▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁becoming ▁a ▁fl am boy ant ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁memor able ▁" Enter tain ers " ▁New castle ▁side ▁of ▁his ▁era , ▁which ▁also ▁featured ▁other ▁highly ▁acc laimed ▁players ▁including ▁Alan ▁She ar er , ▁Les ▁Ferdinand , ▁Fa ust ino ▁As pr illa , ▁Peter ▁Be ards ley ▁and ▁Keith ▁G illes pie . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Dutch ▁legend ▁Johan ▁Cru ij ff ▁remarked ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁belief ▁that ▁G in ola ▁was ▁currently ▁the ▁best ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Despite ▁his ▁talent , ▁however , ▁Paul ▁M erson ▁accused ▁G in ola ▁of ▁div ing ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁win ▁fou ls ▁throughout ▁his ▁career ; ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁not orious ▁for ▁his ▁difficult ▁character ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁discipline ▁both ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁the ▁pitch , ▁which ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁confront ations ▁with ▁other ▁players ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁man agers . ▁As ▁such , ▁his ▁compat ri ot ▁Eric ▁Cant ona ▁critic ised ▁him ▁for ▁his ▁poor ▁ment ality , ▁despite ▁his ▁technical ▁ability . ▁ ▁Other ▁purs uits ▁ ▁Act ing ▁G in ola ▁took ▁his ▁first ▁steps ▁towards ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁acting ▁by ▁att ending ▁classes ▁at ▁R AD A . ▁ ▁G in ola ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁as ▁' Did ier ▁the ▁But cher ', ▁the ▁leading ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lo - F rench ▁short ▁film ▁Ros be ef . ▁Ros be ef , ▁a ▁tale