Cantona Quotes

• If ever there was one player, anywhere in the world, that was made for Manchester United, it was Cantona. He swaggered in, stuck his chest out, raised his head and surveyed everything as though he was asking: 'I'm Cantona. How big are you? Are you big enough for me?'

  Alex Ferguson

  Inspirational, Player, Asking

  "Eric Cantona: 20 years on from the phone call that changed football" by Rob Smyth, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2012.

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• Cantona's expression speaking the whole French dictionary without saying a word.

  Barry Davies

  Football, Expression, Dictionary

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• He was a quiet man, Eric Cantona, but he was a man of few words.

  David Beckham

  Men, Eric, Few Words

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• Eric Cantona is a great player, but he's not as good as Ryan Giggs

  Johan Cruijff

  Player, Eric, Giggs

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• I think about the great players with whom I have shared a pitch: Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane, Pirlo, Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo - and the greatest of them all is Messi.

  Paul Scholes

  Cristiano Ronaldo, Player, Thinking

  "Barcelona Vs Juventus: You Can't Beat Barca at Their Own Game - Juve Must Defend and Hit Them on Counter-Attack, Says Paul Scholes". www.independent.co.uk. June 04, 2015.

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