Samuel Eto could be counting his last days as a player of FC Barcelona. After 5 season in Catalonia, the Cameroonian international is facing either an exit or reconciliation with Barca coach, Pep Guardiola.
Start of the row
Exactly a year ago, Barcelona appointed Guardiola as a new head coach and thats where the trouble started for the Cameroonian. The new manager made it publicly clear that he won`t be counting Ronaldinho, Deco and Eto. And while Barca officials were able to sell Deco and Ronaldinho, Eto couldn`t find a suitable club to join and ended up staying at FC Barcelona.
Successful season
Although Barca made a slow start to the season with an opening loss and a home draw, soon the team picked up their performance and found themselves top of the league and ended up staying there until the finish. The most memorable matches of 08-09 were El Clasico matches at Camp Nou and Santiago Bernabeu, Champions league matches vs. Chelsea, Copa Del Rey final vs. Athletic Bilbao and the Champions League Final in Rome against Manchester United.
Samuel Eto on his part contributed heavily to FC Barcelona`s success. The Cameroonian striker scored 30 goals in Spanish league, which was surpased only by Europen Golden Bott winner, Diego Forlan. The striker was also intrumental in Barca`s Champions League campaign with his opening goal in the Final vs. Manchester United.
Future
Despite his achievements Samuel Eto is “persona non grata” in Catalonia these days. One camp says he`s a selfish player and only thrives beacuse surrounded by world class midfielders, such as Xavi, Iniesta or Messi. Others claim that Eto is not being appreciated enough and that he`s been treated unfairly.
Whatever the truth is, these are the facts: So far Eto showed nothing but loyalty to his club and keeps insisting on his stay but the FC Barcelona coach, Pep Guardiola is reluctant to retain the striker.
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Help answer the question about ronaldinho
Does Ronaldinho need a drastic change to return in top form like before?I think so because he has stayed in Barca for a really long time. I think he needs to go to another club in another league. 27 years is not old at all he is amazing im sure he can be the best again. You cant lose talent like what Ronaldinho has over night or ever.
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18 Comments
haha yh thats pretty funny
i like the fact that you put “Here he is tearing apart Chelsea as usual” even though he did one little trick and then passed to a chelsea player at the end, he didnt score, chelsea won the match and he got subbed??
Yes he is still part of Barcelona but he will most likely be transfered out. AC Milan, Chelsea, and Man City are all in the hunt for his services
haha, just practice.
2:00 chelsea foto ronaldinho
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Ronaldinho should play for Celtic
chelsea is bad ass
chelsea won this match. idiots,
It is hard to really know, he looked like it was headed that way a few years ago. Then he looked like he got lazy and has thrown away a lot of the legacy he could have had. If he stays focused on his game, he will at least stay in the top 5 of modern players.
Yes. Because his greedy brother-manager is offering him to the highest bidder.
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copa america, i believe.
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Theres not a chance on earth he will ever be like either player.
If I had to choose I would choose Ronaldinho as Ronaldo spends more time on his tricks & putting on makeup than playing proper football, Ronaldinho also creates chances & uses his tricks to create goals instead of just looking pretty.
Ronaldo always takes the free kicks for United but when does he score?
Ronaldo is a good player but Ronaldinho at his peak made him look average at best, what about Kaka my friend? Or Gerrard, Zidane, Fabregas, Henry, Messi, Rooney???
There are a host of players that leave Ronaldo for dust, football isnt just about looking good watch Kaka glide past people.
I bet your American!
United v Arsenal on Saturday, if you want to see the best club game of football on earth dont miss it!
dont forget about them just getting one of serie a leading scorers borriello he is a threat.. i think milan is going to be amazing this year but i support juventus all the way…ronaldinho is overrated
I was thinking on asking something simular…
I think Ronaldinho is not getting protected like he should from referees, they probably think that he is faking most time and they know how dangerous he is from free-kicks, but sometimes its ridicilous not giving him an obvious foul!!!