Yeah, Ganna is like an elephant in a glass house in one-day races. The thing about Cancellara is that he was exceptional, not just physically but also technically and tactically, characteristics that Ganna does not posses. I actually see more similarities between Cancellara and MVDP in one day races for this reason.
Winning a sprint is just brute force for a different amount of time at a different moment.
Once you are the favorite it becomes basically impossible to win by any other means than brute force for some number of seconds. Cancellara can't just pull a Terpstra or Nibali or Bettiol. But sometimes it takes a bit of nous to know when to open the throttle. Especially in races like Roubaix, where you alternate between hard sections and flat pavement, and the race situation is constantly changing; you can't just let lesser threats up the road but you also can't just drag the whole group of favorites with you. And finding the Sep Vanmarckes of the peloton who will somewhat contribute because they're happy with 2nd, requires understanding of psychological tactics. I also liked >1000w seated attacks which made it look like he was hardly trying and broke the spirit of his chasers, even though I think it contributed to the mechanical doping allegations.
I think Boonen even said this himself, that RVV would be too difficult now for him
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