Eto’o opened the scoring in the 10th minute but it was not enough to deny Denmark a 2-1 Group E victory on Saturday that sealed the African side’s elimination after an opening loss to Japan.
“I think so,” said the Inter Milan star, when asked if this was his greatest disappointment. “All my season was focused to be ready for this World Cup. It’s the only thing I could think about.”
That was a season that included a second consecutive Champions League crown, this one for Inter after helping Barcelona to the 2009 crown, and was to be topped by an African-record sixth trip to the World Cup by Cameroon.
“It’s hard. It’s not normal for us to finish last,” said Eto’o. “But there will be other days. They played better than us in the match. It’s that simple.”
Asked who was to blame for Cameroon’s horror showing, coach Paul Le Guen took full responsibility.
“Me. Only me,” he said. “The team was glad to be here. They wanted to finish better. We hoped to play to our potential more than we showed. I accept criticism and opinions but I really thought about it and I have no regrets about my team selection.”
Published in The Express Tribune, June 21st, 2010.
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