Samuel Eto'o

[meetdoscar 335]

aaah, I remember being critized for saying eto'o doens't add anything to the squad, and people told me I knew nothing about him despise watching 70 anzi matches the last 3 years. Eto'o is shit, and jose isn't the right trainer for chelsea as it its now.

Start the hate!

End the hate!

[yuvala 2,167]

aaah, I remember being critized for saying eto'o doens't add anything to the squad, and people told me I knew nothing about him despise watching 70 anzi matches the last 3 years. Eto'o is shit, and jose isn't the right trainer for chelsea as it its now.

Start the hate!

I appreciate your opinion.

[tmessy 139]

Go home eto'o, you're drunk.

[Kojo 4,676]

Go home eto'o, you're drunk.

Oh really?

After all your stupid support for Fernando Torres when he couldn't score a goal after 50 games you jump straight on Etos back when he can't score in 3 games?

Bloody typical.

[Cosmin 2,484]

I think Eto'o will be a good addition to our squad as soon as he gets to adapt with the Premier League type of football and his teammates. He still needs some time, though and even if I don't like it, I will say it: Torres is a better option for us, at the moment. Against Bayern and today we were clearly more dynamic with him on the field. Even if he doesn't shoot too much, he knows the group and the group knows him.

Let Eto'o play against Swindon and Steaua, but Torres should be on the pitch on WHL on Saturday.

[John1611 77]

The Eto'o situation is simple imho. No service=no goals. Apart from two chances against Everton(one of which came solely through an Everton mistake - not like he received a killer pass) can anyone really remember him at any point having a chance he should have done better with? What chance and against who? There simply aren't any. Our strikers are simply not getting through balls getting fed into them, and our midfield are not creating chances for them. Let's not forget Eto'o is not the only one who hasn't scored a league goal yet. Anyway so far it seems like Jose is trying to use him in a deeper role than a traditional striker which further hinders his goal scoring opportunities.

I say leave it till he misses chances that he clearly should have scored like Torres did over his first few years with us, and then make conclusions about his worth.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Oh great, we're back to the "no service" debate.

OMG, the social cycle theory was right, history does repeat itself!!

[John1611 77]

Oh great, we're back to the "no service" debate.

OMG, the social cycle theory was right, history does repeat itself!!

If he gets the chances, he'll score the goals. People should wait till he squanders a few clear goal scoring opportunities before making up their mind on whether he can take them for us consistently over the course of the season.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

If he gets the chances, he'll score the goals. People should wait till he squanders a few clear goal scoring opportunities before making up their mind on whether he can take them for us consistently over the course of the season.

I'm not disagreeing. He certainly deserves a run of games to prove his worth when Torres got 2 and a half years worth of chances (although, Sturridge, Ba and Lukaku didn't get any). But just the sight of that "service" excuse brought back bad memories. Don't worry though, I'll tell my therapist about them

[zolayes 14,489]

I'm not disagreeing. He certainly deserves a run of games to prove his worth when Torres got 2 and a half years worth of chances (although, Sturridge, Ba and Lukaku didn't get any). But just the sight of that "service" excuse brought back bad memories. Don't worry though, I'll tell my therapist about them

IM glad youre getting treatment ...hope it works but doesnt seem to be

[nofacej 132]

Eto'o wasn't the piece of the puzzle we needed, but he's the piece we got.

I have my fingers crossed on both hands, and my toes on both feet, that he'll prove to be effective regardless, and it's much too early to judge him (he's still just settling in and the team is hardly in good form) but I have to say that so far we look better with Torres than Eto'o.

[happy_juan 64]

He took 9 touches on the ball in the first half, attempted 4 passes and completed 2 of them. That is simply woeful.

[Jack Uzzi 54]

Rather disappointing so far.

[OneMoSalah 8,783]

Fuck Eto;o giving everyone RT's on twitter, I post to him and he doesn't give me one :( :(

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Eto'o wasn't the piece of the puzzle we needed, but he's the piece we got.

I have my fingers crossed on both hands, and my toes on both feet, that he'll prove to be effective regardless, and it's much too early to judge him (he's still just settling in and the team is hardly in good form) but I have to say that so far we look better with Torres than Eto'o.

Yea, definitely agree with that first line. You look at the differences between Rooney (the player we actually wanted) and Eto'o (the player we ended up with) and you can just tell that he's not the type of player we really wanted.

That being said, it is too early to write him off. He is making himself a nuisance by playing off the last defenders, but our tactics seem to be focused around crossing. If Barry hadn't made that last-ditch tackle on Eto'o v. Everton then I think we'd be looking at a different perspective.

[NishC300 1,865]

Eto'o making a difference despite lack of goals Squawka stats uploaded on Eurosport regarding Eto'o. 9.8% of the time he's outside the box, Torres. No wonder he can't score.

Samuel Eto'o signed for Chelsea to add some experience, quality and goals to the side. He has started Chelsea's last three fixtures but during that time he has failed to find the back of the net.

Here's our assessment of the former Anzhi forward's first few games for Chelsea.

Statistical Analysis:

One point worth noting is that Samuel Eto'o has had more shots than the other Chelsea forwards, with eight shots in his two appearances for Chelsea, half of which were on target. Against Fulham he had two of these efforts, with a further effort blocked.

Fernando Torres on the other hand had his first shot on target of the season against Fulham, having had just two other attempts (both of which were off target). Despite the fact Torres has featured in four games so far, this shows how dismal his performances have been. Neither player has been prolific, but Eto'o is more effective, given that he has threatened more regularly.

From a tactical viewpoint, despite his age Eto'o is also trying to spin in behind defences and create an outlet for his side. He has won two out of four dribbles this season, which shows that he is trying to make things happen. Torres on the other hand (who has featured in two more games) has completed just one of four dribbles.

A glance at the players' Action-Area graphics confirms that Eto'o is the more effective striker. Eto'o is looking to operate in the most attacking portion of the pitch: the opposition box.

Samuel Eto'o Action Areas v Fulham

Spending 38.10% of the game in the penalty area as well as spending a total of 20% in the wide areas shows that is Eto'o is peeling off to get into space as well as running in behind. Even at 32, his movement is intelligent, even if his first touch and sharpness in front of goal haven't been good enough yet.

Torres on the other hand, is not as effective at this. Often playing with his back to goal and coming too deep to ever really impact on the game in front of goal. From his start versus Hull we can see this:

Fernando Torres Action Areas v Hull

Torres only spends 9.80% of the game in the penalty area, with most of his action coming outside the box, in the area we'd expect a No. 10 to play in. This is the crucial difference. By playing in more advanced areas, Eto'o is opening up space for his team-mates, rather than over-crowding the attacking midfield area (which is already crowded enough).

Conclusion

Eto'o hasn't been great, but he is still Chelsea's best option up front, given his experience, confidence and intelligence off the ball. By running the channels and trying to get in behind he is opening up space (or at least trying too) - something that Torres does not do well at all

[Tomo 21,733]

Conclusion

Eto'o hasn't been great, but he is still Chelsea's best option up front, given his experience, confidence and intelligence off the ball. By running the channels and trying to get in behind he is opening up space (or at least trying too) - something that Torres does not do well at all

Thankgod im not the only one that notices that. Despite Torres's ok performance tonight, it has to be Eto'o for Spurs still.

[OneMoSalah 8,783]

Eto'o

free transfer

3 games 0 goals

better movement and link up than we are used to, still adapting.

Torres 100+ games 30 odd goals

50 FUCKING MILLIONSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

terrible movement, terrible link up play, terrible chance conversion rate, terrible in general.

Please take a step back and refrain from saying Torres is better than Eto'o after 3 games. PLEASE.