I read in the papers yesterday that Sven, the new Manchester City FC manager is on the hunt for Nicolas Anelka, he wants to bring him back to Man City and prise him from the grasps of Arsene Wenger who is reportedly trying to sign him for Arsenal. I don’t see why Arsenal would want Anelka again, he’s not as good as Henry in my opinion, and though he will be cheaper than Henry, I believe that if Arsenal want to remain competitive they will have to find a replacement as good as Henry. They need to hit the ground running this coming season otherwise they will find that they get overtaken by Tottenham.

Will Anelka be good for Man City? I don’t know. He’s been good at Bolton, but will he prosper under Sven. Will any team prosper under Sven? England certainly didn’t, he managed to achieve very little with the talent he had at his disposal. I guess he’s a big name and City need a big name manager now that they have been bought out. Personally, I think City would have done alright if they had stuck with Stuart Pearce. Given the players he had at his disposal he did alright. Not fantastic, but alright. He was a new manager and was rather put under a lot of pressure when he really didn’t have the experience. Perhaps he shouldn’t have tried to coach the under 21’s as well as City….Then again, didn’t the under 21’s do well, getting to the semi final, better than the big boys did last summer in Germany!