Eto'o critical of Barcelona coach Rijkaard

Samuel Eto'o has hit out at Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard for saying the striker refused to come on as a substitute in Sunday's 2-0 victory over Racing Santander. "Telling a news conference I didn't want to play is the behaviour of a bad person," the...

Samuel Eto'o has hit out at Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard for saying the striker refused to come on as a substitute in Sunday's 2-0 victory over Racing Santander.

"Telling a news conference I didn't want to play is the behaviour of a bad person," the Cameroon international told reporters yesterday.

"They can say what they want but I've always met my obligations to my team-mates. If you want to know what really happened you should ask Rijkaard."

The Dutch coach asked Eto'o, who recently returned after four months out with a knee injury, to come on in the closing minutes at the Nou Camp but the striker rejected the request.

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