Eto'o in thrall to the power of three
When the UEFA Champions League final success was the FC Internazionale Milano in the Italian side won the Serie A, Coppa Italia and European club prize in a single season triples are just a novelty for Samuel Eto'o. can, in fact, the pace that medals will attend the 1000 m² apartment he bought last month in Milan given soon too small for his trophy collection.
Having won in the last year in the UEFA Champions League as part of a Triple Crown with FC Barcelona, Inter striker is entitled to say: "You need to have the perfect team to win everything." However, his own contribution to this European conquests, even without the final by a goal in the Bernabeu on Saturday, gloss, were significant.
Coach Jose Mourinho had sung of Cameroon at the weekend with the words: "Eto'o is a great example. Of course there is a player with a good reputation, and of course it is a long, but if the team through a difficult time and need someone going to do extra work, he is the first to do so. "
The 29-year old transplant showed its kind in the 2-0 win at Inter, especially early in the second half forced the FC Bayern Munich to remove opener Diego Milito. However, he was modest as to his last stroke down. "I'm not an expert on winning competitions," he said. "You must have the right teammates, the coach right. I was lucky enough for the big clubs to play me to win this trophy allowed."
The final was expected as much as Eto'o. "We were safe," he said. We knew we needed to win, and we were lucky to score at around the half hour mark. Once we got halfway through 1-0, we knew the game would be more open in the second half. They came back strong - and coordinated - could, but we had a great goalkeeper Júlio Cesar. Then, 2-0, was it difficult for them. "
Milito Bernabéu double took his tally to 30 this season, including goals in the Italian Cup final and the victory-clinching Scudetto the Nerazzurri at AC Siena in the last days of the Italian campaign. "He scored two goals in the final, had a great game," said No9. "Congratulations to Diego and all my teammates."
Eto'o scored in the match record of Alfredo di Stefano in the last three European Champion Clubs Cup may have been lost, having scored in 2006 and 2009 editions of Barcelona, but were significant acute comfort. "The most important thing for me was not scoring, the team," he said. "We had to win, and we have - so we are happy."
Having won in the last year in the UEFA Champions League as part of a Triple Crown with FC Barcelona, Inter striker is entitled to say: "You need to have the perfect team to win everything." However, his own contribution to this European conquests, even without the final by a goal in the Bernabeu on Saturday, gloss, were significant.
Coach Jose Mourinho had sung of Cameroon at the weekend with the words: "Eto'o is a great example. Of course there is a player with a good reputation, and of course it is a long, but if the team through a difficult time and need someone going to do extra work, he is the first to do so. "
The 29-year old transplant showed its kind in the 2-0 win at Inter, especially early in the second half forced the FC Bayern Munich to remove opener Diego Milito. However, he was modest as to his last stroke down. "I'm not an expert on winning competitions," he said. "You must have the right teammates, the coach right. I was lucky enough for the big clubs to play me to win this trophy allowed."
The final was expected as much as Eto'o. "We were safe," he said. We knew we needed to win, and we were lucky to score at around the half hour mark. Once we got halfway through 1-0, we knew the game would be more open in the second half. They came back strong - and coordinated - could, but we had a great goalkeeper Júlio Cesar. Then, 2-0, was it difficult for them. "
Milito Bernabéu double took his tally to 30 this season, including goals in the Italian Cup final and the victory-clinching Scudetto the Nerazzurri at AC Siena in the last days of the Italian campaign. "He scored two goals in the final, had a great game," said No9. "Congratulations to Diego and all my teammates."
Eto'o scored in the match record of Alfredo di Stefano in the last three European Champion Clubs Cup may have been lost, having scored in 2006 and 2009 editions of Barcelona, but were significant acute comfort. "The most important thing for me was not scoring, the team," he said. "We had to win, and we have - so we are happy."
