few years later, you can look it up the clear hand of pique and ref got paid to help barca

  • @VineetNeo
    @VineetNeo 10 месяцев назад +384

    He was the Marquee Signing of Mumbai City FC in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League back in 2014,
    the guy has been everywhere....

    • @manthankaushik9325
      @manthankaushik9325 10 месяцев назад +30

      and even then his touches were superb, remember him playing and giving an assist like it was nothing.

    • @undeadredemption_
      @undeadredemption_ 10 месяцев назад +8

      He scored in 5-0 win vs Pune

    • @shanethemuzz5060
      @shanethemuzz5060 10 месяцев назад +24

      Mickey Mouse could've scored in the Indian Super League.

    • @viktorjaklbsen1577
      @viktorjaklbsen1577 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@shanethemuzz5060thats pretty funny ngl

    • @shanethemuzz5060
      @shanethemuzz5060 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@viktorjaklbsen1577Thanks.✌️

  • @andestung1760
    @andestung1760 10 месяцев назад +572

    Anyone watched Anelka and Henry when they were 18, 20 could testify Anelka definitely had a much bigger potential than Henry. I guess attitude does make a big different in life.

    • @csakegybolond264
      @csakegybolond264 10 месяцев назад +72

      Yeah, but Henry was extremely gifted and he was really fast and bigger than Anelka. But the main difference was their intelligence. However, even Eto'o said Anelka was better. I would say that as a striker when it comes find holes on a defense or the game is static in the attacking third Anelka was better. Even though Anelka was smaller but was more agressive, had better headers than Henry and hold up play. Plus he was a natural finisher what we can't say from Henry. But Henry was a complete player. Played with the speed like Mbappe or R9 while he was a great playmaker and great dribbler at the same time with great stamina. But yeah Anelka as a pure striker was probably better. We will never know how Anelka would have turned out if he stayed at Arsenal with less injuries. For me it's like a comparison between Harry Kane and Balotelli. No one questions as a youngster who had bigger potential and who was the better striker but Kane become ambidextrous with time, his passing become phenomenal, he pressed constantly, got stronger and bigger. While Balotelli never really could show consistently his talent and didn't really developed his game. Even if he was faster, bigger and stronger than Kane and had a great header and shot from a young age.
      I believe Balotelli was a better striker than Kane for a long time but Harry brought creativity, leadership, consistency while he had a lot of quality that made him more than just a decent striker like Icardi or Balotelli.

    • @Cimegs5088
      @Cimegs5088 10 месяцев назад +20

      Yeah Henry was gifted but pale in comparison to Anelka, which speaks volume of his talent. Anelka is absurdly calm in front of goal and 1v1, as Liverpool fans it’s always one of the “what if” for fans of my generation

    • @neil1982
      @neil1982 10 месяцев назад +18

      I'm not sure I agree. Their ability at the time differed so much that Anelka appeared (and was) way ahead, but potential ability is mainly about their mentality. Henry had it, Anelka did not. If Anelka had Henry's professionalism and dedication to the sport he'd probably regarded amongst the greatest, amonst Messi, Ronaldo, Pele, Maradona. He still had an incredible career but it does seem his "sulky" attitude really held him back.

    • @stevetheiii477
      @stevetheiii477 10 месяцев назад +30

      @@neil1982people need to stop thinking every wasted talent could have been Messi ronaldo pele or maradona no chance anelka would be on the same level as Messi or maradona even if he had discipline he was a natural scorer sure but as footballer overall in terms of dribbling and playmaking he wouldn’t sniff the greats

    • @Smexy_af
      @Smexy_af 10 месяцев назад +1

      Like Rooney and Ronaldo then

  • @SonnyK248
    @SonnyK248 10 месяцев назад +159

    Anelka at Arsenal was something I’d never seen before as a kid. We never had a true modern number nine in the league like that. A crazy young kid, tall, lightning quick, could dribble and so calm in the box. Then he went to Madrid and because it was the 90’s I barely heard anything in his time there. You basically vanished forever once you left the PL unless you played a PL team in Europe or there was an international tournament. Then my brother said he signed for PSG and I couldn’t believe it 🤯 that would have been like Ronaldo leaving Barcelona to go back to PSV. He was supposed to become the best player in the world. Then Liverpool grabbed him and I was chuffed because that’s my team. Then we made the biggest mistake ever and didn’t sign Anelka in favour of Diouf who not only didn’t have a fraction of Anelka’s ability but was unbelievably even more of an off the field pain than Anelka would have been 😂

    • @QueensNewYorkguy
      @QueensNewYorkguy 10 месяцев назад +8

      Yeah Diouf was worse than Anelka! Once he got fat, his career was over

    • @MaximilianXXX
      @MaximilianXXX 10 месяцев назад +10

      Oh yes I remember Liverpool refusing to sign Anelka on a permanent deal and opting for the disaster that was Diouf. I was dumbfounded. A forward line of Anelka and Owen would have been terrifying. Houllier made a massive error.

    • @SonnyK248
      @SonnyK248 10 месяцев назад +15

      @@MaximilianXXX I remember Senegal being the darlings of the 02 World Cup and we got very very carried away with it. We signed Diouf and Diao who I'm pretty sure no one in the Liverpool camp had probably even heard of before they beat France in that opening game 😂 I loved Houlier. But he had a knack for calling people "the next ___" and as a kid I totally bought it at first 😂When Diao signed I told all my buddies we have the next Vieira on Houlier's word. Then he said Baros was the next Maradona 🤦‍♂ and Cisse was the next Henry 🤦‍♂ or Cheyrou the next Zidane 🤦‍♂ It started getting embarrassing when they all flopped. 🤣But he did have the actual Anelka and threw him away for Diouf 🙃

    • @VonRicth
      @VonRicth 10 месяцев назад

      Yes all i remember agent want 12mil pound to sign anelka into contract including 4years wage...stupid lfc not take him instead keep diouf

    • @williamfarrell4754
      @williamfarrell4754 10 месяцев назад +1

      Im 49 end of August and not signing Anelka is my only transfer gripe in my support of LFC

  • @BaztheRollingGherkin
    @BaztheRollingGherkin 10 месяцев назад +70

    He will always be loved by us at Bolton, he was absolutely superb for us and we never saw that other 'le sulk' side of him. Just lots of goals, one of the most natural finishers I have ever seen.

  • @markhatter298
    @markhatter298 10 месяцев назад +255

    Jakub Błaszczykowski would be a top choice for a video. He just retired recently. His story is so sad yet the definition of bouncing back.

    • @bimapriambada1098
      @bimapriambada1098 10 месяцев назад +43

      Yup, and his beef with Lewandowski in National team because of political difference makes his story is kinda unique and weird at same time.

    • @alejandromolina2435
      @alejandromolina2435 10 месяцев назад

      i second that!

    • @ZAHINborusse
      @ZAHINborusse 10 месяцев назад +6

      as a Dortmund fan, I need this video to be done right now.

    • @wayneking9997
      @wayneking9997 10 месяцев назад

      Who

    • @Lymbe06
      @Lymbe06 10 месяцев назад +14

      Lmao. I used to play fifa with this guy, he always chose Dortmund and had Blaze as secret attacker from behind, he torched me on multiple occasions.

  • @SonnyK248
    @SonnyK248 10 месяцев назад +44

    That PSG team was special though. Anelka, Ronaldinho, Okocha, Dalmat, Arteta, Leal, Robert. Just pure technical ability on display. Lorent Robert and Jay Jay Okocha were two of my favourite players to watch in the PL in the 2000’s and Ronaldinho is just my favourite player to watch all time. Honestly I prefer that team to the one they have right now 😂

    • @evilotis01
      @evilotis01 10 месяцев назад +5

      yeah that's a hell of a team. Laurent Robert's left foot was something special

    • @DanielAzizaNbbRec
      @DanielAzizaNbbRec 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yesterday was neymar ,messi and mbakpe.respect to PSG.

    • @p3kris
      @p3kris Месяц назад

      @@evilotis01pop

  • @Anonymous.N13
    @Anonymous.N13 10 месяцев назад +38

    As a Chelsea fan during my boyhood days. Nicolas Anelka is an absolute legend. Period.

    • @carljcmjk8609
      @carljcmjk8609 10 месяцев назад

      He was already on his way out then

    • @Anonymous.N13
      @Anonymous.N13 10 месяцев назад

      @@carljcmjk8609
      How do you know when I was at school?

    • @jideofor.brightbright4488
      @jideofor.brightbright4488 10 месяцев назад

      @@carljcmjk8609he was a legend

    • @carljcmjk8609
      @carljcmjk8609 10 месяцев назад

      @@jideofor.brightbright4488 aha playing in psg?

  • @DonGuillermoQuebec
    @DonGuillermoQuebec 10 месяцев назад +40

    As with Ben Arfa, Anelka's problem was not with the legs, but with the brain, which is a footballer's most important "muscle".

    • @adeko8578
      @adeko8578 10 месяцев назад +2

      How come he was that good as a striker.

    • @sponish0
      @sponish0 10 месяцев назад +5

      he still went on to win the prem, cl and a goldern boot.

    • @MrCardboard00
      @MrCardboard00 10 месяцев назад +2

      Just like Balotelli

    • @zeferinojuliana6638
      @zeferinojuliana6638 6 месяцев назад +1

      What about racims??

  • @bmt65
    @bmt65 10 месяцев назад +20

    I remember seeing Anelka in 97. He was truly a breakout star. Very apparent even on that team

  • @glowwurm9365
    @glowwurm9365 10 месяцев назад +121

    Prime Anelka at Chelsea was amazing, at the time we were spoilt for players but you could tell he was top class! And this was a dressing room with players like Ballack, Lampard etc.

    • @QueensNewYorkguy
      @QueensNewYorkguy 10 месяцев назад +3

      John Terry wasn’t having it 😂

    • @DejiTalker
      @DejiTalker 9 месяцев назад +4

      Enjoyed his selflessness @ Chelsea, any striker's dream partner. Just went about creating & scoring without any fuss, he had matured by then, but was too late to turn back the hands of time.
      Only if he had worked on his Ego, he'd have been one of the best ever Modern Strikers to play the game. I dare say he was as good as R9

    • @alitidda4752
      @alitidda4752 9 месяцев назад +8

      not his prime

    • @garybeckey
      @garybeckey 7 месяцев назад +5

      I'm a Spurs fan so can say it with no bias...his period at Arsenal he was electric, you sensed you was watching a legend in the making, some of the stuff he was doing on the pitch.
      Leaving Arsenal stopped all that.

    • @kafilatbabatunde9211
      @kafilatbabatunde9211 7 месяцев назад +1

      Don't mind the Arsenal fans they want to portray his illustrious career is being started and ended with them only.

  • @justifiabledoubt
    @justifiabledoubt 10 месяцев назад +17

    There are so many similarities to Italy's Mario Balotelli. He was such an incredibly talented player. As an Italian who lives in Germany I'll never forget the two fantastic goals he scored in the semifinals of 2012. He had just won the Premier League with Manchester City.
    He was only 21 years old and on his way to becoming one of the greatest strikers Italy has ever had.
    But it went differently.
    On the one hand, the media always cracked down on him, he faced a lot of racism, but mostly because of his impulsive and immature character and extravagant lifestyle, he never managed to fulfill his extraordinary potential.

    • @zeferinojuliana6638
      @zeferinojuliana6638 6 месяцев назад

      When he score he is italian,when he miss he is black African go back to Africa...
      I hope you understood .

  • @tamhameenie3136
    @tamhameenie3136 10 месяцев назад +6

    In a different universe, Anelka makes the WC98 french team, becomes a beloved player in France, learns that fans can be a good thing,stays at Arsenal, teams up with Henry both for Arsenal and National Team. Wins every tournament between 1998 and 2006 with Zidane. Becomes the face of football, takes Ben Arfa, Nasri and Benzema under his wings and retires as the 3 start a new golden age for french football

  • @javierrodriguez1626
    @javierrodriguez1626 10 месяцев назад +10

    And to think Wenger went for Henry to team him up with anelka ,only for him to leave to Madrid. Imagine how it would of been like with the two played in arsenal up front for a couple yrs

  • @christopherflux6254
    @christopherflux6254 10 месяцев назад +11

    As a Bolton fan, he isn’t forgotten by me.

  • @psyway07
    @psyway07 10 месяцев назад +7

    So many of us are extremely fixated on natural abilities that we don't see the work that goes behind it. Potential is nothing without dedication.

  • @StevenSmith-mv4ge
    @StevenSmith-mv4ge 10 месяцев назад +84

    I don't agree that Anelka was better than Henry. However, an Henry+Anelka strike force would have been scary but so would an Henry+Trezeguet. Henry became a legend and proved once and for all that he is better than Anelka. The sheer numbers, trophies, performances and finals says it all. Not to mention a statue. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter who WAS talented. It is what u do with it that matters the most. Henry made the best of it and he achieved immensely great things. Anelka, although being touted as a future great, never lived up to it. As such, I will only say that Henry was the greatest between him and Anelka. Achievements tell whether the player was great. Not could have, would have or should have. JMO.

    • @tzoleto
      @tzoleto 10 месяцев назад +14

      Better and greater are two different things though. Better is the one with the better abilities, greater is the one with the bigger impact and more achievements.

    • @ahmadsuleman2334
      @ahmadsuleman2334 10 месяцев назад +4

      So by using your logic Isco > Gerrard since Isco has a better trophy cabinet? Being better can't be determined by the amount of gold you've amassed throughout your career as Football is a team sport, the better team wins. A player maybe better than the other technically speaking but if the first player isn't in a team that compliments the player's skillset and strengths, it'll be a failed project, as simple as that. Anelka might've been the better one initially but a string of poor choices and lack of team spirit made him spiral down the pit of failure

    • @Elmario021
      @Elmario021 10 месяцев назад

      Ur statment is full of flaws since there is bunch of shit players with alot of achievements than alot of great players which dont have them just cuz they were part of some team. Starting from some shity attacker who has champions league compared to Ibrahimovic for example.

    • @tamnadvardis7039
      @tamnadvardis7039 10 месяцев назад +3

      He is better than henry technical

    • @StevenSmith-mv4ge
      @StevenSmith-mv4ge 10 месяцев назад

      @@tzoleto I will agree with you on your statement.

  • @tamsinli258
    @tamsinli258 10 месяцев назад +18

    This channel is the one of the only channels I get notified consistently every time you upload. So I am always early. The one video a week format seems to be working well. I always thought Anelka was a good player but I didn’t know why he didn’t fulfill his potential. From asking Chelsea fans he was a big complainer. My friend calls him “The Incredible Sulk” 😂

  • @leothompson2777
    @leothompson2777 10 месяцев назад +86

    He never ruined his career. He did better than almost anyone to play the game, financially. Moving clubs is very lucrative for a player, and he did it a lot! If you aren't gonna be the GOAT, and he wasn't, you may as well get rich.

    • @SevenTheMisgiven
      @SevenTheMisgiven 10 месяцев назад +14

      Spoken like a true loser.
      The guy is a footballing legend despite the controversies.

    • @liamthompson2604
      @liamthompson2604 9 месяцев назад +1

      He was a great player but unfortunately his brothers who were his advisors did not do enough for him in regards to seeking out his best interest.
      As an Arsenal fan I am annoyed that he got pushed out the team for fan favourite Ian Wright. I wish Wenger could have incorporated Anelka alongside Side Wright and Bergkamp!!.

    • @patz5525
      @patz5525 9 месяцев назад

      thats what im saying he didnt ruin anything he played for literally everyone legendary player

    • @omulamfibie
      @omulamfibie 6 месяцев назад +2

      Not sure about getting rich... I think I've heard "struggled financially" somewhere in the video 😅 And after all those "lucrative" moves, his net worth as of now is 22.5 million pounds. Which is kind of low for a "legendary" footballer... But then again, he is worth 22.4 million more than me 🤣

    • @homersimpson6585
      @homersimpson6585 6 месяцев назад

      @@omulamfibie yeah wages were high back then but not compared to how it was now Kai havertz now is earning more than what messi and kaka were earning combined in 2010

  • @Buttercuppy44
    @Buttercuppy44 10 месяцев назад +6

    First and I already knows it’s gonna be a banger video

  • @depekthegreat359
    @depekthegreat359 10 месяцев назад +27

    Oh!!!Footballing legend Nicolas Anelka sir was an extremely so fantastic player in his footballing career but he must have have stopped talking too much,mainly about some of his former teams' management and politics which ultimately ruined the rest of his career,good friends!!!LONG LIVE,NICOLAS ANELKA SIR!!!🏋‍♂️

  • @chadam5968
    @chadam5968 10 месяцев назад +8

    love the videos, really want to see one on rudi voller

  • @emman757
    @emman757 10 месяцев назад +7

    I was a kid when I saw this guy play for Chelsea him and Drogba were so good to watch

  • @thandomvimbi1558
    @thandomvimbi1558 10 месяцев назад +9

    I remember seeing him for the 1st time at Arsenal, boy was he good, 17 year old with speed, him and Bergkamp where marvel to watch, pity he left too early to Madrid and was never the same again

  • @AugustoV8Cesar
    @AugustoV8Cesar 7 месяцев назад +4

    I loved him on the PS2's Pess games (i dont like fifa) , it was amazing having anelka and henry(arsenal) and drogba(chelsea) at atack, such amazing atack duos.

  • @orinorio1
    @orinorio1 10 месяцев назад +69

    Nicolas Anelka was French that took the French arrogance to a whole new level lol.

  • @lyriqalflame2965
    @lyriqalflame2965 8 месяцев назад +6

    Wow I just like this guy up to this day he was one of the greatest finishers ,one of the greatest dribblers, n also one of the best assisters, as a chelsea fan I will always value him of I guess more people should as well coz he's one of the very few to ever play for all of the greatest top 5 epl teams, not a lot of people have played for arsenal, then Liverpool, then Man City, then Chelsea 🎉🎉he's a legend we should see in the history books 📚

  • @deejames9380
    @deejames9380 6 месяцев назад +3

    "It's everyone's fault but mine". Talent without maturity and self awareness = Anelka, Ballotelli, Ravel Morrison and a bunch of others.

  • @christianhume7618
    @christianhume7618 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you so much for this video! I missed most of Anelka's career after he left Arsenal, which I thought he shouldn't have done...but these videos show that all the issues notwithstanding, he still didn't do too badly in his post-Arsenal career. A very great talent indeed!

  • @maingaluwabelwa2443
    @maingaluwabelwa2443 10 месяцев назад +2

    You make really good videos👍🏾👍🏾

  • @Nathan.1882
    @Nathan.1882 10 месяцев назад +3

    Anelka was an insane player. Always rmb his goal from the sideline for bolton. insane angle

  • @iam_Bama
    @iam_Bama 10 месяцев назад +4

    A real football mercenary indeed! I hope he finds peace, happiness and comfort.

  • @bazimohamed7950
    @bazimohamed7950 10 месяцев назад

    Love your content Lucas it’s amazing

  • @nicocorbo4153
    @nicocorbo4153 10 месяцев назад

    le sulk !!! one of my all-time favorites. thank you for this video

  • @ahsenserhat9270
    @ahsenserhat9270 10 месяцев назад +34

    I'm a Fenerbahce fan. Let me explain that "He suddenly looked different" Fenerbahce part.
    We were so excited, and everyone acted like we bought Messi, he liked it, and impossible happened. He took Fenerbahce to QF's in CL (which is still the best run in club history) and played amazing against Chelsea in QF's (which made Chelsea buy him later probably).
    Okocha was also a Fenerbahce legend, so probably some connections worked there, nothing bad happened.
    So probably out of all these clubs, FB was the best place for him.

    • @DogukanSeptem
      @DogukanSeptem 10 месяцев назад +4

      Uhm, Anelka wasn't part of the UCL QF run. You are waaay off. It was a year after the centenary season, 2007-2008 with Zico in charge. It was actually Deivid de Souza who destroyed Chelsea and Inter alike. Anelka left the club 2 years before that.
      While I truly count myself lucky that I was able to watch Anelka during his time in Fenerbahçe (I was a teenager with a lot of time and free season ticket lol), and he was truly special, you are talking about entirely different seasons and players.

    • @hustleno-filta5373
      @hustleno-filta5373 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@DogukanSeptemDavid de souza was a player! Was appiah there too no?

    • @Ready2go0612
      @Ready2go0612 5 месяцев назад

      Alex dezousa

  • @anfield0109
    @anfield0109 10 месяцев назад +5

    Truly a top top top world class striker. Without a doubt.

  • @eevilangelo1865
    @eevilangelo1865 6 месяцев назад +2

    I realy liked this item. Allways been a fan of Anelka... I loved the item you did about Crouch too! Would like to see you do an item about Faustino Aspirilla! Like your work!

  • @perfectluckstar
    @perfectluckstar 10 месяцев назад +1

    🎉 Video 5stars veo 🎉❤, keep it flowing 😮, you're the best ❤🎉

  • @Sg_rompich
    @Sg_rompich 10 месяцев назад +4

    The video was dub thanks for you content
    But can you/have you make a video about Jay-Jay Okocha? i want to know what happened to that incredible Nigerian dribbler who played in India and for Stoke... I think his story would be really interresting

  • @yukiminsan
    @yukiminsan 10 месяцев назад +11

    if he'd been born an only child he would've been the GOAT

  • @ME-lc2zg
    @ME-lc2zg 10 месяцев назад

    The mini documentary i needed to have seen in the early 2000s.👏👏👏👏

  • @jamesgilbert3569
    @jamesgilbert3569 7 месяцев назад +1

    One of my favourite footballers ever because he spoke out for what is right. Met him twice when he was doing charity work door to door in the middle East.

  • @timjones9962
    @timjones9962 10 месяцев назад +22

    Love anelka.
    He missed the penalty that gave utd the chsmpion league so he'll always have a special place in my heart.

  • @adriannyxx3663
    @adriannyxx3663 10 месяцев назад +10

    Can you do a video about Dennis Bergkamp next?

    • @BOZ_11
      @BOZ_11 10 месяцев назад

      i flippin love Denis. Classy act

  • @dalotongo2665
    @dalotongo2665 10 месяцев назад +2

    i love your vids my g

  • @zedianavizora2041
    @zedianavizora2041 10 месяцев назад

    what a roller coaster his career was..one of rock n roll football player.. still amazed

  • @JadonSancho11
    @JadonSancho11 10 месяцев назад +9

    That’s a sad story man

    • @kingeatking
      @kingeatking 10 месяцев назад

      His a net worth of 20 million!!! He doesn't need anyone's pity. Also the guy is a bit of a prick.

    • @RandomLad1383
      @RandomLad1383 10 месяцев назад +1

      He was the cause of his downfall

    • @stormwatch32
      @stormwatch32 Месяц назад

      Daily Dose makes everything seem sad

  • @tuqseymolean3647
    @tuqseymolean3647 10 месяцев назад +20

    Who said he was forgotten?
    He is a legend.

    • @paulmansi797
      @paulmansi797 9 месяцев назад

      ngl i completely forgot a out him this video brought back my memories of using him in fifa 11 his prime was before i watched the game

    • @kohikappu
      @kohikappu 6 месяцев назад

      Sadly more of a Chelsea legend that he was for Arsenal due to his short spell.

  • @monsterkillsports3499
    @monsterkillsports3499 6 месяцев назад +1

    Huge respect for NOT SHUT HIS MOUTH

  • @echarts3710
    @echarts3710 3 месяца назад +1

    Nicolas Anelka was one of the first names I knew when I started to support Fenerbahçe. He put a decent performance, especially great performances in derbies such as scoring a late winner against Beşiktaş (after they scoring a late equalizer) and also scoring against Galatasaray. He won one league title, wished he won one more.
    Also, I wouldn't blame him for what happened in 2010 World Cup. France was no longer the same team that won 98 World Cup and Euro 2000. Instead, it became a team that played WC final only because Zidane returned, then got eliminated last in Euro 2008 and robbed Ireland in 2010 WC Play-Offs. What happened in the team was the result of Domenech rule, not the reason.
    By the way, he is still in Turkey, becoming CEO of Ümraniyespor (from second-tier league).

  • @vivalafrance1278
    @vivalafrance1278 10 месяцев назад +3

    Your voice is great

  • @lukemomodujr
    @lukemomodujr 10 месяцев назад +4

    I wouldn’t say that Anelka was better than Henry because although Anelka was a striker from the start, Henry was a winger and didn’t convert til he went to Arsenal.

    • @kohikappu
      @kohikappu 6 месяцев назад

      But still, Anelka was a better striker and Henry could have been the best winger in the world.

    • @mo2k638
      @mo2k638 2 месяца назад +1

      @@kohikappuHenry has 5 or 6 golden boots anelka was never on Henry’s level

    • @kohikappu
      @kohikappu 2 месяца назад

      @@mo2k638 Anelka seems to be more effective as a striker, but this is just my thought about him as I saw his playing style was different compared to Henry, who is more of a poacher than a target man.

  • @miroslawbala117
    @miroslawbala117 10 месяцев назад +1

    Good job mate😊YNWA❤

  • @actiblizzard
    @actiblizzard 8 месяцев назад

    really enjoyed watching him play for chelsea back then, he was even smiling fairly often and i think he enjoyed the time there as well.

  • @phiaklangtangjang5250
    @phiaklangtangjang5250 10 месяцев назад +5

    At Bolton and Chelsea, he was absolutely a beast... Bolton in those were some team to be honest, more like today's Spurs, they could challenge just about any team in the league, they beat the best and sometimes lose against the worse😂.. Okocha was more deadlier with his long throws than his foot, Anelka was scoring for fun

    • @fabz7647
      @fabz7647 6 месяцев назад

      Nothing like spurs lol bolton is highest ever finish was 6th and next was 8th😂

  • @donislay39
    @donislay39 10 месяцев назад +3

    12:45 --> "He was Fenerbahce's main playmaker"
    He was a bright impact player with poor consistency at Fener. He was not the main playmaker. Main playmaker was Alex de Souza who missed out on playing for Brazil national team regularly then because Brazil had Ronaldinho, Kaka, and Juninho at their peaks. He was even benched for a while in favor of the Brazilian fox in the box/pivot striker Marcio Nobre (budget Inzaghi) who was Alex's buddy from Cruzeiro that served as a good wall for Alex to play off when Fener played 4-3-2-1 with no out and out wingers that season.
    He was good when he decided to put in the work, especially in some big games but he often struggled with the highly physical "park the bus" defence smaller teams applied against Fener when games were 0-0...
    He had nowhere near the influence or impact of Alex De Souza, Tuncay Sanli, and Stephen Appiah in that team...

    • @jidao882
      @jidao882 4 месяца назад

      Thanks to put some context bro. Well appreciated.

  • @HusainG
    @HusainG 10 месяцев назад +2

    I was a kid when he was at Arsenal and he was definitely a household name at the time. I remember he went to Madrid but I didn't follow his story from there until he came back to England and even then not very closely until Chelsea. When he was at Chelsea my brain finally connected the dots and I realised "Ohhh. This is the same Anelka from Arsenal... WTF.... where has he been for the last decade?"

  • @danielchan3387
    @danielchan3387 2 месяца назад

    0:57, 0:58 , 10:30 wow I almost forgot that he played for Liverpool as a loaned player before. Thanks for this video!

  • @rosslogie217
    @rosslogie217 10 месяцев назад +46

    His talent has never been in doubt but all top coaches understand how important locker room chemistry is and Anelka earned his nickname "le sulk".
    If he had stayed at Arsenal kept his head down and just listened to Wenger he'd prob have one of the greatest careers in football.

    • @King_Shaal
      @King_Shaal 8 месяцев назад

      bt he wld not achieve nofink

  • @Yashuop
    @Yashuop 10 месяцев назад +116

    Claim your “here within an hour” ticket right here🏆

  • @ejepaul33
    @ejepaul33 10 месяцев назад +2

    He's a LEGEND in every meaning of it...

  • @MontyMatata
    @MontyMatata 9 месяцев назад

    one of the best ST i saw in the prem growing up.. what a talent

  • @Zizo-vu4hk
    @Zizo-vu4hk 10 месяцев назад +3

    Another request for Butragueno.

  • @Oxford_10
    @Oxford_10 10 месяцев назад +6

    They shouldn't have let him talk like de bruyne 😔

  • @typicallycreative4133
    @typicallycreative4133 10 месяцев назад +1

    would love to see a video on Edgar Davids ❤❤❤

  • @gdiggedy9
    @gdiggedy9 9 месяцев назад

    Back in the day it was always one of my dreams to see a foot race between Anelka and Henry. What a duo they could have been for Arsenal!

  • @MasterofSpiders
    @MasterofSpiders 10 месяцев назад +3

    Houllier didn't want Anelka cos Anelka would occasionally ask him questions about why he was wasting talented attackers by playing anti-football (less bluntly than that obvs). The behaviour of his brothers / reps was just an excuse.

  • @Number-wq3fq
    @Number-wq3fq 10 месяцев назад +2

    He ended his career at my local club (Mumbai City FC) in India in 2014

  • @aldon1281
    @aldon1281 9 месяцев назад +2

    I remember his loan to Liverpool. LFC scoring 4, 5 goals for fun with Anelka, Hesky & Owen. LFC then turned down permanent deal and moved for the disaster Diouf.

    • @theojenner1902
      @theojenner1902 5 месяцев назад

      Did Liverpool turn him down or did andlkas entourage turn down Liverpool?

  • @Abood99222
    @Abood99222 10 месяцев назад

    That is why the quote "you should get out of your own way" is so powerful although I don't know where I heard it

  • @sirlance_35
    @sirlance_35 10 месяцев назад +6

    There is a Netflix documentary about him and was really good but damn, he just couldn't shut up 😂 but was damn good 🔥

    • @ebob4177
      @ebob4177 10 месяцев назад

      I saw that and all I could think was "wow, this guy's an idiot".

  • @DavidLucian
    @DavidLucian 10 месяцев назад +4

    Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho are by far my favorite living football legends, they are the reason I fell in love with football in the first place, they are part of my childhood... Henry should have won at least one or two ballon d'or in the 2003 and 2004 seasons, he was so unique and underrated back then, he was almost unstoppable and genuinely a very good all-rounder authentic player. ☯️✌️

  • @meero3479
    @meero3479 10 месяцев назад

    Great player. Tragic to see him miss out on real greatness

  • @chilledharmony
    @chilledharmony 7 месяцев назад +2

    So long as Anelka was true to himself, other people's opinions don't matter. Ronaldinho could have won more, but he chose to party and live life on his own terms. Not everyone wants to spend their 20s living by other's rules.
    Anelka was a magnificent talent, who did it his way. Props to him and other mavericks.

  • @GoalRevolution
    @GoalRevolution 10 месяцев назад +6

    Anelka was underrated for sure but I think Henry is underrated on the GOAT debate. I mean look what they do to Mbappe, Henry was a more perfect player than him and isnt recognized as much as him. Anelka did help Chelsea a lot though...

    • @paulwalsh6734
      @paulwalsh6734 10 месяцев назад +6

      Henry isn't underrated. He's known as one of the best players ever.

    • @DD-rk6kn
      @DD-rk6kn 10 месяцев назад +1

      Its not even close. The one who ruined his insane potential is adriano. he couldve been r9 2.0 for real. He even had one season scoring 40 goals in Italy. back then seria a was what prem is now.

    • @GoalRevolution
      @GoalRevolution 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@DD-rk6kn Adriano is the one who will remain the biggest what if in football and youre damn right... Seria A was astonishing but from then we have just seen the downfall of it. Berlusconi predicted it years ago

    • @DD-rk6kn
      @DD-rk6kn 10 месяцев назад

      because italy was stupid. The prem did a lot of friendlies and promos in asia china, japan and india to promote the premier league in the 90s and 2000s. Thats why they get those super tv deals now. China and asia watch the premier League the most.@@GoalRevolution

  • @jeff4able
    @jeff4able 7 месяцев назад +4

    He did not ruin he’s career!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 infact he had the career a lot of players would have dreamt off

  • @OneDigitalSoul
    @OneDigitalSoul 10 месяцев назад

    Utd fan here. Forget how many clubs he played for. I remember when he burst on the scene at Arsenal. In hindsight, feels a 'sliding doors' moment at that point. Under Wenger, and potentially partnering Henry up front, that would have been very tasty to behold- even as rival supporter. Sometimes luck or bad decisions are all that separates 'good' from 'great' players. Shame really. Was clearly a quality striker on his day...

  • @RS-rb8fr
    @RS-rb8fr 10 месяцев назад

    Yes great player look I watch your channel your documentary's sometimes even twice they are so informative and greatly appreciated and made , I have asked if you can do a zu zu a video on Zinidin Zidan please my fellow Portuguese if you can't thank you anyway and keep going God bless

  • @JadonSancho11
    @JadonSancho11 10 месяцев назад +3

    W vid

  • @BOZ_11
    @BOZ_11 10 месяцев назад +10

    There's no way Anelka was better than Henry, even in his best year at Arsenal

    • @sponish0
      @sponish0 10 месяцев назад +3

      he was defo better aged 18/19 then henry was at same age

    • @BOZ_11
      @BOZ_11 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@sponish0 Apples and oranges. Anelka started life and ended life as a striker. Henry was a winger who Arsene brought into a forward's role

    • @sponish0
      @sponish0 10 месяцев назад

      @@BOZ_11 i mean they were both forward players and comparable, not like we are comparing a striker and a goalkeeper

    • @BOZ_11
      @BOZ_11 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@sponish0 a striker and a winger

    • @sponish0
      @sponish0 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@BOZ_11 and the striker was better than the winger at the time

  • @f.c.5342
    @f.c.5342 8 месяцев назад +2

    A player with huge potential. After Ronaldo's injury, fans were desperately looking for a heir to the ''Fenomeno'' and that's when Anelka entered the game, fighting with Michael owen for the title of the most promising player

  • @sebastianmemphis283
    @sebastianmemphis283 2 месяца назад

    He would never be forgotten. He is one of the fantastic forwards.

  • @TheBigBen247
    @TheBigBen247 10 месяцев назад +9

    Anelka, Adebayor, Bendtner all had one thing in common, attitude problems which stopped them from ultimately realizing their true potentials, especially Nicolas Anelka...all that is left is what should have been ...?

    • @jshsvsjejed6960
      @jshsvsjejed6960 10 месяцев назад +1

      Adebayor was good what are you talking about ?

    • @TheBigBen247
      @TheBigBen247 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@jshsvsjejed6960 Anelka was also good, we are talking about maximizing their potentials here.

    • @josefsad1502
      @josefsad1502 10 месяцев назад

      Yeah, just like Odegaard and Dembele in recent years.

    • @thandomvimbi1558
      @thandomvimbi1558 10 месяцев назад +1

      Adebayor had one good season at Arsenal and he thought he was the world greatest, even though he would miss 4 good chances to score 1

    • @ledernierutopiste
      @ledernierutopiste 10 месяцев назад

      Being called a genie or a generational talent fries the brain of players !

  • @Legenda20SLO
    @Legenda20SLO 10 месяцев назад +8

    I started supporting Arsenal because of this guy. To every team he went afterwards I watched their games only because of him. In his prime he was better than Henry, but no one is going to believe me. He was faster, had better ball control, better shot from distance and was extremely dangerous 1 on 1 with a keeper.

    • @jacksonagadagaonatry4648
      @jacksonagadagaonatry4648 10 месяцев назад

      I was good yea. but no way better than Henry. no one was better than Henry then

    • @Legenda20SLO
      @Legenda20SLO 10 месяцев назад

      @@jacksonagadagaonatry4648 Hi Nicolas, nice to meet you.

    • @kohikappu
      @kohikappu 6 месяцев назад

      @@jacksonagadagaonatry4648 He was in-fact better than Henry.
      And I would even argue he would have a better legacy as Arsenal legend than him.

  • @StephenWong14
    @StephenWong14 5 месяцев назад

    PFA Young Player Award at age 20, playing for Fenerbahçe at age 26, Premier League Golden Boot at age 30 is one of the most interesting trajectory I've seen

  • @VipersNest
    @VipersNest 8 месяцев назад +2

    I genuinely believe he had what it takes to become a legend.

  • @edouardplantaire1929
    @edouardplantaire1929 10 месяцев назад +6

    I'm born in the same area and around the same year than Anelka, and sadly everything bad he did, it was in the "french surburbs" way, in every manner.
    What makes me angry is that he always did things with his own rules, without respecting the others and the collectivity, yet he invariably posed himself has an eternal victim.
    He always had problems to play for France only because it was France but never to this day fathomed why he missed the 98 WC from a nail.

  • @Azabaxe80
    @Azabaxe80 10 месяцев назад +5

    Nico Anelka deserved better brothers.

  • @dkg2434
    @dkg2434 10 месяцев назад +1

    Please make a video of Claude makalele, the most underrated player in football history.

  • @Winterwood768-yx9kx
    @Winterwood768-yx9kx Месяц назад

    I remember now that when he was playing at Arsenal in the late 90's, he said he felt so lonely living in London, plus he never looked happy or seemed to smile whilst at Arsenal. Apparently he found his perfect club when he was on loan to Liverpool...........but the sale could not be agreed!!

  • @arifcebi5594
    @arifcebi5594 10 месяцев назад +2

    The one and only striker better than Henry is R9 in his era and later.

    • @randyschwaggins
      @randyschwaggins 10 месяцев назад

      Google "Marco Van Basten" 😂

    • @josefsad1502
      @josefsad1502 10 месяцев назад

      Van Basten retired in 95 when Henry and Ronaldo just started their careers. So they are not in the same era.

    • @pauliyonas3576
      @pauliyonas3576 10 месяцев назад

      Suarez, benzema and lewandowski equaly as good as him and Suarez maybe even better than Henry.

    • @eddiss2199
      @eddiss2199 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@pauliyonas3576no

  • @GodMcQueen
    @GodMcQueen 10 месяцев назад +3

    *"Better than Henry"*
    😂😂😂

    • @Legenda20SLO
      @Legenda20SLO 10 месяцев назад +1

      Clearly you didn't watch him play when he was young. I did, I watched him play at Arsenal, PSG, Real Madrid, Liverpool. He was better than Henry.

    • @eddiss2199
      @eddiss2199 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@Legenda20SLOno

    • @Legenda20SLO
      @Legenda20SLO 10 месяцев назад

      @@eddiss2199 yep. He was faster than Henry, had better ball control, better shot from distance, better 1 on 1. Watch his old clips from Arsenal. Even Henry admits that he was better than him.

    • @eddiss2199
      @eddiss2199 10 месяцев назад

      @@Legenda20SLO maybe in your dreams that analka was better than henry, i never saw anelka leave the midfield, dribble past the team opposite and score, anelka didn't even take free kicks, anelka never carried a team on his back, you talk about technique but henry was more efficient than anelka by far

    • @Legenda20SLO
      @Legenda20SLO 10 месяцев назад

      @@eddiss2199 Anelka was the fastest player in premiership, or maybe had the same speed as Owen. He outsprinted every defender like he wasn't even there.

  • @85mattmill
    @85mattmill 5 месяцев назад +1

    Class

  • @blackmennewstyle
    @blackmennewstyle 2 месяца назад

    ANELKA's parents are from the same French West Indian island as i am (MARTINIQUE).
    We are all well known for speaking up our truth and never keeping our mouth shut when someone oversteps on our toes.
    Lastly ANELKA grew up in Paris suburbs, plagued with discrimination and racism towards minorities, that's where his character came from.
    He had an incredible career considering all he went through but most fans always remind him as an incredible professional 👍🏽
    Mèci and foss Nicolas ❤

  • @TwistedSoul2002
    @TwistedSoul2002 10 месяцев назад +4

    I told my son this; Anelka is the best talent I’ve ever seen at Arsenal under 20 only R9 was better at 18.
    He was by far superior to Henry at the same age.
    If he had stayed at Arsenal, who knows how good he could have become… But we do know that in the end, Henry did surpass him.

    • @DD-rk6kn
      @DD-rk6kn 10 месяцев назад

      Adriano was better then anelka in everything already in that age. He shouldve been r9 2.0

  • @titrecords2294
    @titrecords2294 3 месяца назад +1

    Attitude is everything

  • @tha3rdmhlongozwa158
    @tha3rdmhlongozwa158 8 месяцев назад

    Seeing the clips of South African world cup gives me chills ❤

  • @TheLimeFondants
    @TheLimeFondants 10 месяцев назад

    I swear this guy just puts “better than *insert football icon here*” in air quotes next to anyone on every single thumbnail.