On December 2, 2000, Paris Saint-Germain underwent one of the worst defeats in its history, losing heavily (5-1) in Sedan. The coach of the time, Philippe Bergeroo, did not survive this debacle and sees Luis Fernandez succeed him on the bench of the capital's club.
The latter then found Nicolas Anelka, a player he launched as a professional on February 7, 1996. The native of Chesnay was only 16 years old. The gondola head of the “suburban-playstation” project, the tricolor striker will experience a period of scarcity.
“He was no longer effective,” implemented, poorly exploitedreports his biographer Arnaud Ramsay, quoted by Eurosport. Humanly, it didn't stick with Luis. He no longer flourished. »»
Anelka-Luis Fernandez, the best enemies
“” When Luis arrived, everything was turned upside downrecalls for his part Laurent Robert. In his head, he was still a player, he wanted to be the number one. And with those who, among us, had character, it was a little more complicated. I had the same problem as Nico. Luis could not understand us. »»
The stormy relations between Nicolas Anelka and Luis Fernandez will even make the Gras of the Guignols of the news during the first half of the year 2021. The Canal+ program going so far as to caricature their relationship by parodying the series “Marc and Sophie”.
