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Le Porteur d'Eau: The Water Carrier Who Became a King A story of a boy who carried the weight of grief before he could drive, of a captain who won everything by doing the work no one noticed, of a manager who rebuilt a broken nation and of how the most underrated winner in football history became the greatest leader French football has ever known. Prologue: The Water Carrier Before the 1996 Champions League final between Juventus and Ajax, Eric Cantona – the king, the artist, the man who had conquered English football with his collar up and his genius blazing.delivered a verdict on his former France teammate to a room full of Italian football journalists. Knowing the fierce footballing landscape in Italy, Cantona deliberately handed them the provocative quote to stir up the Juventus camp. "He gets by because he gives 100%, but he will never be more than a water carrier." He famously added to his jibe by saying: "You can find players like him o...
