Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

Sometimes to rest, even to watch your team-mates from the bench, is not too bad. It is part of the game and you try to be fresh when you come on the pitch.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

I know I won't be a manager, I don't want to do it, never.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

I have a very English coaching philosophy.

Nicolas Anelka
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 personal level.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

It seems that Gerard Houllier did not appreciate my personality. It bothers him to have someone around who could stand up to him.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

When I knew I had the chance to play for Liverpool I couldn't refuse it.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

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

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

Sometimes things don't go exactly as you'd wish. You have to be mentally strong to overcome those moments.

Nicolas Anelka
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 place.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

When the chance came to join a great club like Liverpool, I weighed up my options and it was obviously the best move for me.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

I have always been proud and happy to wear France's colours. I have always been respectful of the team. But I need people to prove they really want me to play.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

For me the French team belongs to the past.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

No player can win matches on his own.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

It is my job to score goals but that is only one part of the team.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

The club must come first.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

The jobs of manager and director of football are too big for one individual - this I realised very quickly.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

I like to walk down the street in England and just be myself but I could never do that in Spain. In Manchester I can walk down Deansgate and not be troubled.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

When you live in England you can lead a normal life.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

Nowhere is the same as England and that's why so many players want to come over here. That is why I would like to finish my career over here.

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

When I left Arsenal, it was because I had done everything there and a big club like Real Madrid wanted me and even David Beckham couldn't turn them down.