The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 forward's ability and his humbleness on and off the pitch.
Samuel Eto’o left Barcelona for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029.
The former Barcelona man had spent 5 years together with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 at the Spanish club and hails the character and personality of the humble forward. Eto’o is also in awe of the amazing talents that Messi possesses when it comes to football.
"Messi is a god, as a person and even more as a player."
"I hope that he wins the World Cup with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841. To the gods of the world, all I ask is that you give him that chance because I have seen him grow.”
Messi achieved the amazing feat of breaking German legend Gerd Muller’s goal-scoring record at the weekend.
Muller, playing for Bayern Munich and German national team, went on to score an incredible tally of 85 goals in a single calendar year. The record was made in 1972 and since then no one has ever come closer to break the astonishing and most cemented records
in the history of football.
2012 has seen Messi so far notch up a massive tally of 86 goals and his brace against Betis made sure that he surpassed the German’s record that had stayed intact for 40 long years.
Eto’o moved to Russian club Anzhi in 2011 after a 2 year spell with Italian outfit Inter Milan, which also saw him win the Champions League.
The Cameroon striker also highlighted former team-mate Ronaldinho’s impact at his game. The two played together at Barcelona and formed a lethal combo in their time.
"He is a genius, and not just in football. The day I was upset, I did not play well, but when you saw him arrive in the locker room with a smile on his face, you knew he was going to roll."
Ronaldinho and Eto’o led the Catalan club to unprecedented successes and helped them win the Champions League in 2005.
Ronaldinho left Barcelona for Italian side AC Milan after some managerial issues.
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