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Complete Eric Cantona
Eric Cantonas career at Old Trafford lasted only 5 years but its lasting impact is still being felt today. During that comparatively small span Cantonas dedication and self-confidence enabled a club to emerge from over a quarter of a century of failure and self-doubt. Cantonas career before he arrived in England had been nomadic at best self-destructive at worst. He blazed a trail through French football but the highest profile incidents centred on his spectacular misbehaviour and clashes with authority. By the time he was snapped up by Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson in early 1992 he seemed to have burned most of his bridges in France. A lucky phone call was the catalyst for Cantonas GBP1m transfer to United following a brief Leeds career during which the Frenchman had added inspiration to
a team founded on perspiration. Most Manchester United fans recognised Cantonas class his decisive role in Leeds 1992 title triumph and his instant hero status among Yorkshiremen. Yet few could have anticipated the quality that would shine through following his arrival at Old Trafford. For 26 years Manchester United fans had suffered under the jack boot of Liverpools domination of European and domestic trophies. Cowed into submission their fans tended to hope for the best but feared the worst even 6 seasons of relative success under Ferguson hadnt changed that mindset. Cantonas fearless attitude transformed the club almost in an instant. Never has a football club been so altered from one day to the next by one signing. Never has a club gone from nearly men to champions at the stroke of a
pen. All of a sudden the boot was on the other foot and remains so to this day. over 10 years since Eric last kicked a ball in anger. This book details every game Eric played for Manchester United Leeds United and the French national team as well as potted summaries of his career in France. Darren Phillips author of The Complete George Best" has painstakingly researched his remarkable career in France England and in the French national team. This book can be read either as a work of reference or a detailed insight into a career that altered the dynamics within English football for good."
a team founded on perspiration. Most Manchester United fans recognised Cantonas class his decisive role in Leeds 1992 title triumph and his instant hero status among Yorkshiremen. Yet few could have anticipated the quality that would shine through following his arrival at Old Trafford. For 26 years Manchester United fans had suffered under the jack boot of Liverpools domination of European and domestic trophies. Cowed into submission their fans tended to hope for the best but feared the worst even 6 seasons of relative success under Ferguson hadnt changed that mindset. Cantonas fearless attitude transformed the club almost in an instant. Never has a football club been so altered from one day to the next by one signing. Never has a club gone from nearly men to champions at the stroke of a
pen. All of a sudden the boot was on the other foot and remains so to this day. over 10 years since Eric last kicked a ball in anger. This book details every game Eric played for Manchester United Leeds United and the French national team as well as potted summaries of his career in France. Darren Phillips author of The Complete George Best" has painstakingly researched his remarkable career in France England and in the French national team. This book can be read either as a work of reference or a detailed insight into a career that altered the dynamics within English football for good."
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