Everybody remembers Cameroonian international Samuel Etoo declaring that he would never play for Chelsea back in 2005, still fuming at the manner of Barcelonas exit from the Champions League, but he was also very selective about writing off what manager he would play for as well. Disgusted at Jose Mourinhos antics during Chelseas first-leg defeat at the Camp Nou, which included the infamous incident which led to the retirement of Swedish referee Anders Frisk, Etoo claimed he would never play for the Portuguese boss.
''Never will I sign for a team trained by Mourinho. He wrecked things completely with his behaviour surrounding the two games between our sides. I insist Barca boss Frank Rijkaard is the better coach despite how many titles the Portuguese has won. - Samuel Etoo, March 2005.
Four years later, Etoo would renege on his promise and signed for Mourinhos Inter Milan in the summer of 2009 as part of the deal which took Zlatan Ibrahimovic to the Nou Camp. The former Barcelona star would strike up an instant relationship with his former nemesis, and won an unprecedented treble during their only season together, before Mourinho signed him once again for Chelsea in 2013.
''Before meeting at Inter, we didnt know each other personally, so our relationship was tense. I even said one time that Id never play for a club where Jose was coach. But God knows best. He wanted to show me that I was wrong and today Jose is a friend. - Samuel Etoo, September 2013.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
