Samuel Eto’o ‘Lacked Respect’ In Missing Training

Sampdoria coach Sinisa Mihajlovic said forward Samuel Eto’o had shown a “serious lack of respect” by missing an extra training session on Monday following their 5-1 Serie A defeat at Torino.
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Mihajlovic had scheduled two training sessions on Monday, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, as a reprisal for his team’s performance.
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But Eto’o, who only joined Sampdoria last week from English club Everton, left after the morning session without speaking to the coach and did not return, Italian media reported.
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“I don’t know where he’s gone and I don’t know what the club intends to do,” Mihajlovic was quoted as saying in the Gazzetta dello Sport.
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“The only thing that is certain is that the player did not give me any explanation; I consider it to be a serious lack of respect to myself and the rest of the team.
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“That’s the only truth today, the rest is pure fantasy.
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“There hasn’t been a row with Eto’o, simply because you need two people to have an argument and he has done everything on his own,” he added.
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“I haven’t seen him since the morning training and haven’t spoken to him either.”
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Mihajlovic, a notoriously tough taskmaster who has revived Sampdoria’s fortunes in his 15 months in charge, said he was ashamed by Sunday’s performance, adding that his players needed to examine their consciences.
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Former Cameroon forward Eto’o, 33, who was a free agent, joined the Sampdoria from Everton last week after only five months at the Merseyside club.
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He came on as a second-half substitute in Sunday’s match, only Sampdoria’s third league defeat of the season.