Anelka: I Left Arsenal To Punish Their Fans replied by purpledragon84 @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:17:01 +0800

purpledragon84 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:17:01 +0800

joke of the day..

Anelka: I Left Arsenal To Punish Their Fans replied by youyayu @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:01:37 +0800

youyayu — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:01:37 +0800

=.= piang can he just shut up and score those goals

Anelka: I Left Arsenal To Punish Their Fans replied by omgukilledkenny @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:04:34 +0800

omgukilledkenny — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:04:34 +0800

Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka has revealed his somewhat spiteful reasons for leaving Highbury all those years ago.

Nicolas Anelka has made the extraordinary claim that he left Arsenal back in 1999 in order to punish their fans. Even more surprisingly, he has also said that the 17 goals he scored in his final season at Highbury were scored in a spirit of vengence against the club's supporters.

Anelka was apparently unhappy with the way that the fans had voted in a poll to see who would best replace Arsenal striking legend Ian Wright when he retired. Gunners supporters didn't think, at that time, that Anelka was up to the job.

"When I started the season, there was a poll because I had taken the place of Ian Wright," explained Anelka.

"I thought the fans really wanted it to be me and were pleased with me. But seeing the result in the papers and on TV hit me hard because I had the feeling I had done things for nothing.

"I thought ‘So that’s how it is. This is how you thank me. Okay, now you watch what is going to happen. I am going to play, score my goals and just when you are saying Anelka, Anelka, that’s when I’m going to leave.’

"And that is exactly what I did because I was furious with them."

Anelka has had a peripatetic career since then, playing for, amongst others, Paris St-Germain, Manchester City, Fenerbahce and Bolton Wanderers, without ever really fully settling anywhere. Now at Chelsea, he is the Premier League's top scorer this season with 12 goals.

He has had a famously troubled relationship with Arsenal though. In his time there, he fell out with Dennis Bergkamp and Marc Overmars because he felt that they didn't pass to him during games. After that, his stock fell dramatically amongst Gunners fans, players and even directors, when he accused Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein of thinking only about money.

By the time he'd left Arsenal, fans had christened him 'Le Sulk', such was their low opinion of the French international.

Anelka, speaking in a French DVD released to celebrate his career, does acknowledge though that he now, at a more mature 29, feels embarrassed at the way he treated Arsene Wenger when his time at Arsenal was ending.

"I am not saying I was ashamed, but I felt something and had no wish to tell him face-to-face that I wanted to go. It’s as if it was a betrayal. I didn’t want to tell him because he represented someone extraordinary in my life," explained the player.

Whether it was the right thing to do or not, Anelka cannot yet be considered one of the game's true greats. And his old mentor Wenger believes that the player's time at Chelsea is his last chance to stake a claim on truly legendary status.

"I think the mark he will leave on football depends on what he does in the last stage of his career," Wenger stated.

Rofl childish!

Big Phil: We could still sign Robinho replied by youyayu @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:55:05 +0800

youyayu — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:55:05 +0800

wa lua sign fat ronaldo la..=.=

Big Phil: We could still sign Robinho replied by omgukilledkenny @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:54:05 +0800

omgukilledkenny — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:54:05 +0800

lol. i thought Abramovich bo lui liao.

Arsenal should be pleased Gallas highlighted failings replied by omgukilledkenny @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:53:06 +0800

omgukilledkenny — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:53:06 +0800

I feel it was a good decision to axe Gallas.

He's like a parasite to the team.

They gotta move on without him.

Inter Milan vs Juventus - ( Mourinho vs Ranieri ) replied by gunner77 @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:24:13 +0800

gunner77 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:24:13 +0800

mourinho 1-0 ranieri

Wenger: We've no hope of the title now replied by kopiosatu @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:12:09 +0800

kopiosatu — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:12:09 +0800

relax, still got next season

my Bet on Barc n Bund 2nite replied by limpper @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:11:15 +0800

limpper — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:11:15 +0800

why you always need to tell ppl how much you betting? just asking.

Wenger: We've no hope of the title now replied by limpper @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:10:24 +0800

limpper — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:10:24 +0800

don like that say, must have some confident man. nothing is confirmed at this stage.

Big Phil: We could still sign Robinho replied by kopiosatu @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:08:46 +0800

kopiosatu — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:08:46 +0800

i don't think he'll move

with the money he's paid

and the super super super star status he has there now.

nothing beats feeling wanted at a club. now he's a king there, leading the team.

Big Phil: We could still sign Robinho replied by limpper @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:07:48 +0800

limpper — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:07:48 +0800

talk cock.

Big Phil: We could still sign Robinho replied by Y_Shun @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:00:41 +0800

Y_Shun — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:00:41 +0800

oh....?

i think robinho is fine there....

Richards: City slackers fear the axe replied by brokenluv @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:42:40 +0800

brokenluv — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:42:40 +0800

Originally posted by gigabyte14:

they will be so screwed if they replaced ireland

i agree. ireland is good, swp is also showing why chelsea paid millions for him

Arsenal misery: Reserve keeper breaks both his arms replied by SiMiLaiEh* @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:19:54 +0800

SiMiLaiEh* — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:19:54 +0800

hes polish like fabianski

EPL Weekend - Nov 22 / 23 / 24 - Gameweek 14 replied by youyayu @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:11:27 +0800

youyayu — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:11:27 +0800

0-0 week end.. how boring..

only arsenal lost

Wenger: We've no hope of the title now replied by zocoss @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:57:17 +0800

zocoss — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:57:17 +0800

Wenger in crisis - Arsenal ripped apart by City after Gallas is axed and their manager admits: We've no hope of the title now.

The lost boys : Arsenal players look dejected after Manchester City go two-up

Man City 3 Arsenal 0

Arsene Wenger publicly backed William Gallas last night after Arsenal slumped to their third defeat in four games as Manchester City romped to victory in the wake of the chaos caused by the axed captain's criticisms of his team-mates.

Though manager Wenger claimed it was not his worst week at the club, two defeats, the loss of Theo Walcott to long-term injury and the disruption caused by Gallas' attacks on Samir Nasri and Robin van Persie have almost certainly ended any title pretensions.

Gallas is expected to remain suspended from the squad for Tuesday night's Champions League clash against Dynamo Kiev, although Wenger refused to go further, saying: 'Of course he has a future at the club. It just does not help to talk about it.

'He is a player who didn't play today. What can he do for the club? Nothing disturbed us before the game. We had a good focus and I believe it was a flattering victory. We have had worse weeks than this.'

Big Phil: We could still sign Robinho replied by Scania N113CRB l0v3r @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:42:06 +0800

Scania N113CRB l0v3r — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:42:06 +0800

Plz unless Man City agree to release or else u cant do nth!!!

Liverpool will win the Premier League this season. replied by FirePig @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:38:34 +0800

FirePig — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:38:34 +0800

Originally posted by Beautiful951:

Umbrellas.

rain

Big Phil: We could still sign Robinho replied by zocoss @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:37:26 +0800

zocoss — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:37:26 +0800

PHIL SCOLARI insists Robinho could still join Chelsea.

The Blues were stunned on transfer deadline day when the Brazilian moved to Manchester City instead of Stamford Bridge.

But Scolari admits the Premier League leaders have not given up on the player City signed for £32.5million.

According to reports in Brazil, Big Phil said: "I am sure that Robinho would be the best player in the world if he came to play at Chelsea.

"The Chelsea doors are always open to him."

Liverpool will win the Premier League this season. replied by Beautiful951 @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:29:26 +0800

Beautiful951 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:29:26 +0800

Umbrellas.

Liverpool will win the Premier League this season. replied by FirePig @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:28:07 +0800

FirePig — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:28:07 +0800

Originally posted by Beautiful951:

Shall I clap?

What's there to clap? Season is not over yet. And obviously manutd is the biggest winner last night since they draw at away against the 4th place team while chelsea and liverpool fail to win at home against weaker sides.

Arsenal has almunia as captain. Come on, did you see him lead a team? Wenger is making a terrible mistake if he thinks gallas is the only problem in the squad.

Liverpool will win the Premier League this season. replied by Beautiful951 @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:25:18 +0800

Beautiful951 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:25:18 +0800

Shall I clap?

Liverpool will win the Premier League this season. replied by FirePig @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:24:19 +0800

FirePig — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:24:19 +0800

1 Chelsea 14 10 3 1 32 4 3 3 1 13 3 7 0 0 19 1 28 33
2 Liverpool 14 10 3 1 21 8 5 2 0 11 4 5 1 1 10 4 13 33
3 Man Utd 13 7 4 2 25 10 5 1 0 18 4 2 3 2 7 6 15 25
4 Aston Villa 14 7 3 4 22 16 3 3 1 10 7 4 0 3 12 9 6 24

manutd with a game in hand.

Richards: City slackers fear the axe replied by dragg @ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:10:13 +0800

dragg — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:10:13 +0800

they should replace hughes first.

but i know they wont. typical of football clubs to allow the current managers to sign players, fail, get sacked. a new manager comes in with a lot of players he doesnt like, sign new players again and the team end up with a lot of high-salaried white elephants.

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