a écrit le 14 février 2007 à 10h36 Rijkaard ready to meet with Eto'o
Barcelona - European champions Barcelona are trying to arrange a reconciliatory meeting on Wednesday between Samuel Eto'o, Frank Rijkaard and Txiki Begiristain.
The objective of this meeting will be to try to close the crisis opened by Eto'o's explosive declarations on Tuesday.
The fiery Cameroon striker called Rijkaard "a bad person" for claiming that he had not wanted to come off the sub's bench at the end of Sunday's 2-0 win over Racing Santander.
Eto'o also implicitly criticised team-mate Ronaldinho, and claimed that the Barca dressing-room "was divided into two groups".
'I am sure that Rijkaard will find a solution'
Above all, Eto'o insisted that he didn't have to "apologise to anyone" for his erratic behaviour in the past three days.
On Tuesday evening Barca president Joan Laporta made it clear that he would be taking no disciplinary action against Etoo.
Laporta pointed out that it was up to coach Rijkaard and sporting director Begiristain to meet with Eto'o and close the crisis.
"I am sure that Rijkaard will find a solution," said Laporta. "Our coach is a specialist in this kind of situation."
Eto'o's outburst has provoked all manner of transfer speculation, with the Spanish media suggesting a move to Juventus - or even a return to Real Madrid, his first club in Spain.
However, an online opinion poll published in the digital version of sports daily AS shows that only 46 percent of Real fans would like Eto'o to wear the famous white shirt again. - Sapa-dpa
Published on the Web by IOL on 2007-02-14 11:55:45
G
Barcelona - European champions Barcelona are trying to arrange a reconciliatory meeting on Wednesday between Samuel Eto'o, Frank Rijkaard and Txiki Begiristain.
The objective of this meeting will be to try to close the crisis opened by Eto'o's explosive declarations on Tuesday.
The fiery Cameroon striker called Rijkaard "a bad person" for claiming that he had not wanted to come off the sub's bench at the end of Sunday's 2-0 win over Racing Santander.
Eto'o also implicitly criticised team-mate Ronaldinho, and claimed that the Barca dressing-room "was divided into two groups".
'I am sure that Rijkaard will find a solution'
Above all, Eto'o insisted that he didn't have to "apologise to anyone" for his erratic behaviour in the past three days.
On Tuesday evening Barca president Joan Laporta made it clear that he would be taking no disciplinary action against Etoo.
Laporta pointed out that it was up to coach Rijkaard and sporting director Begiristain to meet with Eto'o and close the crisis.
"I am sure that Rijkaard will find a solution," said Laporta. "Our coach is a specialist in this kind of situation."
Eto'o's outburst has provoked all manner of transfer speculation, with the Spanish media suggesting a move to Juventus - or even a return to Real Madrid, his first club in Spain.
However, an online opinion poll published in the digital version of sports daily AS shows that only 46 percent of Real fans would like Eto'o to wear the famous white shirt again. - Sapa-dpa
Published on the Web by IOL on 2007-02-14 11:55:45
G
