The greatest jersey ever, the Sharp sponsor, and the greatest player ever  Cantona.

Forget the Panenka. The Cantona is the real deal.

Just the coolest mfer to play the game.

1966 Was a Great Day For English Football it's the Year Eric Was Born

Eric the King 👑

We'll never see the likes of this era of Football again.

1990 to 2010 - The absolute peak of the game.

The remarkable thing about his technique is the straight run-up. Every time! It's a straight run-up. He does not start on the left or on the right. He does not shuffle or angle a run. It's a straight run-up with no body shape whatsoever. The lack of any body shape means that he is hard to read. I've not seen another player in world football do that since.

He was a complete and utter genius on a foootball pitch

Interesting he only missed his two pens in his last season where he himself has said he wasn’t good in his last season

That last step allowed him to gain one time and ‘read’ the goalie movement. Than a simple ankle collapse when having to open to his right.
Plus obviously his pristine mental vision always unaltered by any emotion.

He almost always send them the wrong way!

Eric the King!...
The amazing thing is if you watch this video is that about 80% of his kicks go to the keepers right and about 90% of that 80% are low to the right

I'm here for some cheering up after another crappy United performance today.
I miss those days!

The only French man i ever took into my heart,

King Eric

Yea they were all low to mid height which makes them so hard to save and also a lot of them ended up right in the corner .  Sheer skill.  I wonder if he did practice them or did he just trust his technique on the day.

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Bro saw all the higlights so far and was FUMING that Cantona decided to change tactics.

1 of the best players of Man Utd,if not the best

I miss the nineties

Few years before playing for MU, Cantona played for Bordeaux and during a french cup game vs a smaller town he failed a panenka with a ridicoulus kick... It was before he became King Eric.

My Great-Grandad told me about this man.  Apparently it is not necessary to learn intricate dancing skills to use before hitting the ball.  Some players these days even incorporate a slalom run to make the penalty-kick more interesting.
Cantona seems to amble up to the ball, and almost roll it in.  Very entertaining video.  Thanks 👍.