Old man Eto’o punishes Spurs

                                       
Samuel Eto’o made light of the controversy about his age while tormenting a blundering Tottenham defence with a devastating spell in a 4-0 victory for Chelsea in the Premier League.
Eto’o was not even supposed to start the match at Stamford Bridge but was drafted into the XI when Fernando Torres suffered an injury in the warm-up. After a stultifying first half, it was Eto’o who turned the game in Chelsea’s favour with a double contribution.


First he reacted quickest to Jan Vertonghen’s misplaced back-pass to slide home the opening goal through Hugo Lloris’s legs. It was his first goal since Jose Mourinho was caught on camera questioning just how old the Cameroon striker even is, and Eto’o did not miss the opportunity to poke fun at the resulting controversy – his celebration saw him stagger to the corner flag bent double and holding his back, as if to suggest he is an old man.

The match was as good as over soon after when Eden Hazard swung in a low cross and Eto’o got goalside of Younes Kaboul. The Tottenham defender pulled back Eto’o who fell to the ground, and referee Michael Oliver pointed to the penalty spot then sent off Kaboul for denying a goalscoring opportunity. Hazard stepped up to send Lloris the wrong way with his spot kick.
Substitute Demba Ba – who came on in place of Eto’o – swept home a third goal after another mistake in the Spurs defence, this time by Sandro, before adding a fourth almost immediately from the restart as Kyle Walker blundered with a headed back-pass that left Lloris in no-man’s land.
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