#selhurst park

[pernillecfcw]

How sweet is this 🥹💙

[lounesdarbois]

Cantona a été admiré, craint et même aimé dans le pays qui déteste le plus notre pays. Est-ce parce qu'il était doué? Beaucoup de joueurs Français étaient doués en Angleterre, ils s'appelaient Ginola, Barthez, Pirès. La cause est ailleurs.

Cantona était un dur. Il a frappé d'instinct, en plein match, un supporter adverse qui venait de le traiter de "fuc*** french bastard". Il a été exclu, est sorti sans mot dire, a purgé une peine, a payé une amende, puis il est revenu meilleur encore. S'étant conduit en Français solide il aurait dû s'attirer les haines de ses rares soutiens locaux. Ce retour fut le tournant de sa carrière. Il avait désormais forcé l'admiration des Anglais en incarnant chez eux le type même de l'anglo-saxon tel qu'ils se le figurent, mais retourné contre eux, froid, taiseux, concentré, impétueux, fort. Toutes ces caractéristiques, ils l'ignoraient, sont celles du Français, l'homme à la fois émotif et pudique, l'homme en-dedans. Cantona s'est fait aimer, sans le faire exprès, de l'une des villes les plus anglo-anglaises possibles, Manchester industrieuse, ouvrière et petite-bourgeoise. Des drapeaux français inondaient le stade d'Old Trafford en plein milieu des années 1990, en plein french bashing tout juste relancé par Eurotunnel. C'est comme si Boca Juniors s'était paré de Union Jacks chaque samedi après la guerre des Malouines.

Cantona dans l'un des plus beaux stades du monde, dans le plus beau championnat du monde, parmi les plus beaux maillots et les plus beaux emblèmes, demeure l'un des plus beaux souvenirs de nos enfances. Quand nous pensons à l'honneur d'être Français nous pensons certes à Bigeard, Trinquier, Davout, Céline, Morand, Vauban, Jouffroy, Pasteur, Dupleix et Montcalm, cela est entendu. Dans le grand panthéon (le vrai) il y a quelque part Cantona, Ooh ah Cantona!

[kingoftieland]

AFC Richmond ISN'T REAL... but Richmond is! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[zooeyss]

I grew up with Palace as my local team so my school would get tickets to matches at Selhurst Park. My family - all palace supporters - have rehomed greyhounds since I was a kid too. So this is very cool for me.

[coachtfd]

Slow & Steady Survives The Drop

Roy Hodgson, the Grandfather of Football, has been managing professionally for 44 years. And while he’s not really known for delivering swashbuckling, flashy football these days, but there is a serenity about the way he goes about the job and how his teams perform.

When Crystal Palace brought him in, they were in for a relegation fight and needed someone who could get them organized and get enough results to stay up, and stay up they did. Considering the “possession-based” disaster left by Frank De Boer, I’d say it was one of the best turnarounds I’ve ever seen. Fast forward to the start of this season, and NO ONE was talking much about Crystal Palace or what they would accomplish this season. “Survival” was the goal, anything else was a bonus. Then came the 2-1 win over Manchester United (we don’t talk about that). Then the 2-2 draw with Arsenal, a four-game unbeaten run, another draw with Arsenal followed by a draw with Manchester City, followed by a four-game winning streak. Fast forward again to today and Palace is sitting securely in 14th and if they had even one consistent goal scorer, they could’ve been sitting in 10th with three games to go.

Roy doesn’t make a lot of noise, his teams don’t typically play at a high tempo or with a lot of flair or lengthy possession, but they sure get the job done. And while I’ve been critical of Crystal Palace in the past for often lacking ambition, I have to give this man credit for what he does and how he does it. With a slightly better squad, he could probably challenge for a Europa League spot next season. But one thing’s for sure: as long as he’s at the helm, that ship is not going down.

[greatsofthegame]

Ian Wright, Paul Merson and Patrick Vieira 1996

Ian Wright is pictured celebrating with teammates Paul Merson and Patrick Vieira during the F.A. Carling Premier League match between Wimbledon and Arsenal at Selhurst Park, London, England, 02 November, 1996.

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