Yesterday Samuel Eto’o put in a commanding performance against Livorno which saw him hit the back of the net twice, the first on an inside of the foot “enveloped” shot and the second a stunning over the head kick. Though his goals were spectacular, his celebration (though great in its own way) was a bit odd… He went on to run towards the corner flag as though he was going to be crucified on it. He dangled his hands as if he was some kind of broke bird. Watch for yourself (4:43)

There is however a happy ending to this story, Douglas Maicon (named after Michael Douglas) made a clown of Samu at training today.