Anelka: Der Missverstandene (2020)

Anelka: Der Missverstandene: Directed by Franck Nataf. With Roman Abramovich, Fabrice Abriel, Samir Amireche, Barbara Anelka. Bad boy of the French football, arrogant, precocious, misunderstood, scorer, unclassifiable, genius, unmanageable. Despite a having a career of almost 20 years at the highest level, Nicolas Anelka is still hard to define.

“Coincidentally, I watched this right after I finished The Last Dance. Both documentaries covered successful athletes but there was also a lot of drama. Both men had similar personalities. I donu0026#39;t know how to put this, but when I watched MJu0026#39;s story I saw a true team player. Whereas in this documentary I thought Anelka was a capricious athlete always clashing with his managers. I do get the part that he was unfairly treated for 2010 World Cup scandal, but overall I just thought some of his behavior was a bit too much for a team player.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBesides this, story line is a bit dull and superficial. Most of the documentary is like I did this and that. I didnu0026#39;t deserve this etc. There was nothing much about emotions of players in a team environment or some sort of a connection.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEverything set aside, I did enjoyed watching him play back in the day. I think this documentary doesnu0026#39;t make the cut for him. Also, if you havenu0026#39;t watched The Last Dance I strongly recommend it.”