FC Barcelona- Seven Forwards of the Decade

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to’o had been with a lot of clubs prior to signing with Barcelona. He played for Real Madrid at a young age, to which he was loaned out to several clubs. He later signed to Mallorca which was eventful; he started to get recognized as a serious player, but finally left in 2004 as the club's all time domestic league scor

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Eto’o made his Barcelona debut against Racing Santander. During his time at the club he encountered some racism playing against Real Zaragoza, where he walked off the pitch saying “No Mais”, meaning no more. Two abusers were caught and given two month bans. The campaign to kick out racism will continue to play an important part in the sport, and Eto’o protest against this helped send a message that racist behavior is not acceptable.

Despite this, he won La Liga three times, Supercopa de Espana twice, Uefa Champions League twice and the Copa Del Rey once with Barcelona. In 2006 he was the top scorer in La Liga, but unfortunately he left Barcelona in a swap deal for Ibrahimović in 2009. I think Barcelona made a big mistake on their part in exchanging him for Ibrahimović. Ibra is good but is out of his depth at Barcelona and their play does not work well with him. Ibra is slow and lethargic and even though strong really slows down Barcelona’s fluidity, which is when they attack best.

Eto’o on the other hand had two attributes, his pace caught players off guard and his first touch was remarkable at goal. His speed and pace worked very well with the speedy tactics of Barcelona, mixing speed and brains on the pitch amounting to a deadly counter. Now he is at Inter Milan where he is in my opinion repressed; his skills are lying dormant. Unlike Barcelona, Inter Milan are a highly defensive team with just a few creative players, one in particular being Sneijder. This is not good, because Eto’o needs a creative force behind him. Sneijder's creativity is not enough to bring out the best attack from him. Barcelona players created opportunities from every angle, bringing out the best of Eto’os explosive play. He is still a threat at Inter, but would be better with a more creative attacking team around him like Barcelona.