Was Anelka a misunderstood or a precursor? The Netflix documentary shows how the story of the French striker is more current than you think

Anelka Misunderstood’s defining moment arrives halfway through the Netflix documentary. Anelka are looking for something in his sneakers closet into his Dubai house: suddenly, in a cliffhanger look-alike, appears the Champions League Trophy miniature won in 2000 with Real Madrid - later the same year, would become european champion also with France at Euro 2000. Anelka looks at it and smiles; “Here it is, 2000/2001 season”, says to the camera, just before that his friend point out that the trophy is from the previous season.

Practically a normal Instagram feed in which a footballer tells about himself and his life. Just like Anelka. That made this when Instagram and social media didnt’ exist.