Manchester United legend

Chapter 80 Unparalleled Cantona
The time finally came to October, and Cantona's suspension period finally expired.When the Red Devils fans are clamoring and looking forward to it, the king is back!
The first game Cantona officially returned to Manchester United was on October 1995, 10 at home against Liverpool.

Ferguson decisively put him in the starting lineup.In this game, Manchester United fans spread the slogans supporting Cantona and the "7" jersey to every corner of the Theater of Dreams.

This game has attracted great attention from all parties, and even Cantona's father came to Old Trafford to watch the game for the first time.

Before the game, players from both sides were waiting to enter the field in the tunnel. Cantona turned up his collar again. Cantona stood at the end of the team, and Jost stood in front of him. Cantona took a deep breath in the tunnel.

Jost looked back at Cantona, and made Cantona angry.

Cantona: "What do you see me doing?"

Jost: "I see you are very nervous!"

Cantona: "Are you kidding, I'm nervous?"

Jost: "You take deep breaths frequently, and you always touch your chin. As your teammate, I know you. This is a sign of your nervousness."

Cantona was defeated by Jost's analysis. Cantona admitted: "Yes, I was a little nervous. I was not so nervous when I played for the Auxerre first team for the first time in France. What the hell!"

Jost smiled: "That's because you love this place so much, you care about what they think of you, but I want to tell you, relax, this is your home. Let's go, we're playing."

After talking about Jost and his teammates, Cantona fell into deep thought after listening to Jost's words, and then suddenly had an epiphany, yes, this is Old Trafford, my home.Then Cantona's body shook, he was no longer nervous, who would go home nervous?Cantona turned up his collar in a maverick appearance.

The commentator of the Manchester United team introduced the players. After introducing Jost, the commentator said: "Let us welcome the king of Manchester United, Eric Cantona. After 248 days of suspension, he once again put on the Manchester United jersey. Let us warmly welcome him."

In the stands at Old Trafford, there was a deafening chants from the fans, welcoming the return of Cantona.

Against Liverpool, this is simply the best arrangement for Cantona.

The one who appeared on the grass was a silent but still sharp French striker.

Only 60 seconds into the game, Cantona, who has not participated in any game for 248 days, made it easy for him to attack from the left side of the frontcourt. A wonderful pass assisted Paul Jost to easily break the net with a header, 1-0.The whole Old Trafford cheered.

However, Liverpool did not intend to come to watch the ceremony and add to the fun. Their Robbie Fowler began to show off. He first scored with a strong shot, and then played Schmeichel with a wonderful lob, helping Liverpool overtake the score.

In the ensuing period of time, Manchester United fell into a brief chaos.Cantona stepped forward at such a critical moment. He led his teammates to counterattack and firmly suppressed the Liverpool players.

Soon, Cantona, who was closely guarded by the opponent, once again organized a sharp offensive. He passed the ball skillfully to Giggs. After Giggs rushed into the penalty area, he was pulled down and awarded a penalty!

Cantona took the penalty himself, and in the later scene, as the Manchester Evening News wrote, "He was determined to go to the 12-yard point despite the fact that he had just been released and he thought he would succeed.

He just did what he was supposed to do: an easy approach, then looked into the eyes of the goalkeeper James, judged the direction he was going to save, and then shot in the opposite direction... Cantona didn't need to be superstitious, he didn't hesitate, easy and direct, just like handing left hand to right hand, he knocked James down. "

2 to 2, Old Trafford once again roared with cheers.

Although Manchester United failed to win the opponent, and a draw caused Manchester United to be quickly overtaken in the standings, all Manchester United fans thought this was a "victory"-their king returned in such a perfect way!This is more important than anything else, especially Cantona's aura on the field covers the whole field. Manchester United players will not panic or fear even if they fall behind. They firmly believe that with Cantona, "everything is possible".

The media after the game did not hesitate to praise, the "Guardian" said, "After 248 days of suspension, Cantona took 67 seconds to re-display his dominance!"

"Daily Mail" said, "Cantona, who just wants to play football, is terrifying. On this cold London night in January, he ignited the audience. It makes people have to remind him again of his talent. This is a moment of joy without madness, a moment to be celebrated without being blamed."

Sky Sports got the opportunity to interview Cantona directly. The Frenchman said, "Such a game is very difficult. I have not been in the team for 10 months. My game is dedicated to my father, my coach Ferguson and the whole team. Of course, everything I have belongs to Manchester United fans. For more than half a year, I have been guilty of supporting my fans. I hope now is a wonderful start and I will enter the state as soon as possible."

Redknapp was the one who gave Cantona a penalty and later said, "I got a penalty for shoving Ryan Giggs, but it was a controversial penalty because I touched the ball. Eric wasn't too much of a threat before that, but you knew he was going to score. Don't ask me why, we just knew."

Redknapp said, "His famous celebration after scoring a goal, he ran behind the goal and climbed on the post of the net to celebrate. When Cantona came out, it was like a gladiator entering the Colosseum. He always had a special temperament."

Of course, I didn’t win the game, and I couldn’t lose in my mouth, “We still suppressed them that day. Really, I swear it’s true, at least that’s what I remember.”

The return of the king, the spirit of the whole Manchester United team has been encouraged!The return of Cantona will make Ferguson full of confidence, and it will also make Manchester United fans full of confidence. More importantly, it will improve the maturity of the slightly immature Manchester United team and boost the morale of the players. Manchester United is once again full of strong beliefs that nothing is impossible!
Ferguson's insistence on trusting Cantona has been rewarded again from this moment on.

After two draws, Manchester United made another effort. In the second league game in October, the Red Devils defeated Manchester City 10-1 at home. Although Cantona was injured in the opponent's brutal invasion again, he was replaced silently, and Scholes, who replaced him, became a silent killer.

Scholes, who has just established himself in the first team, is so sharp that fans and newspapers think he is England's new generation of killers.

Manchester United then won an away victory, the Red Devils went to Stamford Bridge to beat Chelsea 4-1.

The pre-match media exaggerated that this was the revenge of former Manchester United striker Mark Hughes on Manchester United.In the summer, Mark Hughes was sold to Chelsea by Ferguson.Hughes has a lot of grievances about to explode in the face of Manchester United.

This game is also a test to test Scholes who replaced Hughes.

But no one expected that in this game, Scholes once again shined brilliantly. He scored two goals, one goal each with his left and right feet, showing a balanced quality.

Scholes was just a beam away from his first league hat-trick of his career - he had won all the space and time in the penalty area once, only to have a powerful shot hit the lintel!
The third goal scored by Giggs was a representative work of the Welsh winger. He swayed from left to right and made a quick dash.

Manchester United's fourth goal was scored by veteran McClair, and it was also an opportunity for complex and sophisticated cooperation in front of the penalty area.

Repeatedly pulling and repeatedly cutting the opponent's defense line, completely dismantling the opponent's defense, and then handing over the teammate with the best position to complete the final blow.

Four goals, comprehensive suppression - this is Manchester United playing against Chelsea. They completely overwhelmed their opponents in terms of momentum, completely dominated their opponents technically, and surpassed their opponents by a few blocks in terms of teamwork.

Such a big victory made Manchester United feel the freshness. Compared with Manchester United or Ferguson who won 4 goals, the goal scored by the old Red Devil Mark Hughes in the opponent team is insignificant.

Although Mark Hughes scored a goal, he didn't celebrate, but when he watched his former players break Chelsea's goals again and again, he thought: I used to be one of them.But now things have changed. "

Jost has suffered a lot in recent games. During the game, he always has a sidekick, which seriously affects his running. Ferguson often criticized him for being lazy.

Jost had to go to the team doctor Frank to check him. Frank told Jost that he needed a minor surgery, but the league was in full swing, and Jost had no time for surgery. Jost decided to stick to it.

At the end of October, Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 2-0. Andy Cole and Scholes contributed to Manchester United respectively.

Such sharpness can only be compared with Newcastle United, which has 11 wins, 9 draw and 1 loss in 1 games in the same period.

But it is a pity that Jost received a red card in this game against Middlesbrough.

What happened was that Manchester United took a corner kick, and Jost entered the penalty area to compete for a header.The opponent's midfielder Hendry has been pestering Jost in defense. When Jost got rid of Hendry, he moved his hand, and Hendry fell to the ground.Hendry covered his face in pain and rolled on the ground.

The referee blew the whistle, because Jost had viciously stomped on his opponents in the FA Cup last season and won his "fame", and Hendry had shown his performance potential as an Oscar statuette, so it was easy for the bad boy Jost to take a shower earlier. The referee gave Jost a yellow card without hesitation, because Jost had already carried a yellow card before.

——This is already his Chapter 2 red card. After he was sent off, Jost underwent hernia surgery—the consequence of which was that Manchester United's midfield core was directly absent for 6 weeks.

(End of this chapter)