Why do Eto'o and Guardiola hate each other?

Samuel Eto’o and Pep Guardiola won a treble together but what they shared behind the scenes and beyond all the trophies was nothing short of a cold war. This is the story of why the two footballing legends absolutely can’t stand one another.
00:00 - Intro
00:57 - The backstory
02:17 - A new era
05:15 - The confrontation
06:58 - The tipping point
10:37 - A year to remember
12:41 - The final blow
14:56 - Burying the hatchet
15:55 - Outro
#SamuelEto’o #PepGuardiola #Barcelona
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[@soccerstoriesohmygoal]

Do you think Guardiola really underestimated Samuel Eto'o from the beginning ?

[@mugenAPEX]

No, he thought he was an amazing player and striker but he also thought that he had too much of an attitude and ego during his time there. At the start of his manager career, Pep couldn't really handle players with an attitude so he opted to get rid of him and ironically...he brought in Zlatan 😂. I would assume Pep is better with dealing with egotistical players now as he's grown as a manager

[@kabiradeyemi4889]

@@mugenAPEXBut Ibrahimovic was humble and without egos right? You are a 🤡

[@beejj6190]

Pep was a younger guy then with talent and an ego that lent itself to even wanting to control senior players who had achieved at the top level. With players liike Eto'o all you need to ensure is they are fit and motivated - then just tell them to do what they do, ffs!

[@katlegisoenterprise6328]

big time..even after the treble..That is why he authorised the worst transfer in his managerial history when he swapped Etoo plus cash for Zlatan

[@rouhoullahdiomande3970]

Guardiola is an amazing coach. But as a human being, he's a bastard.

[@mmaaccess5071]

Tried to Replace him with Zlatan and Zlatan also hated pep😂

[@BrandonAyong]

Pep "Eto'o is a brilliant striker but too much attitude I need low profile players " Also pep Replaces Eto'o with zlatan😂😂😂

[@nibrasjunaideen7677]

@@BrandonAyong the board signed ibrahimovic not pep

[@yorkshirelad346]

@@nibrasjunaideen7677true because Real spent £250 mill + on players and they needed to respond

[@yohanespaskal9352]

Yaya toure also hates him

[@fessali5726]

But Messi made them all look benchwarmers. Don’t hate the players. Hate the game. Messi wasn’t to play in middle. So Messi plays in middle. Not easy being replaced by younger bulls. But that’s life.

[@CitizensAlert]

Telling a professional player to surrender his jersey to another player in the presence of the full squad is very disrespectful and unacceptable. Pep disrespected Eto’o, the best of that time.

[@lindilebangose7667]

Selective story telling. That was clearly a reactionary action to humiliate and show him who is boss. Question is, what did Eto do to force his hand like that?

[@Nooroodin84]

Back to back treble…Samuel Eto’o is the only player to achieve that. Greatness.

[@user-vl2ff3dq8i]

What is a trebel? Isn’t that a sound thing ?

[@bencipherx]

@@user-vl2ff3dq8iwinning the champions league, league title and the league cup

[@lindilebangose7667]

​@@bencipherxand Pep has done that 3 times as a manager. What's your point ?

[@bencipherx]

@@lindilebangose7667 who vexed you ?

[@tekumforche2160]

​@@lindilebangose7667that is a lie twice not 3 time

[@MrWillypanda88]

The problem is always Pep wants to control everything. He is suitable for team like Manchestes City, a team he built, with players he liked, but he will always have problems with players who prefer hands-off approach.

[@raphaelkyembe4407]

Perfect description of Pep. No wonder he has stayed longer

[@beejj6190]

Sort of.. I would rather say Pep was a younger guy then with talent and an ego that lent itself to to even wanting to control senior players who had achieved at the top level. With players liike Eto'o all you need to ensure is they are fit and motivated - then just tell them to do what they do, ffs!

[@karlmtinsley8297]

Total Control Freak. Deep Up His Own Ahzzzzz!

[@vickym7445]

​@@karlmtinsley8297Control Freak, and a coward. He never takes up a challenge. He always plays it safe. And the media keeps kicking him.

[@karlmtinsley8297]

@@vickym7445 Yes indeed. Barca, Bayern Munich & Man Citah. Always has stacked teams and money to burn. Probably move to PSG next 😏

[@BoldSoulSports]

Eto'o was a great player!I remember him playing at Barcelona,in that time😍

[@ig56ruje]

one of the few strikers who could score 30 goals a season back then

[@katlegisoenterprise6328]

Pep was a young inexperienced coach who did not know how to handle a strong character like Etoo.He wanted quiet players who will not question him and Barcelona probably wanted to use him to get rid of Etoo. Etoo had a great relationship with Laporta and had just gone through a lot with the club in the media space..So it was a case of a fed up legend being led by an inexperienced genius. With Etoo,we could have defended the UCL in 2010,we also could have beaten Chelsea in 2012..The leadership and character he had was what we missed when the Anfield and Rome humiliation happened....he is the greatest N09 barca have ever had

[@GiftJerome]

Squarez was much better

[@katlegisoenterprise6328]

2 UCL finals and scored in both of them (Won one of them without Messi on the pitch),Ronaldinho won nothing with Barca until Etoo came,Etoo won the Pichichi without the help of prime Messi.If Etoo stayed in 2010,we easily wold have defended the UCL,but he came back and knocked us out..Leadership on and off the pitch...Your Suares on the other hand Played in the deadliest trio in the past 10 years and only won 1 UCL,played next to prime Messi who spoon fed him but he only managed to scored 1 away goal in 25 matches in the UCL (2017-2020).Suares failed is in the Roma humiliation,he failed us at Anfield.That would never happen with Etoo...FACT IS THAT SUARES HELD MESSI BACK AND ONLY STUCK AROUND BECAUSE OF THE FRIENDSHIP @@GiftJerome

[@joshuaj.chinda9873]

​@@GiftJerome It's Suarez not squarez 😂😂and he wasn't better.

[@monetizeyourfunds]

❤

[@SLAYER-nm5zw]

​@@joshuaj.chinda9873😂

[@ekanem2954]

They won the treble together, Eto'o won the treble the next year beating barca in the semis and Pep went on to become one of the greatest managers in history. Looks like both of them won in the end tbh.

[@TheGameOver100]

Not better then carlo anceloti

[@Rodeo.W]

​@@TheGameOver100One who couldn't even smell a treble talkless of know how it feels😂

[@ldope3904]

Only player to win 2 European trebles with 2 different clubs

[@olufemiolumilua4689]

Back to Back! And he was so key in both.👍

[@BeBe-vh4ry]

Bit of a nonsense stat really

[@sargonsblackgrandfather2072]

@@BeBe-vh4ryhow so?

[@BeBe-vh4ry]

@@sargonsblackgrandfather2072 Gareth Bale won it 5x and was a huge part in several finals. He 'only' got one treble and 'only' with one team. This stat makes something seem more than it actually is.

[@ldope3904]

@@BeBe-vh4ry Definitely seems something an HGH messi fan would say

[@benho5243]

Two players - Eto and Zlatan - hated Pep. But they loved Jose. Is there a pattern here?

[@MC-tl7oj]

Mou, Zlatan, Samu; 3 arrogant egomaniacs that have arguments and fights everywhere they go, yeah its a pattern alright

[@lindilebangose7667]

​@@MC-tl7ojsociopaths 😂

[@zabdi5710]

eto'o was a fantastic player. his finishing was amazing and he was also good with the ball. big big mistake on behalf of pep to even consider selling him.

[@georgedanilov8898]

It doesn’t matter how good 1 player is if he doesn’t fit the team you are building and/or you have no rapport with him Team always comes first

[@zabdi5710]

@@georgedanilov8898 who said he doesn't fit? he scored a goal in cl final in 2009 for pep?? who knows what would have happened if eto't didn't score that time.

[@n.godswilln.136]

Eto'o was the best striker in that time, absolute beast. Non came close

[@rawthentictruth]

That only goes to say how much talent Eto had in his playing days. Too good to be ignored even if the coach didn’t like his antics.

[@capturejay3079]

Pep teaching Eto´o how to score as a striker is wild!

[@sehun2193]

Pep is showing how to play as how he visioned in his Barcelona team. Henry did it David Villa did it

[@nitro300]

Eto's days with the Blues and his CL performance are unforgettable.

[@kazuragi895]

Eto won two trebles the Italian one with Mourinho and the spanish one with Guardiola.

[@obongo96]

Its not an assumption. Pep saw him in the tunnel never greeted him but waited untill the cameras were ON on the pitch to show the world that he was a good guy and if etoo refused people would see that he was the bad guy but that was not the case.

[@liyas44]

Imagine scoring 35 goals during the season and even scoring in the Champions league final and still getting Traded Pep Guardiola is devious

[@lindilebangose7667]

And the team still went on the be better without him 😂 There was a young bull on the up and space for him to grow into the greatest player ever needed to be made. He was just a casualty of greatness.

[@dennisgodman9732]

It’s pretty wild to say in your debut press conference that you’re just looking to rid yourself of 3 starters lmao

[@titusxp]

How many African players have Pep played with who still have a good relationship with hin till this day?

[@gedearimbawa1985]

maybe keita

[@zabdi5710]

imagine hating toure and eto'o. 2 fantastic players. pep and his antics need to be disscussed.

[@Mkhonto]

Mahrez

[@martinsgates1141]

@@Mkhonto Did you watch the way he used Mahrez.lol and he still sold him.

[@martinsgates1141]

@@gedearimbawa1985 Keita was a stop gap .

[@diversejoe617]

I remember oh my goal making a video on why pep guardiola despised African players in favor of Spaniards.

[@user-fj6wt8vv1q]

I don't think he is against African players in general tho. Like you gotta admit that Busquets clears Yaya Toure. Pep usually picks the best team without bias. But Eto'o is a great player and shouldn't have been replaced tbh. Maybe it is similar to Cancelo at City.

[@diversejoe617]

@@user-fj6wt8vv1q True that

[@whoisthis5476]

@@user-fj6wt8vv1qnah, one example doesn’t get him a pass for being biased against black players for the majority of his coaching career.

[@artgeneral7217]

​@@user-fj6wt8vv1q Busquets doesn't clear Yaya. Sorry.

[@user-fj6wt8vv1q]

@artgeneral7217 alright, stick to playing Fifa then 😅

[@reynaldoreyesmartell2835]

I love Eto'o

[@AllMadeVlogs]

Pep Guardiola is a coach...not a man manager.. that's why he always joins rich clubs...where he can buy the players whom he can dominate...

[@harryschmidt4465]

Eto'o is right

[@kothicamedarth2680]

Yes Pep was wrong from the start,it was actually Samuel Eto who saved Barcelona from Rijkard's lethargy to complain to management. Pep Guardiola had unnatural love for Messi-Xavi-Iniesta-Pique to make his game centred around them. Even prime Cesc Fabregas (he had better numbers than Xavi & Iniesta) was treated inferior to rather act as person who should aid Messi-Xavi-Iniesta.

[@DaleDanny]

DAVID SILVA WAS THE BEST SPAINISH MIDFIELDER FOR ME

[@kothicamedarth2680]

@@DaleDanny David Silva & Pep met each other later past Silva's prime but I agree he was very lethal midfielder who was more dangerous. Even Pep laments not recognising Silva to take him in his Barcelona

[@lindilebangose7667]

Put down the meth pipe mate 😂 Iniesta and Xavi are best midfield duo to dawn the game. This is not even a debate. It's unanimous throughout the footballing fraternity.

[@kothicamedarth2680]

@@lindilebangose7667 Did I say nope ? 🤡.. But Cesc Fabregas has better records than them even at Barcelona

[@fovis2859]

Whatever you do, don't do drugs. Xavi Iniesta are the best Spanish midfielders ever plus a player can never be bigger than a coach

[@deathstarresident]

Look if you go into a company and start changing things and you have no experience behind you - you’ll get questioned. Personally I have experienced this first hand and sometimes they were right to question. But if you want to be successful in your role and bring success to that organization - you need to first back yourself and stand your ground. Some characters won’t stand for that and if you have the power to let them go then you should. This is what happened with Pep, he had no management credentials but brilliant ideas and vision for Barca’s future and personalities like Eto was not ready to stand down and take his leadership and ideas. It worked out great for both Pep and Eto in the end as they both found success.

[@lindilebangose7667]

Exactly mate. People like to personalize this like we haven't seen this play out. As soon as new leadership takes charge, the old guard always resists any form of change. And the fact that Eto had an influence in getting the old coach fired meant he was a problematic character that meant he had to go otherwise the new lead3rship won't make it.

[@brandonb.6799]

This will not be a problem if the new management’s changes are rooted in rationality for success of the company, as opposed to biased feelings. Being the striker with the best results statistics in the team, at the top of European football, and also a well-known team leader who has been a support to younger players…..only for new management to kick you to the curb because they feel threatened by you, obviously won’t sit well with you. Great managers will use you for benefit of the company/team’s success rather than feel threatened by you. And in turn, you will surrender to their leadership (just the way Mourinho did with Eto’o). Sure, they may gain more iron-clad control on the team by kicking you out, but at the cost of lower performance? Which is more important here?

[@henryreturns1397]

Many things here missing and are wrong : - When Pep was promoted to Barca´s first team , Ronaldinho , Deco and Eto were at the chopping block. Ronaldinho and Deco cuz their form have been awful and Eto cuz of his ego. In the end Eto stayed at Barca one extra year because Pep could not get one extra striker he need it. - The main problem came was that "Guardiola" never told anything to Eto to his face and it was everything thru the president or a manager around. - Also Eto replacement was Zlatan , not Messi. Messi has been playing with Eto for a long time already and Messi looked up to him - Guardiola change the system to the False 9 and make Eto play on the wing and Messi as the "Center Forward". At first they clash but after results were yielding and Eto was also playing good , it look something that they left on the past. Eto even at that position score vs United at the Final of the champions league - Though in the end , Eto was replace for Zlatan because "taller , physical stronger and acrobatic" that would fit for Pep - This problem also was not just with Eto , but it happend to with Zlatan and also with other players like Yaya Toure at Barca and then at City too lmao - Funny thing is that "Haaland" is the "personification" of "what if Zlatan and Pep get along. - Also we have to remember that Pep was just starting and him dealing with egos is not what he is today - Over the years Pep got better on dealing with egos

[@godsoulsukmadewa]

Haaland works because there's no other "Haaland" at City. Lewandowski also works because there's no other "Lewandowski" at Bayern. Eto'o and Zlatan "failed" because Pep got Messi, and he didn't need two "Messi" in his team. It was a shame, because it could work. Later we all saw how Barca's Messi-Suarez-Neymar killed football.

[@zabdi5710]

@@godsoulsukmadewa tf u talkin about?? this has nothing to do with not wanting 2 messi's. it didn't even work like that. pep just couldn't handle big egos back then. he wasn't flexible nor experienced enough to listen to the players and wanted to apply his ideology completely.

[@godsoulsukmadewa]

@@zabdi5710 i think i'm clear. He can't fit two "Messi", or he doesn't need two "Messi" in his system, his strategy, his tactics. There always one main goalscorer in the starting lineup. Messi in Barca, Lewandowski in Bayern, Aguero and now Haaland in City. As you can see in this video, Eto'o scored plenty. He got replaced by Zlatan only to have the same situation later. So strange. He wasted two highscoring strikers just like that in Barca. All i can guess, by that time Pep realized that the superiority in his system is when he plays Messi as his main goal-getter. He asked Eto'o to do something, to play strictly to this plan. Eto'o didn't like it. Same thing happened with Zlatan. Henry a good student, a model professional, so he's fine.

[@Antoto96]

I would argue that Pep didn’t get better at handling egos more like he proved that his system works, and if you want to win you better stfu and listen to Pep. Back then Pep was a young unproven manager. Now he’s has a mountain of trophies at 3 massive clubs.

[@godsoulsukmadewa]

@@Antoto96 yea i agree with you.

[@DarkKnight-bo6gh]

miss both of them at barca

[@rokchol4964]

Eto and ibra are strong minded men. You can’t just talk and treat them with no respect. I think pep might be a little racist. A lot of black and Eastern Europe players said that about him. That just my opinion

[@barca-vibe]

It’s crazy barca used to swap henry with etoo

[@user-fj6wt8vv1q]

What do you mean, usually the front three of Henry, Eto'o, and Messi plays during 08/09 season. Unless you are referring to the swapping of kit numbers.

[@mugenAPEX]

@@user-fj6wt8vv1q They didn't play for long like that bro, Henry left because Pedro broke into the first team and he started getting benched because of him loosing form. And what the commenter means is probably that Eto'o used to play as a false striker (on the LW) and Henry would play on the right while Messi was a CF

[@zabdi5710]

what do u mean?

[@zabdi5710]

@@mugenAPEX etoo was mostly a striker. messi became the striker after zlatan left the team and david villa played lw

[@user-fj6wt8vv1q]

@jaquaviontaviousiii6763 Henry left after 09/10 season in which Eto'o was not at the club anymore. Obviously, I was refering to 08/09 season only which we see Henry, Eto'o and Messi start majority of their matches.

[@beejj6190]

Pep was a younger guy then with talent and an ego that lent itself to to even wanting to control senior players who had achieved at the top level. With players liike Eto'o all you need to ensure is they are fit and motivated - then just tell them to do what they do, ffs!

[@mbesinghabi1994]

To manage team require skill to form pattern for style of playing, you are crying of Etoo being ignored by pep, Etoo himself has no ability to manage even a village team

[@sehun2193]

Doing like that will make other players to not respect the current manager. Look at United, till today they still have problems with majority of their managers after Alex Ferguson. Henry was in the same situation as Eto'o but he had less ego, trusted and listened to Guardiola more, which is why he still praises Guardiola till today. Plus Eto'o had 1 memorable season after he left Barcelona in his last 10 season in Europe and that was his 1st season with Inter Milan.

[@lindilebangose7667]

​@@mbesinghabi1994look what he is doing to the Cameroon FA 😂 it's a joke

[@Ben-xe7hm]

😮nice video 👍 great shirt

[@brandonhamilton2991]

What's up with the joy to the world edm beat 😂😂😂 I can't concentrate lmao released in February other then that dope video

[@hoovergordon9905]

Top notch

[@SirBVB97]

Hi Dmac love your videos

[@ElGringoFuerte]

yet they still won 6 goddamn trophies together in the same season , thats what i call professionalism

[@moe6186]

Eto was a legend

[@AFCAglory]

Y'all need to watch the interview eto'o did on french tv before a clasico match

[@axeman14]

9:01 what a starting 11 that was! 😱

[@choncha23]

It’s funny how Pep doesn’t like African players but Jose does.

[@MrSahbunky]

But Zlatan, Cancello, Joe Hart and Aguero are not Africans, are they? For all these persons, check why they all fell out with Pep. It's all either Pep's way or the high way. It's Eto'o that's been telling the stories all the while. It's one sided. I'll wait until Pep tells his own side of the story before I take a side. I'm a true African, living in Africa

[@awaleahmed8698]

I didn't know Eto'o was supposed to move Man City! imagine him moving there at that time in his prime? It would've been interesting.

[@007JNR]

This guy was a different player...had everything in his locker.

[@georgenhanga9582]

It was a clash of egos really, but to the neutral, it was a season to remember as both exelled on the pitch & dugout respectively.

[@blackstars3720]

Pep is a mind trickster, I don't believe he hated eto rather brought fire back in his game by simply telling him he didn't matter

[@flippindeadly]

I love Samuel Eto'o. One of my favourite strikers ever but he could go 85 mins without doing anything and still score two goals. That was never going to last with Guardiola. Inter really hosed them on that transfer though. Most lopsided deal in history

[@anthonyajayi8599]

How about now with Haaland?

[@calm123]

What?? Eto was running and doing something every second of every game he was relentless, Haaland does nothing most game and Pep likes him nos

[@martingathimbi6122]

All time great!!

[@toulouztall]

Etoo zlatan yaya and the lists go on..

[@kenardoheslop2833]

Nuff Respect to Pep nonetheless but a lesson to be learnt here don't look down on anyone based of their race,creed,class/socio-economic back ground...FIFA has over the advocated for even fans whether club based or international to no part take in racism...Sam was a genius in his own right never the less...up front in the top three strike force for the Catalans either with henry,suarez ,messi, neymar and ronaldhino(my LEGENDARY baller) he was GREAT just the same❤🎉

[@virupakshawalla5734]

That Eto lad just couldn't take a hint 😂😂😂. But luckily he didn't so they had that season. Pep had to assert himself or the egos would have ruined his vision.

[@Zigmeister4]

Or he could have managed their egos better. In the end he realised that he did not need to be that disrespectful, but he made himself formidable enemies in Eto’o and Zlatan. Not that it appears to matter to him, but we the fans will have to settle with the burning question of “what if Pep had managed to coexist harmoniously with Eto’o and Zlatan? 🤔

[@MrSahbunky]

​@@Zigmeister4it hasn't changed anything in his records. You can't play with everyone. Pep has ego, Eto'o has ego too, but the manager calls the shot

[@sehun2193]

​@@MrSahbunkyi agree with that, nicely put.

[@aydingharehbaghian7923]

Eto'o the only player who left pep but didn't fall

[@louisjwiese5515]

Eto'o was legendarily difficult to work with for managers... So I am not surprised it didn't work out.

[@user-vt6js1zt4s]

I just spotted my country Pakistan on the map at the back This rivalry between Pep Guardiola and Samuel Eto'o reminds me of the politics in my country Let's all kick out racism ,discrimination and politics out of the beautiful game football ⚽️

[@khodieyymukwevho1857]

You should show more of the players playing rather than yourself that would show the viewers how Eto’o was and make the videos more interesting

[@georgedanilov8898]

Manager always calls the shots He is ultimately responsible for the result

[@Zigmeister4]

True, but the Manager is only as good as his players. At least hindsight has taught us that Pep was wrong in his treatment of Eto’o. In any event, it’s always disappointing for a new manager to treat any player with so much disrespect, and in this case Pep did that to 3 absolute legends of the club. I wonder if that had anything to do with Barcelona recalling Ronaldinho and Deco to take up various roles in the club.🤔

[@PepTalkTillYouDrop]

I think Pep has become calmer since then. He's certainly learned a lot from crossing paths with the likes of Mourinho, Eto'o and Zlatan.

[@Antoto96]

Maybe but Pep is now a proven manager who has won it all multiple times. Now anyone who challenges him is an idiot. I’m sure if Eto faced off against 2024 Pep he would shut up and listen to him.

[@anchor4067]

I think Eto'o and guardiola then were at different points in their respective careers, even Henry said Pep was a perfectionist, he had to learn how to play in Barca

[@marianchicago4002]

I don't believe there is a Soldier Field in Guadalajara, there is Soldier Field in Chicago, my guess is that Barcelona played Chivas in Chicago.

[@mvelongwane4039]

Pep is a good coach in terms of middle filders. He never needed strikers that's why he likes Haaland coz he just do tap ins

[@jonathandhliwayo7022]

Samuel Eto was the best goal scorer of his error it's unfortunate that Pep didn't like him because he wasn't a bootleaker he had to move on otherwise he could have achieved a bit more at Barca.

[@SPENCERBRIGHTESTbryanjr]

Guardiola is a recist

[@jessehernandez809]

Guardiola,needed to make points & therefor the reason why he got rid of the Eto and Dinho and brought Ibrah but only to prove the world that Barca play the small ball around Messi so he just exposed Ibrah.Guardiola does not take been corrected lightly he feels he's character is been exposed.Guardioala loves to be credited,traits of an egoist.I noticed all teams he has coached,lack true character.

[@MichaelNnnachetam]

right no way you called him negro

[@edenmelia5949]

The best tee-shirt OLYMPIQUE de Marseille

[@sandilendzuzo5419]

Eto is Eto you cannot sink him down out of your person dislike without a valid reason

[@onyekaobilo]

Rijkaard left after the '07/08 season not 08/09

[@nikocoklat2]

i cant blame Pep bcoz with Samuel departure Pep invented false 9

[@vikingsownpackers]

False 9 was started with Eto still there

[@sabirgojayev1378]

false 9 was invented in Roma by Spaletti long before Pep started coaching

[@emmanuelfundi7055]

First Eto'o then Yaya Toure

[@Deathwink1]

Pep doesn't like players who disappear every 2 years for some stupid AFcon or Asia con matches Just my guess

[@user-fj6wt8vv1q]

Eto'o was questionable. But, Busquets clears Yaya Toure anyday. Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets played some beautiful football won it all.

[@leoguarknight1588]

Lol Busquets isnt even close to as talented as Yaya😂😂😂hilarious you would say that. Yes he was excellent in the context of Barca but he is a 10/10 in about 3 things, Yaya at his peak was probably the most talent​ed midfielder to ever play in the PL. GTFO with that bullshit, he is brilliant but still much less talented @@user-fj6wt8vv1q

[@user-fj6wt8vv1q]

@leoguarknight1588 lol, Busquets might not have few traits from Yaya such as physicality, aggresion, and shooting. But as a cdm, Busquets IQ, positioning and passing is out of this world. He was unplayable. Pep played Yaya as a CB against Chelsea and Man Utd tho, bodied Drogba who cried for a penalty and bodied Ronaldo in the final as well. I see your point of Yaya being better, but if you watch Busquets, it was arguably the best midfield trio in the world (Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets) Edit: You probably play Fifa 🤣

[@SonnyK248]

When you look at what the team eventually became you can see why Pep didn’t want them. Messi was the striker so he needed a striker who could drop deep and bring others into the game. Eto was a world class striker but he was more of a goalscorer than a creator. Yaya was nothing like a Pep Barcelona midfielder. Again he was world class but he was an all action hyper athletic box to box player and Xavi, Busquets and Iniesta were the complete opposite. They were calm, patient ball retaining players. Also Pep needs his player’s mentality to match his own. He’s happy to ship off world class players if he thinks they aren’t 100% bought in to his philosophy.

[@jamenotforrestgump]

Rate Eto'o? Well, 2005-2009 he is the no 1 striker in the world

[@benaiaheche2048]

The only black player that Pep had no problem with was Seydou Keita

[@theilz6002]

Its how life 🧬 is , when 1 cant stand of another person .

[@bambooboobamb3335]

Samuel Eto the man that humbled his enemies. Conquered Europe being the most influential in leading two different teams to two back to back trembles being only player to complete such a feat. Best striker since then no other player has been the same in front of the box as a true striker with potential to do everything and none have been found with same ability so far. The heir to R9 in the center forward position.

[@nchengeeyong8864]

Pep: "Excellent coach bad person" Zlatan

[@SpeedDemon989]

He sold an idea to the Barca board. Eto was not a part of the plan.. Eto needed to be out because Pep wanted to be the manager

[@SalemT4536]

Its all About Business for Pep , he doesn't care who you think you are , if you dont fit with his System ... You're Done

[@trisantonugroho-hi8ub]

Messi Etoo Dinho trio was a lot scarrier than NMS imho

[@karlmtinsley8297]

Big Game Sam...best African footballer of all time. Guardiola? Toxic asf.

[@TawonezviMurambiwaChuru]

I think it was about the injuries and the cases with Frank Rijkaard that played on Pep's mind and want to let him go. Besides he wanted to inject new blood and bring his own identity. Maybe the way he did it was a bit untoward

[@ademolatanigbola5800]

Pep is a wonderful manager but he is a perfectionist - always wants absolute control over his team of players and that you can not always do with some players as they are not school boys or kids. He is always having issues with his center forwards over the years : Samuel Eto'o, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robert Lewandowski, Sergio🎉 Aguero and Gabriel Jesus. The Legendary Sir Alex never told Cantona what to do or how to make those runs or create space or pass the ball or make assists. Even Carlo Ancelotti did not really coached the famous Milan back four of Cafu, Stam, Nesta and Maldini.

[@Kozmiknomadiko]

Eto'o should've signed with Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa

[@user-fr4tf5li3q]

What happend to the old guy?

[@terencegilfillian6420]

😅 so it was rijkaard who bring the brothers in and the board pep prepared pre pland for the next season to clear them out with fijtas. 😮 😮😮😮

[@KailamiMwiinga]

What people don't want to talk about is how TOXIC Messi made it for other players since Dinho left... Plus how much of an A$$ Pep is

[@dasesi79]

We can't forget what Pep did to Touré

[@ozzyugo6587]

PEP is typical when a footballer most especially an African knows his rights he becomes a threat, the same problem he had with yaya. Most bosses in all work places expect Africans to bow if you don't they label you a trouble maker

[@stacyaman]

Pep will go down as probably the greatest manager of all time, because he has changed the game like no other (this is coming from an African guy, who supports City). However, no one can argue that Pep definitely has problems with African players, his history definitely demonstrates this. He does seem to be getting slightly better as he gets older and understands the world a little better

[@Evolspellitbackwards]

Zlatan wasn’t African American, neither was canceló, neither was deco.

[@Evolspellitbackwards]

These are player with big egos. Guardiola was right all along, he won trophies without them.

[@martinsgates1141]

@@Evolspellitbackwards Pep had issues with players with egos and African players as anyone who knows Yaya knows he is humble . Even Keita and Mahrez where used as accessories rather than main parts of the team . I think everyone knows this about Pep. Same issue with Laurentis who is publicly a racist . Every man no matter how genius you are has an issue .

[@femiezra5329]

@@Evolspellitbackwards thank you for your reply to him...why some pipu think peps actions against etoo was racially motivated still beats me

[@femiezra5329]

@@martinsgates1141 stop calling everyone racist please...he ejected deco from the team too...i wonder if deco is white

[@rezarfar]

Pep can't manage ready made superstars but he knows how to create and nurture his own. He knows how to pick the right players who will play well in his system but buying ready made world class players to fit into his system doesn't ever work for him. It didn't work with Ronaldinho It didn't work with Zlantan and it didn't work with Samuel Eto

[@user-pe1ke8ce3v]

Pep saw etoo as a threat as etoo was not afraid to speak up that's why ge wanted him to go.

[@lindilebangose7667]

He got the previous manager fired and as a senior player he had influence in the dressing room. This was obviously going to happen.

[@brianlam1121]

and funny enough he got his revenge in 2009/10 when he met Pep playing Inter Milan.

[@fovis2859]

Eto was a good player but a player can never be bigger than a coach. He had problems with Rijkaard, he had problems with Pep. Both great coaches who achieved alot. Better still, Pep achieved more without him. Same Eto who said he doesn't want to have anything with his daughter. Eto needs to work on his overinflated ego and stop lying to prove points

[@travelvideoz]

Wait, this is not the "what the hell happened" series?

[@abdellah3558]

Very few people know that Etoo and Deco made a huge mistake , before the 1-4 clasicoo he intentionally got a suspending yellow card so he cannot participate the tunnel that Barça gave to madrid before the game . He was boowed after that by Barça fans the rest of the season

[@JoemyJoseph]

What you just explained is just childish. You seriously think that yellow card is the reason behind the feud even after this well made video explaining it all? If so, then you have the mind of a toddler.

[@stevenvicijan4338]

Pep had too many Barbicoia in his system. But who is to blame. Caledonians are hard-working people. Character cinks in their Armour, now that is another story.

[@Irish_qatari]

Eto’o showed he’s 👩 And has the last laugh 😹 Check the record.

[@redrock75]

Eto'o play like Romario.... Ralax And dangerous with un expected mov off ball skill And finishing... But pep just with another different tactical ..... Both is beast but cannot together😂

[@Diversetop]

How the footages are very bad like this! You are big channel!! What is the problem mate?!

[@derrick2179]

Dmac thumbs up

[@buuda1591]

Pep doesn't want to have African players in his teams,for that reason he's just not of a goat as everyone proclaims him to be, look at Klopp,how he inspired Salah and Mane...

[@CrociatoAzzurro]

If he dislikes black players why did Raheem Sterling play so many times?

[@buuda1591]

@@CrociatoAzzurro I said 'he doesn't want to have African players...' Sterling is English/Jamaican

[@user-fj6wt8vv1q]

I don't think so. Pep usually picks the best team without bias. Busquets clears Toure anyday.

[@CrociatoAzzurro]

@@buuda1591 I understand that

[@AbdulhamiduKanula-hq4lx]

Mahrez?

[@jakedelhinski3849]

And we all know Pep Guardiola winded up having the last laugh last season with 2nd Treble. Visca Emperor/God Pep Guardiola!!! 😂💙❤💙❤💪💪💪

[@kevinkinyuru1696]

money cant buy you legacy

[@jakedelhinski3849]

@@kevinkinyuru1696 You are right about that. With that you basically admitted Pep Guardiola is the best because it's true money can't buy legacy, for reasons no one ever set legacy at PSG having the same Arab money as Man City, which comes to show what Pep did at Man City was very special & solely a legacy of his that he built like the Emperor/God that he is.

[@wynardcloete8966]

As an African he the besst

[@vickym7445]

Let Pep win with a club that cannot provide him with big budgets and big names, and then the discussion will have some meat. Any manager can win with Barca, Bayern and Petro City.

[@Mkhonto]

So that's why Xavi Hernandez and Thomas Tuchel are doing so well rn 🥱 Play for a football club and understand that the coach/manager is the glue

[@vickym7445]

@@Mkhonto First thing first. Every one has a right to opinion. Either try to tolerate another opinion or read one that will make you happy. Second, Xavi won La Liga last year. This year has not been good. So what?. Tuchel is doing okay. Bayern is second in the Bundesliga. Xabi Alonso is having an amazing season at Leverkusen, like Spalletti had at Napoli last year. Bayern have not conceded the league for a decade, and that includes Pep's tenure. Keep your advice for yourself. I will have my opinion.

[@MrSahbunky]

One of the laziest things I hear around. With all the money and players what did lampard do at Chelsea? With all the money being thrown about at Man utd what ETH? Best coaches manage the best teams. Big teams are expected to win always so are the best coaches. Small teams are not, that's why they're coached by lesser coaches who can't win.

[@obinnaochiagha1097]

I pray not to have a boss like Guardiola