KNYSNA (South Africa): Nicolas Anelka is too isolated in France’s attack and needs greater support if coach Raymond Domenech’s misfiring 4-3-3 system is to click at the World Cup, according to team-mate Yoann Gourcuff.
Anelka was preferred ahead of Thierry Henry to play as the lone centre forward in the warm-up matches against Costa Rica, Tunisia and China.
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