Source: SKY_Sports
Anelka blasts Arsenal aims
Nicolas Anelka has blasted former club Arsenal's title credentials by labelling them a team who only 'aim for third or fourth place.'[LNB] The Chelsea striker, who spent two years with the Gunners between 1997 and 1999, also stated that the Blues were a bigger club than their North London rivals.[LNB]The comments have come just a week after Chelsea came from a goal behind to beat Arsene Wenger's men 2-1 in the FA Cup semi-final.[LNB]The Frenchman, who is the Premier League's joint top-scorer despite a run of 11 games without a goal, has had a turbulent relationship with Arsenal fans ever since he left for Real Madrid and his latest outburst will not have helped matters. [LNB]"Chelsea are a mega club composed of top players, within which you have to win every game because you are under massive pressure," he said in the Daily Mirror.[LNB]Pressure"You have to win week in, week out. It is different from at Arsenal. There is a context surrounding the club because of the chairman Mr Abramovich that makes people speak about Chelsea more than about Arsenal.[LNB]"Arsenal are composed of young players, aiming for third or fourth place, but we do not really speak about them for the title.[LNB]"Chelsea are like Real Madrid - the pressure here is huge." [LNB]However the 30-year-old did praise Wenger for bringing him to England from Paris St Germain as a raw teenager.[LNB]"I still enjoy a tremendous relationship with Arsene," he added.[LNB]"You must respect such a manager for all the things he has done for so many players. [LNB]"Thanks to him I have got to know England and I am still there despite all the things that have happened throughout my career."[LNB]
