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Should Little Ron come to OT, will he have less, about the same or more impact than Cantona?
Discuss.
bigtoga
18 Jul 2003, 12:40 PM
Silly... Everyone knows that even if God were to come to OT, he wouldn't beat out The King in this poll.
Siegen
18 Jul 2003, 12:43 PM
Little Ron might be a better player than Cantona, but he can't touch him in any other category.
The intensity of Cantona alone puts little Ron in the shade.
Siegen
Nobody knew when Eric came that he would have the kind of impact he had so you never know.
http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=afp-fbl_nor_fra_cantona&prov=afp&type=lgns
It's good ta be da king!
655321
18 Jul 2003, 12:56 PM
You must be joking.
billyireland
18 Jul 2003, 01:32 PM
Cantona is the best player ManU has had in decades (the only players comparable since Bestie left are Keano & Schmeichel - possibly ruud if he keeps it up for 4 or 5 more years). Canotna was signed for a mere 1.2mn from Leeds, and was absolute magic. At a time when average foreigners came in and had the fan 'wowing' at their tricks, Cantona was the only true world class one. Remember his trick, where he would kind of volley a ball with his heel and it would land EXACTLY at somebodies feet? Remember some of his best goals? And he always came up under pressure - ALWAYS. As much as I hope/believe Ron will do really well, I don't know if anybody will have the "Cantona effect" for a long long time, since Cantona was one of the first 'world class' players in the EPL
giggs88
18 Jul 2003, 01:50 PM
giggs is also the best player man utd has had in decades. overshadowed by beckham, but he enjoyed 'not' getting the attention. but nobody will have the cantona effect. there are one of these players for every team.
billyireland
18 Jul 2003, 02:04 PM
I agree with everythign you say except being overshadowed by Becks. Off the pitch, he was (remember those burger adds he did about 10 years ago... hilarious!). On the pitch, however he has undisputedly been the best winger in EPL history and has had his own moments of greatness (FA cup semi finals, anyone?). I was far more worried about losing Giggs than I was about Beckham coming into the offseason. The only reason I didn't add the G-man (:D) is that he is a quiet player, whereas Schmeichel kept the back-4 in order to the extent where a very average defense (sans Stam) won the Champions League. Keano is also "Mr. Leader" as goes without really saying.
giggs88
18 Jul 2003, 02:34 PM
he is quiet and his sudden bursts of dribbling skills amaze me :) those reebok ads were funny too.
billyireland
19 Jul 2003, 05:32 AM
Originally posted by giggs88
he is quiet and his sudden bursts of dribbling skills amaze me :) those reebok ads were funny too. YOU GO STICK MAN!
looks like this thread is about to be made useless if it wasn't already. :)