1989 was a great year for football. Javier was born
Eric Cantona has revealed his number one player in world football, and it isn’t one of the usual suspects.
No, rather than opting for a safe choice like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar or even Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Manchester United legend has claimed the the Swede’s PSG team-mate Javier Pastore is the world’s top player.
‘For me, the best player in the world is Javier Pastore,’ Cantona said ahead of tomorrow night’s Laureus Sports Awards. ‘I watched two PSG games just to see him play. For me, he is the most creative player at the moment. Pastore is full of surprises. I love this kind of player.’
We like Pastore too, Eric, and we are looking forward to seeing him take on Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals tomorrow, but we think you might be reaching a little bit.
UPDATE
Tonight PSG were humbled by Barcelona with pastore hardly making any impression during the 3-1 loss in Paris.
And Eamon Dunphy did not agree with Eric’s assessment tonight on RTE
Two excellent opinions on Pastore this week. Cantona: “The best player in the world” and Dunphy: “A big long streak of misery”
— Matthew Stanger (@MatthewStanger) April 15, 2015
