Eric Cantona, renowned for his football skills with Manchester United, has enjoyed a successful post-retirement career in acting and music. However, his former teammate Denis Irwin shared a surprising detail about Cantona's lack of chess talent. Irwin, an accomplished chess player himself, recounted how he would easily defeat Cantona in their matches. Despite Cantona's impressive on-field achievements and leadership in transforming Manchester United's fortunes in the 1990s, his skills did not extend to chess, revealing a lesser-known aspect of his character and competitive spirit.
"He was hopeless or I was too good," Irwin said, reflecting on his consistent victories over Cantona in chess, highlighting an unexpected contrast to the Frenchman's athletic prowess.
Irwin emphasized Cantona's importance to Manchester United, stating, "he gluing that Manchester United team together at the start of the 1990s," affirming Cantona's critical role beyond the scoreboard.
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