Eric "The King" Cantona

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Cantona: Kalau MU Mau Menang dengan Permainan caem, Saya Bisa
Rifqi Ardita Widianto - detikSport



Manchester - Eric Cantona secara terbuka kurang sepakat dengan nama Jose Mourinho untuk pos manajer Manchester United. Baginya filosofi Mourinho tak cocok di 'Setan Merah'.

Mourinho sudah kencang dikabarkan akan mengisi kursi manajer MU belakangan ini, dengan penandatanganan kontrak diyakini akan terjadi maksimal Kamis (26/5/2016). Sebagai manajer yang punya rekam jejak sukses besar, Mourinho banyak dinilai merupakan sosok tepat untuk mengembalikan MU ke trek juara.

Sudah tiga musim terakhir MU tak mampu bersaing dalam perebutan gelar juara Premier League. Pemilik gelar liga terbanyak itu bahkan tak lolos Liga Champions di dua dari tiga kesempatan.

Namun Cantona menilai secara filosofi, Mourinho kurang cocok dengan MU meski mungkin mampu mendatangkan kemenangan dan sukses. Menurutnya, Pep Guardiola --yang musim depan menukangi Manchester City-- lebih tepat menangani MU.

Mourinho dikenal punya pendekatan pragmatis dalam permainannya alias mengutamakan kemenangan. Maka dalam perjalanan kariernya sebagai manajer, pria 53 tahun itu kerap dinilai mengusung permainan yang terlalu defensif dan membosankan.

Dengan pilihan utamanya, Guardiola, sudah 'memilih' kubu yang salah, Cantona pada akhirnya malah mengajukan namanya sendiri untuk MU. Sosok yang memperkuat MU selama lima musim ini percaya mampu membawa eks timnya sukses dengan mengusung permainan caem.

"Saya melakukan banyak hal dan saya sangat senang. Tapi kalau mereka meminta saya menjadi manajer Manchester United, saya akan menerimanya. Karena Guardiola ada di Manchester City dan mereka ingin seseorang untuk memenangi banyak hal dengan sepakbola indah? Saya jawabannya," kata Cantona dikutip Guardian.

"Ya, saya serius. Saya mengatakan itu cuma karena seperti ketika Anda di pub atau kelab. Ketika Anda mengatakan tak peduli, semua perempuan malah menginginkan Anda."

"Mungkin kalau saya mengatakan saya tidak peduli dengan lowongan itu, mereka akan datang dan menanyakan saya. Kalau mereka meminta saya, tentu saja saya akan bekerja sangat keras," tandasnya.

Setelah pensiun pada 1997, Cantona menjalani karier yang berbeda dengan menjadi aktor. Dia belum pernah menangani tim sebagai manajer atau pelatih, kecuali berperan sebagai Direktur Sepakbola untuk New York Cosmos di Amerika Serikat.

Sebagai pemain Cantona dikenal punya kemampuan teknik dan kreativitas yang tinggi, yang ditunjang dengan tubuh kuat, bertenaga, dan juga pekerja keras. Kombinasi ini yang membuatnya menjadi pemain unik.

Lima musim bermain bersama MU, Cantona memenangi empat gelar Premier League dan dua trofi Piala FA. Pria Prancis ini menjadi salah satu sosok legendaris di MU, dengan para penggemar menjulukinya 'King Eric'.

[Andi Istiabudi]

Syahrini bersama Eric Cantona

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Originally Posted by Andi Istiabudi

Syahrini bersama Eric Cantona

Makanya jangan nunggu kemaleman di mulia Oom..ujung2nya ga dapet foto kan..wahaha..sama kaya saya..hiks..hiks..

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Originally Posted by rio vander vidic

Makanya jangan nunggu kemaleman di mulia Oom..ujung2nya ga dapet foto kan..wahaha..sama kaya saya..hiks..hiks..

Alhamdulillah dapat

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Originally Posted by Andi Istiabudi

Alhamdulillah dapat

Ooh akhirnya dapet ya Oom..waaaah mantaaap!! Hehe..

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Originally Posted by rio vander vidic

Ooh akhirnya dapet ya Oom..waaaah mantaaap!! Hehe..

Tapi saya dapatnya sore hari di kawasan Kuningan bukan di Mulia.
Mungkin Mas salah lihat orang pas di Mulia

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Komentar Cantona yang Bisa Picu Amarah Fans Liverpool
Jun Mahares, CNN Indonesia



Jakarta, CNN Indonesia -- Legenda Manchester United, Eric Cantona, mengungkapkan kisah yang bisa memicu amarah fans Liverpool. Sebab, ia bersikeras menyebut MU yang dibelanya selalu mampu mengecundangi klub asal Merseyside tersebut.

Cantona yang tiba di Old Trafford pada November 1992 sukses membantu ManUtd meraih gelar Liga Primer pertama dalam 26 musim terakhir. Gelar tersebut juga disebut-sebut sebagai pemicu kehancuran dominasi Liverpool di Inggris.

Di bawah asuhan Alex Ferguson, Cantona menjelma sebagai pemain bintang yang memiliki karakter. Selama lima musim di Old Trafford, ia telah mempersembahkan empat trofi Liga Primer dan dua Piala FA.

Pria asal Perancis tersebut telah memainkan 167 laga dengan torehan 73 gol di semua ajang bersama Setan Merah. Satu dari sekian banyak gol tersebut pernah disarangkan ke gawang Liverpool pada final Piala FA 1996.

Gol tunggal kemenangan MU ke gawang Liverpool itu dianggap sebagai gol terbaik di sepanjang karier Cantona. Ia bahkan tak pernah melupakan bagaimana proses gol tersebut.

“Anda harus bertanya pada fans Liverpool apakah saya pernah bermain buruk melawan tim mereka. United selalu menang,” kata Cantona seperti dikutip dari New Straits Times.

“Gol di final Piala FA melawan Liverpool adalah gol terhebat saya sepanjang karier. Saya mencetak gol kemenangan dengan tendangan voli,” kenangnya.

Secara keseluruhan, Cantona telah bermain delapan pertandingan melawan Liverpool dengan catatan lima kemenangan untuk United, dua kali seri, dan satu kekalahan.

Kendati punya talenta brilian, Cantona memang dicap pemain kontroversial. Semasa aktif bermain ia pernah melakukan tendangan kungfu kepada seorang suporter Crystal Palace, Simmon Mathews. Insiden ini justru menjadi cerita unik yang tak terlupakan.

Kini, pria berusia 50 tahun itu juga kerap membuat panas telinga sejumlah pesepak bola dengan komentar sindiran lewat rekaman video yang diprakarsai Eurosport. (jun)

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Kronenbourg's Eric Cantona ad escapes ASA ban following complaint from Youth Alcohol Advertising Council
By Rebecca Stewart



A Kronenbourg ad featuring Eric Cantona has avoided a ban from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) following a complaint from the Youth Alcohol Advertising Council (YAAC).

The group, which reviews alcohol advertising from the perspective of young people, took issue with a YouTube video for the brand. The push starred the former footballer as a fictional character who traveled around with his two dogs delivering Kronenbourg "to the deserving".

The well-trained German shepherds were shown wearing barrels containing the beer around their necks, and giving the beer to people who had experienced precarious situations, like a postman who had fallen off his bike. Another scenario, depicted an actor on stage playing out a dramatic suicide scene as Cantona's character in the audience was seen rolling his eyes and sighing. Once the performance was over, the actor received a standing ovation from the rest of the audience and the "Alsace-tian" dogs delivered his pint of Kronenbourg in recognition of his success.

YAAC challenged whether the ad implied that alcohol could enhance confidence, had therapeutic qualities, and was capable of changing mood, physical condition or behaviour, but the regulator disagreed.

Referring to the scene with the actor, Heineken noted that the alcohol wasn't given to him until his performance ended, adding that the the other complaints in relation to the storylines featuring the unlikely situations couldn't be substantiated because the scenarios shown were "exaggerated, humorous and farcical". It pointed out that no one involved was hurt. The brand also noted that the scenarios had been resolved by the time the beer was consumed and the scenes ended after the characters had taken a sip of Kronenbourg.

The ASA agreed, saying that the ads did not the ad did not imply that alcohol had therapeutic properties, or was capable of changing mood, physical condition or behaviour. No further action will be taken on the campaign, which was created by Ogilvy & Mather.

http://www.thedrum.com/

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Eric Cantona fans demand refunds after Manchester United legend's theatre tour is labelled 'a farce' amid boos on opening night

* Eric Cantona began a theatre tour with an opening night in Bournemouth
* Fans of the Manchester United legend were not happy with the show
* Cantona only appeared on stage of 45 minutes amid boos from the audience
* Audience members were told they were not able to take photos or videos
* The 'An Evening With' tour costs £60-a-head for standard tickets

Eric Cantona fans are calling for refunds on his £60-a-head theatre tour after his ‘An Evening With’ show was labelled ‘a farce’ on its opening night.

Cantona is in Manchester at the Lowry theatre on Thursday night and in London on Friday, having opened a string of dates in Bournemouth.

But the Manchester United legend’s show, organised by A1 Sporting Speakers, was booed by the audience on its opening night and has been the subject of angry complaints.


Eric Cantona has embarked on a theatre tour of the United Kingdom but reviews are not good. The former Manchester United star and the tour organisers have been heavily criticised

The event advertised an 8pm start time, but Cantona did not appear until an hour later after an interval preceded by a crude comedy act and a cash-spinning memorabilia auction which raked in a further £5,450 from punters in Bournemouth.

The eventual 45-minute stage interview with Cantona was criticised for posing ‘banal, closed questions’. Fans were also told not to take photos or videos of the former France striker.

Audience member Olly Dean told Sportsmail: ‘It was a bit of a farce. I’ve asked for a refund but we’ll see what happens there. The whole thing was poorly done but I was livid by the interval. There was complete contempt for the audience.’

United fan Neil Mapletoft paid £150 each for his tickets, which included an opportunity to meet Cantona – but he says visitors were told the former striker did not have time to sign items for them.


Since retiring from football, Cantona has crossed into the world of movies and film

‘Considering how much they were making on the evening they easily could have paid for someone who could ask the questions Eric and Man United fans would want to hear,’ he said.

‘Eric was only on stage for 45 mins. All in all it felt like an event aimed at lining A1 Speakers’ pockets.’

Standard tickets for the Bournemouth date cost £61.25 while ‘VVIP’ tickets are priced up to £1,000 per head across the tour.

A1 Sporting Speakers, who boast of being ‘the leading agency for sport celebrity speakers’, say only a ‘small minority’ had complained. Around 1,500 people attended the opening-night event. On Wednesday night in Manchester the format of the show was changed – giving Cantona more time on stage.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4250132/Eric-Cantona-fans-demand-theatre-tour-refunds.html

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Terkadang dalam acara event semacam ini memang yang tersusun di jadwal bisa saja berubah pada hari H. Saya juga pernah mengalami hal seperti itu saat seharusnya bisa bertemu eksklusif dengan Peter Schmeichel selama 30 menit (termasuk photo dan signing session) tapi karena mendadak seorang pejabat tinggi datang ke event tersebut maka peserta meet and greet eksklusif tersebut hanya ditemui Schmeichel selama 5 menit tanpa sesi tanda tangan, hehe..