Nicolas Anelka is honest and loyal, according to Arsène Wenger, his former coach at Arsenal. He is also, Wenger adds, “impulsive.” The player himself, and many of his associates and former teammates interviewed in the highly watchable Netflix bio-documentary Anelka: Misunderstood, see that impulsive side as evidence of a strong, principled character who is willing to stand up for himself. Not once does this movie mention Anelka’s nickname during his time in the English Premier League — ‘Le Sulk.’
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