The Frenchman could make his debut against Tottenham on Saturday after being registered in time with the Premier League.Drogba and Kalou are away on international duty in the African Nations Cup, along with midfielders Michael Essien and Mikel John Obi, so Anelka's arrival will ease the pressure on the club's only fit striker Claudio Pizarro.Grant said it was no secret he was looking for a centre forward to add to the squad and said Anelka was "a good striker"."First of all he is a good finisher,"He scores a lot of goals but not only that he can provide assists. He is a good footballer and has good pace.If I was not convinced about his temperament, he would not be here. He is a player who can play in any system and with any good players beside him.Even though we miss so many players, we didn't make rush decisions, even though everyone expected us to. We decided to take players not only for six weeks but to think about Chelsea longer term but no more signings planned at the moment."
Grant's side face Tottenham at Stamford Bridge with goalkeepers Petr Cech and Carlo Cudicini back in contention for the number one jersey.Grant is good friends with Tottenham's new coach Juande Ramos and knows they will be in for a difficult encounter.Spurs have not beaten Chelsea at Stamford Bridge since 1990 but Grant says the record means nothing as long as they get the points tomorrow.
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