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Samuel Eto'o

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But amid rumours of a possible return to Spain or France, Eto'o has had his stay cut short "on the basis of a previously agreed negotiation". To help make this website better, to improve and personalize your experience and for advertising purposes, are you happy to accept cookies and other technologies? Mourinho leaves Man United: As it happened 18h ESPN staff.

Solskjaer lined up as United caretaker - sources 19h Mark Ogden. Poch 'very happy' at Spurs amid Utd links 8h Mattias Karen. Mourinho speculation does not worry me 14h Dermot Corrigan. Man Utd brand won't suffer without Mou - analysts 6h Reuters. Barca's Rafinha ordered by court to wear Adidas 8h Reuters. Spurs fan banned 4 years for hurling banana skin 10h Reuters. What does your club need in the January transfer window? When less of the ball means more 1d Musa Okwonga. I think Eto'o for career achievements, consistency, and present form is far ahead of all those strikers you mentioned ,I will also add that after living in the time of Ronaldo the Brazilian , we are also living in the time of the only European Continental Treble legend Samuel Eto'o as from maybe to present, as far as strikers are concerned.

I believe the victories I have earned up to now can contribute to giving the right value to my name. Complain about this comment Comment number 7. The scoring charts in Spain are always exagerated? Complain about this comment Comment number 8.

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I love your slip about Cristiano Ronaldo: Complain about this comment Comment number 9. All jokes aside, Eto'o is a goal machine and always has been. Complain about this comment Comment number Pity the racist pigs at barca didn't appreciate him That's the first time I've heard anything about race being an issue with regards his departure from Barcelona. Also, I don't think Villa has showed a hangover from the World Cup; I think his form has been pretty decent, and bear in mind he has joined a new club with a new system. But Eto'o is sublime. Let's be frank here.

He is definitely not a flash in the pan like some of the others. Consider this, how many strikers play key roles in winning the Champions' league trophy in for different clubs?

If he were English, he'll probably be on the British Pound by now Eto'o, Drogba and Villa are the 3 best pure strikers. It would be interesting if there were teams representing each continent, I think Africa would have the best strike force. Yeah, Drogba and Villa are remarkable strikers, but neither has had anywhere near the kind of turnover in terms of trophies and goals that Etoo has enjoyed.

That's a true story. Drogba yeah he is nearly as good but not half as quick. Eto'o has scored goals everywhere he goes and will continue to do this throughout his career.

Its not just the club he is at as tomefccam suprisingly put although i have never seem him write anything positive on any article, always disagreeing for the sake of it He is a class act and his record speaks for itself. It comes as no suprise that he is considered up there with the best if not the best, but more a suprise that it has taken so long for people to recognise this.

La Liga scoring chart is always exagerated???? But The Premier league has better quality right so more 'realistic' top scorers Great comment from "tomefccam". I'd agree theres often a great exageration of strikers abilities, especially in teams which play to get one guy all the goals.

Good example in pointing out that Pandev would probably get them if playing up front. Everyone wonders who will get the goals when Ronaldo leaves United, surprise surprise they started passing to Rooney instead and he gets the goals. No arguments from me although I do personally think Didier Drogba is the best striker in the world right now. In truth this article gave him a fair hearing though so i wont bang on about it too much!

For me, Drogba wins games on his own for Chelsea at times and his physical presence and flair cannot be matched. If he is in the mood he cannot be stopped and for me thats the mark of a great player. I do agree with the person who stated 'any one of a number of strikers would score goals if playing upfront for Inter Milan' although thats not to take any credit away from Samuel Eto'o performances thus far as he has been fantastic.

Definitely in better form than Dzeko or Suarez and his career stats and honours rival anyones from any period of club football. I would be interested to know why you rate him so highly particularly in terms of Eto'o given the cameroon international has scored far more goals in far tougher leagues than the young brazillian? He has been a great player for a number of years now and deserves these kind of plaudits. I know most of us are looking at typical goalscorers now but that does not make a 'striker'.

Chamakh is one of the best strikers, not really finishing but the other stuff too. I've had a soft spot for Eto'o ever since he pulled off a nutmeg on Sol Campbell while playing for Cameroon and he came out with the great quote, "I dedicate my goal and my piece of trickery against Sol Campbell to the fans of Tottenham," - Tuesday was the first night I got to see him in the flesh and he really didn't let me down Gallas and Kaboul were magnificent in the back and Inter as a team played pretty poor - Yet everytime Eto'o got the ball normally from scraps he picked up himself he looked dangerous surely the sign of a world class striker - The 25 yard shot that hit the side netting made my heart leap into my mouth I think at present you have to look at Eto'o and Drogba - Who would I prefer?

For his years of consistency across two leagues I don't count Ligue 1 I would have to go with Eto'o.

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When Barcelona indicated they wanted to get rid of him, I wondered why they would do that. Right now he has proved that no matter where he is, goals are the name of the game for him!! I don't know whether he could be rated best, but as an Inter fan here's what I appreciate of Eto'o: He has done a huge work since he arrived and seldom complained - not even when he was forced to play out of position for a year.

He's not threatening to leave every couple of months read: Maicon , he's not complaining about the wage. He's definitely proud and that's a good thing, but SO professional. I think for this reason he probably deserves a top spot among the great goalscorers. I agree with all. While some degree of talent is required to even be mentioned with these players, alot depends on the other 10 guys on the pitch. Look at Rooney in the WC. He didn't have the mighty MAN U team with all it great foreign players to feed him the ball.

Just a mediocore team made of English players. I guess one should just look at the teams standings and stats. That says it all! Afterall, it is a team sport and the winning formula is 11 guys playing good together. The best 11 in the world would probalby stink if they played together. Ego's get in the way. Villa, a hell of a player: All I'm saying there's more to picking the best in the world than goals.

Not sure how anyone can really doubt Eto'o as genuine world class. Drogba and Eto'o have slight difference, Drogba's power and Eto'o's speed, both guys are awesome strikers and very difficult to decide on who's the best. The thing with Eto'o is that its very easy for people to dismiss his abilities, playing with an amazing Barca and treble winning Inter, these teams dominated their domestic league, therefore creating a lot of chances and Eto'o was there to take them. Also lets not forget why Barca bought him in the first place, because he was a special talent playing for Mallorca, hardly the best team in Spain, yet he still scored a decent amount of goals for them also!!

These arguments are always difficult because no two players are the same, each individual has there own characteristics. Well, I am thinking more like this should be the heading 'Eto'o is the best striker in the world'.

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Had it been Messi, Ronaldo or even Rooney who had scored 20 or more goals a season, im expecting the heading to be something like this 'Rooney is the best striker in the world' obviously referring to that season. Lets be real, since his time in Mallorca, Barca and now Inter, he has proven time and time again that he is the best goal poacher in the system, but he always gets over shadowed by the one season players. Eto'o is one player I wish we'd have gone for when he became available just when we were offloading Saha. On current form he is better than Drogba although they are different types of strikers.

I am a big fan of Drogba but this season he isn't quite up to the level he was last season. Form wise it has to be Eto, that goal he scored against spurs was brilliant in its execution, bending it around the defender. Not sure he has got many penalties this year but all the same his strike rate is superb. In the World cup Eto was played on the right side of midfield against Japan. They lost, in truth the whole team looked all over the show and a chance was missed.

Although Eto still scored 2 goals and could have had 3 against Denmark. Top pure strikers this season. Someone pointed out he's a 1 in 3 striker for Porto. Well he's got 13 in 13 this season. You defend this by quoting Eto'o and his Barca days. This is outdated, we might as well talk about Van Nistelrroy at Real and Henry at Arsenal if we're going to back track.

Also, Eto'o scored just 2 CL goals in 12 appearances last year, compared to Hulk with 3 european goals in 8 games, and Suarez with 6 in 9. Also Eto'os international record. Suarez was brilliant in the world cup for a Uruguay side probably on par with Cameroon in terms of ability. If I wanted someone to convert a chance upon which my life depended? Still van Nistlerooy, please. If I wanted the best striker in the world? If I wanted the best strike partnership? Then, maybe, Drogba and Eto'o. I would put my house on him. Having said that Eto'o is very good but Il Fenomeno is in a league of his own.

Premier League is certainly the best of all leagues upon every aspect, but Barca as a team is a football dream.

And even when Barca is in trouble, Messi can score - score enough to win. If my life depends on it, I will choose him. After all, he is not only one of the best scorers, he is the best player in the world. As for Eto's depart, it is about cutting the expenses, and Barca is trying to develop their own players. Certainly it would be better that he stayed there, but a club has to manage it's financing.

Strikers have come and faded with each season but S. Eto'o has remained Eto'o Ask Ronaldinho, No disrespect. Eto'o is a dream of a striker. He isn't physical like Drogba but uses his intelligence and pace to get the best of the best defences around. His movement is brilliant, and his finishing is of a very high standard, I love his toe poke finish: It was once said that Eto'o relied on Xavi to score goals, but Mallorca and Inter are proof that those comments are misguided.

Those claims have been silenced. Barca fans have nothing but love for Samuel Eto'o. It was said by some Ibra would be a better fit because of his higher technical ability. But his stint at Barca proved playing the no. Is Eto'o the best striker in the world? Torres is good, but he doesn't have the intelligence of Eto'o in terms of movement, for me its David Villa and Samuel Eto'o, these two have been consistent for years and years. Anelka is not in the class of Eto'o or Villa that is for sure and Higuian is better too. In reply to 33, you criticise others for using the past to support Eto'o's claims but then you use the past in response.

You point out that last year he only scored two in twelve Champions League games, but as pointed out in the blog he spent the whole season playing out of position. The article is talking about the present, he is currently playing as a striker and is banging in the goals, in a league that is notoriously difficult to score in. When the current crop of strikers hang up there boots and we review who was the best others may rank above him, but right now I don't see a striker to match him.

Hes the best, simple as that. I still shake my head when I think about it. Madness of the highest order. The question was 'Is Samuel Eto'o the world's best striker'. To my mind the role of striker is almost all about scoring goals. If you broaden the role to include assits, holding the ball up, creativity and work rate, you change the question to best centre forward, best forward or even just best player. So if we accept striker to mean goal scorer then obviously the amount of goals scored is the predominant factor in judging who might be the best.

I don't believe that one third of one season is enough to merit election as the world's best so for me, I'd have to rule out 13 in 13 Hulk on that basis. By the same token, one bad season in goalscoring terms should not necessarily rule someone out so, again in my opinion, Eto'o scoring 2 in 12 in the champions league does not count against him, especially as by my definition of a striker, he wasn't really acting as one in that campaign. Which team the striker plays for and in which leaque they operate in are also relevant factors.

A record amount of goals in a perceived weaker league doesn't necessarily equate to a great goal scorer Kris Boyd Rangers then Middlesburgh as an example but then neither does it automatically typify mediocraty Ronaldo for Ajax. Not every player can begin at a huge club so it seems odd to suggest that scoring for a footballing giant in some way lessens the achievment. So in my opinion Eto'o is the greatest striker at the moment. I believe he's up there with other great strikers of the past, Ronaldo Brazilian, though it pains me to have to identify him by stating his nationality, we should have to use a qualifier for the other one, maybe Ronaldo diver and Gerd Muller to name but two.

Oh and to suggest that more or less anyone could score the same amount as a great striker that is part of a great team is ridiculous. Darren Bent score more than Eto'o at Inter, please The man's got a 50 pence for a foot, he has no idea where the ball is going to go when he kicks it. He's a class act.

Would like to see him in England.

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Some people really do spit out nonsense sometimes. Drogba not on form!? With 11 games and 7 goals and 6 assists, I can only laugh at how good he is when he is on form and surely the best in the world if that is the case. I dont remember Eto defending like Drogba does either. Simply, Drogba is class! As for the transfer, look at the details yes Inter got a much better deal by far but in the long run Barca havnt suffered too badly really have they.

Got a brilliant striker in Zlatan who scored goals but didnt seem to fit the dynamics of the team but still won the league eventually got the man they really wanted in David Villa and AC Milan got a striker more suited to there style of play and is scoring regularly for them. At this moment in time Eto'o is the best, come 6 months down the line may be a different story but for right now Remember barca fans throwing bananas at him and subjecting him to monkey chants, not sure if thats racist but I doubt they'd give Ibra that sort of reception.

If I needed a striker to put away a chance if my life depended on it then, when on form, Fernando Torres is the best there is. But for Liverpool, all the big four in England have suffered from the goals of Samuel eto'o hence disproving the argument of 6, also Iba was put in place of Eto'o but we all saw the result. ETO'O is and has been for the last 5 years the best. So Peter Crouch has been scoring lots. What I like about Eto'o is his seriousness and professionalism on the pitch he may be a nut off the pitch.

He never does anything to damage his team's chances.. Eto'o is the best striker in the world and I have thought that for a long time. My top five when they are fit and on form are: Fernando Torres I know that there will be a few people who will try and argue about Rooney and perhaps Torres. There's no doubt in my mind that Eto'o is the best striker in the world. His consistency is phonemenal, over the past 7 years i cant think of anyone who can match him.

Drogba perhaps but he's a slightly differant player. Eto'o is a spearhead of any team, pace to burn and deadly finishing. What Barca were thinking of when they sold him I dont know. Why on earth would you get rid of him.? I always thought that IM would be getting the better deal in a straight swap, so the cash must be considered a very nice bonus. I think subsequent events have only reinforced that opinion. It's funny isn't it, trying to compare players. Comparing those playing in different positions, eras, leagues, continents And this difficulty is highlighted for me when I see just how hard it is to compare two contemporary players in the same position.

Drogba and Eto'o have both had glorious careers and have cemented their places among the world's greatest ever strikers.

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And yet look how different they are, in build, style, technique - but they can both produce goals out of nothing! If I had to go for one, right now, it'd be Eto'o, simply because I think Drogba has lost a little bit of pace and mobility since last season.

But in overall careers, they're two more greats to be added to the pantheon. Eto'o is sheer class but i don't get to see enough of Italian football to follow him that closely, I personally think Barca haven't looked as good since he left. My top 3 strikers in the world just now are: I am a Man Utd fan, and it really hurts to say it, but Didier Drogba is the best striker in the world. The guy has power, pace, skill and his link up play is excellent.

He's a proven world class finisher with the ability to create not just score. Eto'o is another top class striker and I would welcome him with open arms at Utd, but I think Drogba is in another league to anyone else as an out and out frontman. In goalscoring terms and all round ability, I think Messi 7in la liga this season and Cristiano Ronaldo 12 in la liga this season are better but not by as much as people think.

But if everybody was on an even playing field i. As the readers' remarks on this page show, African players generally struggle to make themselves heard on the biggest stages - we seem to somehow expect merely "brute force" from them Edwards' description of Drogba's main attributes rather than the finesse and technical ability that they undoubtedly possess.

And so it is difficult for many to agree that Eto'o is the best in the business right now - but who's to blame them?

Is Samuel Eto'o the world's best striker?

The media drives most such subjective discussions anyhow, and their alleged analyses form the basis of our reckoning. Thus, Serena Williams only ever 'powers her way through' matches the BBC's articles detailing Serena's wins are inevitably headlines "Serena powers Where, then, is the surprise in that? Eto'o has been acknowledged as one of the world's best strikers ever since his first season at Barca. He has however had his ups and downs, just like Rooney, Owen and Gerrard have done. All four of them fall into the world class category Owen no longer so of course but certainly in his Liverpool days.

I think Drogba is better. Eto is a great striker but he may be a bit too reliant on pace; in other words, I think he lacks a bit of power, which makes his life in tough matches no spaces a bit harder. Drogba is more powerful, hence in a tough match that I need to score I'd pick drogba for sure.

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