Bolas e Letras
Era para ser sobre futebol e livros. Mas há tanto mundo mais, a mente humana dispersa-se perdidamente, o país tem tanto sobre que perorar, eu perco-me de amores bem para lá da bola e das letras: Evas, vinho, amor, amigos, cinema, viagens, eu sei lá!
Ohhhhh Ahhhhhhh, Cantona!
"If ever there was one player, anywhere in the world, that was made for Manchester United, it was Cantona," Ferguson said. "He swaggered in, stuck his chest out, raised his head and surveyed everything as though he were asking: 'I'm Cantona. How big are you? Are you big enough for me?'"
Cantona developed a relationship with United supporters of such an enduring and spiritual nature as to bear legitimate comparison with any in the game's history. "I cannot explain it," said Cantona in Manchester United: The Biography. "And I don't want to explain it. It's like love. You know when you are in love, you don't need to explain how you feel or why you feel like that. I think if you want to explain what was going on between me and the United fans, it would take six months. Sometimes it's better not to explain."
O The Guardian decidiu recordar Cantona, 20 anos depois do telefonema que o levou ao Manchester United. Duas décadas depois Alex Ferguson é hoje Sir, um dos mais admirados treinadores do mundo e fez dos red devils uma equipa always on top. Hoje, Ronaldo e Messi são mais espectaculares, marcam mais golos, enchem mais os bolsos e vendem mais camisolas? Pois, fazem tudo isso e mais alguns pozinhos de merchandising, mas comparando-os com Monsieur Eric falta-lhes tudo o resto: personalidade, classe pura, mística, áurea, um gesto único que jamais será esquecido - o levantar da gola depois de mais um fenomenal golo. Those were the days.
