CANTONA WAS A GREAT PLAYER BUT A DIFFICULT PERSONALITY
Cantina accepting an award as only he would
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
Apologies if my ‘criticism’ of Cantona offends you, but after the ‘oh, isn’t he profound’ clamour dies down, what we are left with is unintelligible psycho babble bullshit from an old pro who looks and sounds like he’s capable of mass murder. It in no way diminishes what he did 25 years ago, but we’re talking 2019.
Did Cantona steal your puppy?
To be fair, when I was texting my mate about king Eric earlier today it also auto corrected to Cantina.
Blastphemer!!!
Apparently, having a beard means you're a likely murder suspect. Bad news for Father Christmas.
As always: "wise man said...but nobody paid attention".
Footballing legend, reverse-pitch invasion hero and dramatic mediterranean philoshoper.
Proud of my paisan.
Footballing legend, reverse-pitch invasion hero and dramatic mediterranean philoshoper.
Proud of my paisan.
Right, that's Teemu Pukki off the table then.
Just when you think you know someone, such a shame.
No harm admitting you don't understand what he's talking about. Some people prefer simpler subjects, that's fine, the world would be a boring place if we were all the same
Such a privilege to be alive in the time of Cantona.
Do you think it's a spelling mistake or just a typing mistake?
What a personality, imagine he would be a challenging team mate... but he is enthralling and unpredictable
If he did not want to be there, why did he accept the invitation?
Found this analysis of the Shakespeare quote relevant.
It's brilliant.
As with the Seagul quote, I think he's having a dig at a lot of people in the room. My perception is that he likely speaks about the greed, injustice, lack of morale and misused power surrounded by him in the room and in the World.
It's brilliant.
Same here.
What I loved about this was the fact that everyone else is there in their posh suits and ties and on strolls Eric, looking like he's just been doing the gardening.
Classic Cantona, probably pissed himself laughing when he got back stage.
Brilliant.
Brilliant.
Judge Holden aka Gianni Infantino?
You either get him or you don’t. There’s no middle ground. You obviously don’t.
Could be, mate.
did you prefer listening to Ronaldo talk about how great he is and looks?
Smelly pirate hooker
You don't really fit in around here
Wonder if Eric's wife is named Tina?
Footballs Shia Lebeouf
The world really never was ready for him as a footballer nor is it ready for his intelligence and understanding of the world which surrounds him.
You’re like a Cantona Rosetta Stone here. Well done.
He’s just over your head, bud.
Merci.
Agree. He even points towards his own ironic role in it all.
But what does he mean by ‘I love football’?
He loves the game.
If you've read his book he says that he sees no difference in a beautiful pass to a beautiful painting or piece of music.
He means that it’s ultimately a hollow distraction to all the burning injustices in the world and the folly of humankind. It also feels like he’s taking a shot at the corrupt and pompous organisations like UEFA and FIFA with their tacky pageantry.
Nah, Cantona just fancies himself a bit of a philosopher. It's not the first time that he's said something cryptic with the intent of leaving people wondering what he was trying to say. Speculating that he's suffering from ailing mental health is a bit much. At worst, he thinks he's more clever than he actually is.
I genuinely thought some bloke was gonna stand up from the crowd, run up the stage and give Cantina a Flying Kungfu Kick for that!
Because if you're a United fan you're immune to miss spelling?
Typical snowflake millennial response from you Steve.
A lot of meanings maybe? He simply loves football, but at the same time saying it after the other doomy sentences, it could both refer to how football is an untouched place/haven from all the stuff we humans interfere with and feck up. I'm a bit unsure whether how much of it is improvised. The whole speech sort of readings like the last apocalyptic ramblings of a man who has seen the dark and gloomy future of man. Like Bowie's last dark album or one of Picasso's very last self-portraits before his death.
- Maybe the "I love football" part is just a "nice" way of rounding everything off, or so to pass the microphone on on a "light" note.
The whole speech is what I love about Cantona - He gets people asking questions in other ways, and us normal persons to wonder about things. That's ultimately also what good art does, makes you see things from other perspectives, whether you're high or low.
The best part is the reactions, from the crowd that has all agreed this is a serious event. There's something about the crowd in that clip. The tax-evading Messi and Ronaldo, who character-wise are a planet away from Cantona. They are both left in stand-still for a moment. PSG's oil-president being present, and then of course the simplistic gingerhaired man, who reacts like WTF, as he's too much of a simpleton and unable/unwilling to dive into any sort of perspective of what Cantona is saying. I think he knows the camera is on him, and he's indirectly posing for the camera too as looking for others to also just get on with his own simple wtf-narrative of Cantona, as to help himself out. Everything goes over his head.
I'm the voice of degeneration.
Now, that’s three different interpretations for you!
Eric Cantona has always been and wanted to be an artist, The Seagulls episode was a classical poetic art performance nove, and I think it’s most reasonable to try to understand what he says in that light. It also isn’t too difficult to find meaning in it, yet in the end, there is also ambiguity in there. It’s not a cooking recipe.
I seriously doubt that, bud.