Samuel Eto'o

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Was poor but everyone has bad performances and it's his first Premier League game ever. The worry for me is that his speed just doesn't seem near the same as it was which negates a big part of his game.

[polo 18]

my sister is 5 years old and she 's better

[ANDRECHO 432]

http://ohdenniswise.com/about

I BELIEVE IN ETO'O

A good performance completely undermined by a minute of madness before half-time. When Cech could have dithered, he a dangerously bowled the ball downfield. Ramires and Eto'o both lost out before, later in the move, Luiz stepped out to leave Naismith free to nod over the line.

Unbelievably, there have been plenty of fans bemoaning Eto'o's performance. I don't see why. He linked up superbly, most notably setting up Ramires'shomemade volley in the first half and deftly nodding the ball into Oscar's path in the second. Yes, despite getting in some threatening positions he failed to get on the scoresheet. He was causing Everton problems, he was the right man to lead the line.

There were quite a few under-par performers, but Cole was atrocious - and he was rightfully replaced by Torres... oh, Torres. One exceptional strike against Bayern doesn't mean he's fit to lead the line. His record in the Premier League is apalling. He's a shadow of the player I hope he could still become. I like him, he tries hard, but I struggle to believe in him.

It was all a bit desperate, lacking discipline as the game progressed. I like the way José summed it up, despite dominating the game we didn't deserve to win because of the chances we spurned. This team is still a work in progress, a very exciting work in progress. Chin up, Chelsea.

[zolayes 14,489]

he's too old pff what a waste

you are even more stupid than you are ugly ..try polo in the Atlantic

[polo 18]

you are even more stupid than you are ugly ..try polo in the Atlantic

i'm more beautiful than Schurrle and Luiz ahahhahhahah

[kellzfresh 7,226]

Who's this polo guy? Bitee??

[zolayes 14,489]

Who's this polo guy? Bitee??

he is a a Taliban ... or a bit of an idiot ,,,take your pick

[jonaaibosk 191]

Here we go. Gotta love you guys. 1 game and he's shit. Not thinking about how good his movement was and how he got into the positions to score and the fact that only a great challenge from Barry stopped him scoring, he couldn't have done much else. He did ok, bit rusty of course but for someone who's rusty, i think he did alright. Fine lines again. He'll score goals for us, i have no doubts at all.

Spot on

[Rambo 1,729]

Didn't think he was that bad at all. Looked way more dangerous than Torres ever did for us in years.

[bleed_blue 136]

Showed good movement and positioning.was rusty and hence some poor finishing.

[remains of the day 564]

Have to say, I'm completely dumbfounded how anyone could say he was poor. The man sent in a good cross to Ramires which very well could have led to a goal were it not for a great save by Howard, he also set up a chance for Schurrle and also did a nice layoff to Oscar that resulted in a penalty cry. In addition to linking up well with his teammates, he also had (at the minimum), three shots on target. Linked up well, created chances for his teammate, put in a shift for the team and yet still managed to look a goal threat. This was all in his first premier league start, mind you. People have praised Torres for lesser performances. Eto'o put in a very balanced performance from start to finish to say he was poor is being completely unfair.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

His movement off the ball was excellent and he linked up very well with the players considering he just arrived at the club. But he is obviously lacking a lot of fitness as I would have expected. Hopefully when he's 100% fit he can regain that yard of pace he seems to have lost atm.

[The Skipper 20,593]

When this guy gets sharp he'll score plenty. Was pretty good today.

[Strike 6,965]

He's a lot quicker than I expected. Ofcourse, he won't win a race against Coleman though- a very quick player himself

[Barbara 15,149]

so another striker "who needs time" ?

i've heard that too many times before

dude this is his first match ever in EPL... the same is to be said about Willian, was about André, and will be about anyone who comes from other lighter leagues.

How about in January if he still can't find his right feet then you bring this premature as heck argument? Today he was much better than Torres + Ba + Lukaku in all three previous EPL matches, so I guess it's one step forward.

Gosh these threads really are annoying at times... most times when we don't win.

[ANDRECHO 432]

dude this is his first match ever in EPL... the same is to be said about Willian, was about André, and will be about anyone who comes from other lighter leagues.

How about in January if he still can't find his right feet then you bring this premature as heck argument? Today he was much better than Torres + Ba + Lukaku in all three previous EPL matches, so I guess it's one step forward.

Gosh these threads really are annoying at times... most times when we don't win.

[edetarod 2,155]

this guy doesn't care about Chelsea and he never will

his reaction after he missed that huge chance said it all really

[Phil Driver 503]

Thought he looked good ,movement was way ahead of anything we have seen from Nando and he must improve with fitness and familiarity.