how good was he really?
overrated bonehead
>>151580345literally the most based frenchman of all time
>>151580345better than cr7better than mbappeworse than van nistelrooy
>>151580345do zoomers even know who cantona was?
Cole Palmer tier at best
He was based but inconsistent. He’s famous more for his personality than his playing career. He’s probably a bit like Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Overrated at fuckChoked in CL, stat padded against relegation fodder in PL.Literally only rated so highly due to marketing
Soul: The Player
>>151585037yeah he's in FIFA, I mean FC games
>>151585604>Literally only rated so highly due to marketinghe's rated highly for helping united win their first few league titles
>>151580345a u r a
>>151580345surprised he retired so early , he was as popular as Ronaldo 9, more popular than zidane and the rest
>>151597869In Greece maybe, anywhere else in the world, not even close. Even in France no one cared about him.
>>151599132just saying he retired right before the WC98 and the whole football boom with beckham and the rest, had he stuck around for couple more years he'd be as popular today since he was already one of the most famous at that time nikee comercials etc. he went on to be an actor or something which is funny
>>151580345he was a bruno fernandes typeworld class player in a team of shitters
>>151599376also video games etc. come to think about it it was probably one of the most disastrous decisions. he was already the face of epl. all he had to do was 24 months, not even play just fuck around.
>>151580345the french Balotellisimple as
>>151585515yeah that's what I said >>151580500
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huyvYoaK3DECantona is the archetypal hot-headed mediterranean French dude with no anger management at all. People interpret this typical form of shitty behavior as "aura" and do respect that. Same for Pepe, S. Ramos etc ...But he is def based. He spontaneously took defense for Dieudoné M'bala M'bala (a very successful French comedian in the early 2000s, he was later ostracized by the media for openly criticizing Israel.) at a time it meant a lot to do so and very few openly supported him. He clearly is deeper than the large majority of brainless footballers.
>>151580345every millennial popped their collar when they were 8 because of this guy
>>151605159can confirm
>>151580345Le GOOD
ITT: seagulls following ze trawler
>>151580345>makes statement that the imperfections of life gives football its soul>everyone looks baffled
>>151614388fuck that's a great beard
manure didnt win shit until he arrived. he elevated them from spurs tier to champions. underrated. cope.
>>151599944>archetypal hot-headed mediterranean French dudethis mutt doesn't have a drop of french blood in his veinshe is 100% a meme, fake plastic rebel ideal for modern football
>>151580407that qt in the purple coat is loving iti bet she's an mma fan now
He refuses to allow his children to own smartphones
the original ngubu
>>151621980he's white however
>>151580345Wasn't that good, and typical stubborn player that need a second father as coach to play with confidence. In French NT, nobody missed him. Still don't get why MU fans and Ferguson love him so much. By the way, MU played better after he left
>>151621874just like my le tissier
>>151635867And I add that Zidane was better than him (maybe later in his career, not in mid 90's), Djorkaeff was definitively better than him
He had style and swagger.
>>151580345Not that good
>>151580345The greatest Joga Bonito tournament host of all time, bar none.
>>151636080Jesus England is so fucking grim. I'm surprised you guys don't have the highest suicide rate.
>>151580345Overrated Boomer
>>151636572It's grim oop north.
>>151580407Sicilian-Catalan*
>>151580407what was going through this guy's mind? very little going by his expression.
I only know there was a very soulful compilation with his best goals with the lets get started song in youtube, I used to watch that all the time before fut practice
>>151637116>god I wish that were me
>>151637116It's just a snapshot in time.
strange he was so popular with the Brits, they usually dislike any non islander.
>>151636080>crowd of people >everyone is whiteare we sure that's england?
>>151636080The 90s were a different time. Paps are more likely to be white though.
>>151636572the grimness is comfy
>>151638004Not true. And we love characters/eccentrics
>>151637116"i'll be an old man by the time i'm posted on /sp/"
>>151639641Could have died the follow week from a car crash, or from cancer last month. We may never know.
>>151580345The real deal, gigabased, kino and sovl
>>151599944I'm sure he's totally not biased because of his Algerian wife and the fact that he gave Muslim names to the two children he had with her.Oh and let's not forget he called Deschamps racist for ousting Benzema from the team. Who am I kidding anyways, you're probably Nafri yourself
>>151636080So in the 90s, world famous footballers had the same kind of house as the average scaffolder?
>>151642887they didn't make nearly as much money back then
>>151580345Sovl af but his footy skills are exaggerated
Literally an all-timer, but his personality overshadowed his ability and that’s what he’s now more known for
>>151637116>I could never
>>151642887That is actually a good house unironically, as modest as it looks. Detached in a quiet suburb, probably as much space as he needed. No doubt a footballer now would prefer a bigger distance between himself and the press however.But he wasn't struggling to afford it. He wasn't as low paid as other footballers at the time - £18,000 per week so he had signed a multi-million pound deal. Cantona is clearly not an idiot, he's good with money and knew he didn't need a massive house. He's not had any money issues afaik.
Won Leeds a league title then moved to United and was a major reason why they became the powerhouse of English football after a period of being shite
