Nicolas Anelka

I have never said I wanted to leave Chelsea.

— Nicolas Anelka

No player can win matches on his own.

— Nicolas Anelka

Jurgen Klopp is a genius.

— Nicolas Anelka

As a player you just concentrate on your game.

— Nicolas Anelka

I've always had fond feelings about Asia.

— Nicolas Anelka

Shanghai is Asia's New York.

— Nicolas Anelka

The club must come first.

— Nicolas Anelka

Being a coach is not the same as being a player.

— Nicolas Anelka

I went to Madrid to play football but I couldn't because I was never left in peace.

— Nicolas Anelka

Rooney is a good player, everybody knows his quality.

— Nicolas Anelka

I left for Madrid at 20 years old and I didn't really know how it would go.

— Nicolas Anelka

Some players have to change their game in their careers. I did, and I like it.

— Nicolas Anelka

With Chelsea... I play in blue every weekend and that's more than enough for me.

— Nicolas Anelka

I have never had a problem with the Jewish community, and besides why would I have?

— Nicolas Anelka

I worked hard when I played for Manchester City, Bolton, even in Fenerbahce.

— Nicolas Anelka

Football is open to anyone, especially somebody like me who grew up in the Paris suburbs.

— Nicolas Anelka

I was sixteen when I converted to Islam. Beyond the fraternal aspect, my conversion did not change my life. I was already…

— Nicolas Anelka

I like to walk down the street in England and just be myself but I could never do that in Spain. In…

— Nicolas Anelka

People must not lose sight of the fact that football is a game. I would find it healthy that it remain so.

— Nicolas Anelka

I am a simple person, I try to do my best on the pitch and do nothing wrong both on and off…

— Nicolas Anelka

I have been obsessed with the local cultures during my previous trips to the likes of Korea Republic, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and…

— Nicolas Anelka

In football you need to be versatile sometimes, because the most important thing is to win games and enjoy your football.

— Nicolas Anelka

All I've ever wanted is to improve myself and become the best, which is the reason I joined Real in the first…

— Nicolas Anelka

The one thing I can tell you is that I can't stand the English press, who cause me enormous problems on a…

— Nicolas Anelka

When I was playing for Chelsea and Arsenal, we had a young team but also experienced players. You still have space for…

— Nicolas Anelka

I used to fast during Ramadan because I admired the people fasting around me. What made me convert was that I had…

— Nicolas Anelka

Why didn't I stay at Liverpool after having achieved what I wanted to do: to play, score, and of course to relaunch…

— Nicolas Anelka

In football there are lots of origins, cultures, religions and no one feels left out. We all play together and we are…

— Nicolas Anelka

With hindsight, if you want to play for Real Madrid, sacrifices need to be made but I was too young to understand.…

— Nicolas Anelka

I have a very English coaching philosophy.

— Nicolas Anelka

I love all the clubs I play for.

— Nicolas Anelka

I know the French mentality.

— Nicolas Anelka

Competition brings out the best in everybody.

— Nicolas Anelka

It is always good to win a game.

— Nicolas Anelka

I think Arsene Wenger was good for me.

— Nicolas Anelka

I'd like to finish my career in Turin.

— Nicolas Anelka

Bolton was a family club and I liked it.

— Nicolas Anelka

It's good to experience different things.

— Nicolas Anelka

In your career, you can't always be at the top.

— Nicolas Anelka

When I reflect on my career I have no regrets.

— Nicolas Anelka