Samuel Eto’o was late for training yet again as his tardiness continued after a week that saw him miss three sessions.
Following Barcelona's loss to Numancia in the first round of the campaign, head coach Pep Guardiola has only been able to put his faith in a handful of first-teamers due to international call-ups.
Eto'o asked Barca for time off this week despite not having any games for Cameroon in the international period. This was one of the main reasons there was disharmony during Frank Rijkaard's short reign.
Guardiola even had to call on youth team players as practice players for the training sessions, so Eto'o's lone appearance on Thursday must have given the former Barca captain some glimmer of hope.
However, Eto'o followed his Thursday appearance with a Friday one where he was 45 minutes late, a gesture that has not gone down well with the other training players.
Under the previous regime, Eto'o and Ronaldinho received preferential treatment as long as they could perform on the pitch.
Switching venues from the pitch next to Camp Nou or the Miniestadi, Guardiola prefers to hold training at the club's sports complex outside of the city in Sant Joan Depsí.
Although the sports facility has always been a place to train for the Catalans, the Barca board would prefer to upgrade the premises before moving training there permanently.
There is also the point that the training at Camp Nou would endear the players to the fans, as not many would travel the ten kilometres to the picturesque training facility to watch the team train.
Eto'o asked Barca for time off this week despite not having any games for Cameroon in the international period. This was one of the main reasons there was disharmony during Frank Rijkaard's short reign.
Guardiola even had to call on youth team players as practice players for the training sessions, so Eto'o's lone appearance on Thursday must have given the former Barca captain some glimmer of hope.
However, Eto'o followed his Thursday appearance with a Friday one where he was 45 minutes late, a gesture that has not gone down well with the other training players.
Under the previous regime, Eto'o and Ronaldinho received preferential treatment as long as they could perform on the pitch.
Switching venues from the pitch next to Camp Nou or the Miniestadi, Guardiola prefers to hold training at the club's sports complex outside of the city in Sant Joan Depsí.
Although the sports facility has always been a place to train for the Catalans, the Barca board would prefer to upgrade the premises before moving training there permanently.
There is also the point that the training at Camp Nou would endear the players to the fans, as not many would travel the ten kilometres to the picturesque training facility to watch the team train.
Saturday 6th September 2008
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