Never forget that season where he outplayed king Drogba in his prime for 9 months. Anelka was quality at Bolton too, miss them days of footie.

@strikingitrich7630

4 ай бұрын

Agreed

I love it when Keown is on! He has a great pace and voice for radio, and he has great chemistry with Jim and Simon.

@avfc1985

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@Alan_J_Cooper

4 ай бұрын

There's always one...

@faswani

4 ай бұрын

Gr8 chem w/ simon - 😂😂😂 Anything but more like.

@Alan_J_Cooper

4 ай бұрын

@@faswani Bickering doesn't mean there's no chemistry.

@tonypine3434

2 ай бұрын

Face for radio

Rio said the same thing...... totally struggled against him. Anelka was a beast!!!

Anelka’s problem was having his brothers has his agents

Best £15m Chelsea spent on a player. Imagine the price of Anelka today

@rezlaso2742

4 ай бұрын

£100m

@RTM-Sports

4 ай бұрын

@@rezlaso2742 probably more. Who would you rather have Toney or Anelka

@rezlaso2742

4 ай бұрын

@@RTM-Sports Anelka all daay lol no debates

@RTM-Sports

4 ай бұрын

@@rezlaso2742 haha you know it lol 😂

Gérard Houllier signing El Hadji Diouf over Anelka was Truly Shocking!!! One of the worst decisions ever

@Tarek_ElMaddah

4 ай бұрын

Diouf was flying in the World Cup and blew up the great French defence line. No one saw what was going to happen after at Liverpool.

@jtmmmm27

4 ай бұрын

That was mainly fueled by the media making out Diouf was world class after the WC.

@CEO786

4 ай бұрын

Diouf had one hell of a flight when it came to spitting, something Carragher picked up on and enacted. 😂

@molajatt4011

4 ай бұрын

​@@Tarek_ElMaddah i did. It was a massive mistake from houllier

@MaximilianXXX

4 ай бұрын

Houllier howler

I was so angry Liverpool didn’t extend anelkas contract when he came to us.

The fact that Anelka scored so many goals (including doing well agains the bigger clubs) for Man City and Bolton, including the struggling Man City team when their form nosedived and they battled against relegation in 2003/2004, and the struggling Bolton team after Allardyce left, really stood out to me.

Make no mistake Anelka was top class when he was motivated and on form. Top class.

He reached his potential at Chelsea, just a shame it happened so close to the end of his career.

@T3akkeydhd

4 ай бұрын

No he didn’t. If he reached his potential we’d be talking about him as one of the greatest to ever play the game.

@philthatcher6111

4 ай бұрын

He joined us at 28, he went off the boil around 22-23 years old but you are correct, he was an absolute boss for us.

@aldeuce9106

4 ай бұрын

Was the only time I saw him consistently playing with a smile on his face.

@robdogj

4 ай бұрын

@@T3akkeydhd I remember Anelka won a Golden Boot at Chelsea. Your footballing knowledge is lacking.

@isaacjacobs3785

4 ай бұрын

So uneducated. When he joined Madrid he lost his momentum. Utter casual comment

Does anyone else notice how uncomfortable and discontent Simon looks when someone is giving praise to someone who was unarguably brilliant ie Anelka on this occasion.

@RankinMsP

4 ай бұрын

I'm yet to understand why he's there.

When Bolton had Anelka and Okocha I used to stay up for their highlights on MoTD and I'm not even Bolton fan.

Simon instigating a little bit, but it seems obvious that people forget just how bloody QUIICK Keown was too! He was a freak of nature really. He was still quick at 37 years old!

@irieite9666

4 ай бұрын

not too mention his flair. Ran rings around Zola in that Renford Rejects match.

How was henry coming through simon ?they hadnt even bought him yet

Keown didn’t play for my team but for those who know him as a well Spoken pundit and didn’t see him play back in the day should know he was an absolute beast of a defender. As competitive as any player hard fast and brave a proper defender like His life depended on it

Loved when we got promoted and bought Anelka to City. Loved Keegan as manager. Only he could make signings like that to a promoted team.

He was one of the best young players I ever saw. I knew of him before he joined Arsenal and when he did, I knew the Gunners had a real gem. Watching him terrorise defenders, who at the time were still developing as the athletes we see today. Defenders back then, (especially British ones) generally didn't have the same level of pace or mobility. But he screwed his personal career by moving to Real so early. Yes he won a Champs League but so did Kalvin Philips.

@RsR6969

4 ай бұрын

It was a shame. I think his game would have developed better under Wenger’s guidance. It was always rumoured that family members were his advisors during his playing days and sometimes didn’t have his best interests at heart but his departure opened the door for Henry’s arrival. He didn’t do too badly.

@gerardonochie3408

4 ай бұрын

There is a difference Anelka was an integral part of that Real Madrid UCL winning team. He scored two crucial goals home and away to Bayern Munich.....so the comparison with Kalvin Philips is a non-starter

@Dead-Ball-Situation

4 ай бұрын

@@gerardonochie3408 OK he scored vs Bayern, so he had more of a say in his personal CL win there but he left for PSG the next season because, Like Philips, he failed to settle. I compare it to Torres. Yes he won some key trophies but his personal development suffered when he moved to Chelsea. Same with Anelka Had he stayed at Arsenal for a bit longer, he could have been a legend.

@user-mv7kh5sv9z

4 ай бұрын

​@@Dead-Ball-SituationTorres was already finished by 25 before he even left to go to Chelsea. His prime lasted for 2½ years and it was downhill after that. The writing was already on the wall during his last 12 months at L'pool which coincided with the 2010 World Cup in which he effectively played a supporting cast role during that tournament. Every club he played for thereafter (Chelsea, AC Milan, Atlético, Sagan Tosu) he looked like a shadow of himself.

@Dead-Ball-Situation

4 ай бұрын

@@user-mv7kh5sv9z Yes, that's a vaild point however, some say his progress suffered at Liverpool because he was unhappy and wanted to move on because Liverpool were not winning things on the same level as Chelsea and that affected his mentality at Liverpool. Had Torres felt settled at Liverpool and Liverpool were winning things like Chelsea, he would have stayed and I would argue he would have remained world class for longer than 2 and a half years.

Simon cant let keown have his little bit of glory has to snipe him about michael owen. 😂 very jealous of keown you cant tell

Anelka amazing player 💯

With Simon attitude you can clearly understand why he failed at being a football club owner and ended up being a Talk Sport worker smh

Keown’s so poetic for a hardman.

"Anelka had no backlift, like a gazelle"

Anelka was a scary player!

He had indeed a problem. He had absolutely 0 tolerance for bullshit. Way too honest and sincere. That was his misfortune in football planet.

I remember anelka at Liverpool he wasn’t exactly a resounding success but you could see the quality, which made it even more frustrating as you knew he had everything needed to be a great player.

I feel like he did reach his potential. Absolutely smashed it at Bolton and City, won so much at arsenal, Chelsea, Juventus and Madrid. He won pretty much everything in football

@dundalis

4 ай бұрын

Winning team awards doesn’t equate to filling your potential. He could have been regarded as the best striker in the world but never really got close to that status.

Anelka is a legend he missed the penalty that won us the champions league

@tris87don16

4 ай бұрын

Thought that was JT well I’m going with that anyway

@alanmurphy3402

4 ай бұрын

@@tris87don16 no anelkas was saved in sudden death by van der sarr. Terry missed their 5th to win it for Chelsea.

@tris87don16

4 ай бұрын

@@alanmurphy3402 For United exactly can’t forget that slip whoops 🤣

Played rugby on a big pitch like that. Props' worst nightmare, winger's dream.

Love hearing these training ground stories as an Arsenal fan. Never knew this stuff. Brilliant.

Biggest misstake from houlier taking diouf over anelka

@user-re9fu2ov6u

4 ай бұрын

There is no defending that decision. He did get rid of d Murphy 😀👍

@CEO786

4 ай бұрын

Diouf had one hell of a flight when it came to spitting, something Carragher picked up on and enacted. 😂

If Anelka at Chelsea isn’t reaching full potential… I don’t know what is

@DC-YTC

4 ай бұрын

It's the Journey to Bolton & Man City (before the money), I thought Anelka would win a Balon d'Or in the mid 00s when I saw him in '97 so maybe that's what he means

Anelka > Owen, any day of the week

Yeah I thought he seemed to finally settle when he was at Chelsea and got a lot of success there.

I think they should play the semis at the Millennium and keep the final at Wembley. I agree with Martin, reaching the final was about getting to play at Wembley.

Wenger used part of the Anelka fee to build a state of the art training facility that eclipsed anything another club had at that time.

Anelka was excellent in a mediocre man city team loads of goals ..speed .. strength

I'm a Spurs fan and the Anelka at arsenal was frightening. Top class.

Anelka was exceptional, especially in the early Arsenal days but he was always producing pretty much wherever he ended up

7:05 Simon sincerely doesn’t like Martin any bit 😂

@dannytallmage2971

4 ай бұрын

He treats Sousness the same way and graham is like his best friend.

What a player Anelka was

That was Gérard Houllier's fault. The players and Anelka himself wanted to stay at Liverpool, but Houllier wanted Diop.

He was the best player i ever witnessed at 16, amazing gliding across the pitch !! Better than TT , but TT had a much better career

I dont think Anelka was "never given the credit he deserves". He just never hit the heights on the field that was expected of his ability. Still a classy player brilliant player(hence why Real went for him) but frustrating at times. Felt like he had more potential then the level he reached. Think his attitude was wrong at times. Seemed very lazy

Anelka was crazy

I was waiting to hear the draw dropping skill..

Anelka was brillaint on his day with drogba as well!

What about Carragher's hand balls (twice).

Anelka was never the same after he left Arsenal

Martin Keown looks like the missing link between Neanderthal and homosapien. His calm soothing voice doesn’t quite match the caveman like head. Fascinating specimen

Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda. Keown, you didn’t and that’s what matters.

Anelka was a fu**ing weapon top top player

The money he earned from transfer fees are off the scale, poor advice I would say..? Wasn’t his brother his agent ??

Simon = Top LAD Proper Clobber ✊

Why did overmars anelka and petit leave arsenal.

@SW-kr9fl

Ай бұрын

They were all replaced well. Pires, Ljungberg, Henry and Gilberto

why are they acting like anelka was unsuccessful Premier League: 1997-98 FA Cup: 1997-98 FA Charity Shield: 1998 UEFA Champions League: 1999-2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001 Süper Lig: 2004-05[ Premier League: 2009-10 FA Cup: 2008-09,[170] 2009-10 FA Community Shield: 2009 Football League Cup runner-up: 2007-08 UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2007-08 Serie A: 2012-13[

Well we replaced Anelka with Henry so it didn’t work out too badly. Wenger’s biggest mistake was breaking up the Invincibles too quickly and putting too much faith in players like Fabregas. Hated when we changed our style of play to wannabe Barca and totally neglected the defence for a decade.

Samuel Eto'o said Anelka was better than Henry.

Bet he never did that to you did he Martin 🥱

Anelka could’ve been the biggest Arsenal legend of all time if he stayed for all he’s career… but then again we wouldn’t of signed Henry if he didn’t leave

@matthewely1235

4 ай бұрын

Wenger still had the plan to sign Henry and pair them both, I saw him say that in an interview. Anelkas agents pushed him to Real because they showed interest in him.

Wenger poached players… very suspicious. And THE PILL, ah yes, THE PILL at meal time at the training ground eh Martin…

Anelka - severely underrated

Such a shame he left Arsenal and Wenger 😕

His brother was his agent I do believe??

Martin Keowns Red Army

Anelka did well at Chelsea. Bums don't recognize this fact 🤨

@richardsmith9615

4 ай бұрын

He did well everywhere, really. The point wasn't about that, it was about him not staying at any one club long enough to leave a legacy. Despite having all the talent to be one of the greats

Whenever the mates and money wanted him to go he went, eg turkey…

What a presenter Jim White is. Don't know much about him as a lad, but he sure can present a show.

Anelka was pure filth at Arsenal. Wengers scouting at the time was a joke

Take a look at Simon while Keown speaks. 😂😂😂

@truthseeker9945

4 ай бұрын

Yes what’s his issue with Keown or what he’s saying?

Who was better Owen or Anelka? In thier young days 😂

@nujerz_

4 ай бұрын

anelka

In France, Anelka was known as the enfant terrible. Incredibly gifted but arrogant, pretentious and selfish. He could have been one of the greatest but his character brought trouble in and off the pitch.

Tony Adams…Riiiiiiigght

Anelka turned into a brat,shame

bOLTON

Bloke just wanted to travel.

Why are these 2 wimps always trying to discredit keown

Keown is the definition of blind loyalty

Why do some players get more credit than they deserve.. There's tonnes of players better than Anelka. It's all media driven

God no its the bias knoewn.A propaganda mouth piece for arteta and Arsenal

@agathacathartese7041

4 ай бұрын

Hard to believe a guy who played for arsenal for over a decade has a bias towards them isn't it

@britaniawaves4060

4 ай бұрын

Get over yourself, where was the bias?

The problem is he was undescipled like most french players, they never reach their potential like pogba, diarra, cantona, and now Mbappe won't reach his potential

@dannytallmage2971

4 ай бұрын

Lol not one Frenchman on that list.

@sebfox2194

4 ай бұрын

​@@dannytallmage2971 Where's Cantona from then?

@dannytallmage2971

4 ай бұрын

@@sebfox2194 Italy (africa north)

lol Keown would have gotten nowhere near him. Owen was a better player than Anelka.

@hustleup3840

4 ай бұрын

lol

@nujerz_

4 ай бұрын

lol he wasn't

To this day I haven’t seen a worse centre back

@leepatrick9432

4 ай бұрын

Then you must be totally clueless

Martin is an odd man. He embarrasses himself amongst actual intellectuals, by thinking he's on that level. He is a king in his own house no doubt but outside of it, he embarrasses himself.

@britaniawaves4060

4 ай бұрын

Yeah thats why the biggest sports station in the world has him on 🙄

@robovac3557

4 ай бұрын

@@britaniawaves4060 Good grief. He's on for that exact reason. It's the classic smart/dumb double act.

@michaelgreen2448

4 ай бұрын

Yeah these bloody players who played in the only invincible Premier team ever thinking they understand football - not like Jim and Simon and you !! 🤠🤠🤠

@robovac3557

4 ай бұрын

@@michaelgreen2448 I'm talking about his intellect, not his footballing knowledge. Maybe you're related?

I find Martin's opinions to be vacuous and uninformed, personally.

Keown is such a great talker, he doesn’t get the recognition he deserves

Had the wrong people around him unfortunately

Oh the original stone in the shoe player..Top top talent ruined by Attitude and the Bigarse Chip..maybe Sancho and Martial look up to him 🤔🤣 Another Clown with talent..Blap.blap yawn👍🏻

Keown is hard to listen to. Constantly uses the incorrect terms and generally butchers the English language.

@britaniawaves4060

4 ай бұрын

Yor inkredibly hi andt mytee, wota prikk

@dalek3086

4 ай бұрын

you are such a wally