Two reactions, one right, one wrong

It’s not rocket science, absolutely everyone knows that if you miss a penalty in a big game, you have to cry. Without tears, people won’t feel sorry for you, and your team mates will start fearing the worst. SWP might poke Joe Cole in the ribs, and whisper something about how you don’t look fussed enough. What an idiot, they will think, coming to our club, not giving a monkeys.

Ah bonjour, Mr Le Grumpy, long time no see

Just when everyone thought Anelka had broken free of his ridiculous sulky reputation, off comes the calming mask of maturity, and he’s at it again.

“When I came to Chelsea, I was told I would play in a 4-4-2 system,” he grumped to French sports paper L’Equipe. “I didn’t come here to play on the right or on the left.”