Samuel Eto'o claims Arsenal legend Thierry Henry was 'not on his level' AFC
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“Those who played in France had plus 70 per cent. It’s not because they were strong, but because France sells them better.Eto’o and Henry were Barcelona players in one of the Catalan club’s most successful spells under Pep Guardiola, where they won the treble together in the 2008/09 season. Despite appearing to be tension between the pair now, this wasn’t always the case with Eto’o once describing Henry as his ‘friend’.Eto’o once said he and Henry were friends, but that didn’t stop him from having a strong opinion about his ex-Barcelona teammate
Ahead of the Frenchman’s move to Barcelona in 2007, Eto’o was bullish when he responded to questions from the press that Henry was coming for his place in the Barca first-team – insisting they can ‘play together’.“Some journalists wanted to create tension between ‘Titi’ and me – I am laughing,” the frontman had said.
“I have ‘Titi’ on the phone all the time. If he comes to Barca, thinking he will put Samuel Eto’o on the bench, I say ‘no’. We will play together. We will be teammates.What’s changed?