Eto'o enjoying time of his life

Samuel Eto’o is full of praise for manager Rafael Benitez for his re-surge of form since his arrival to the San Siro.

The Cameroon captain have been in a rich vein of form which was epitomized in Wednesday’s Champions league win over Werder Bremen.

That took his total tally for the season to a remarkable 11 goals in nine games.

It was also the first game in this campaign that Eto’o was played through the middle from his previous position of operating from the wings due to the injury of strike partner Diego Milito and was full of praise for the Spaniard.

“With Mourinho we played on the counter-attack, with Benitez we press more and that’s better for us forwards because we win back the ball higher up the pitch and create more chances,” he told Sky Sport.

“I feel good as a central striker. For a forward it’s important to play close to the goal and not far from it. It’s more complicated for me when playing on the wings.”

Eto’o has had a stunning start to the season, scoring five goals in five league games, four in two Champions League matches as well as bagging a brace in the Italian Supercup, although he failed to hit the net in the European Supercup.

Inter sit joint top of Serie A with Lazio closely behind and now top their Champions League group A ahead of Tottenham, whom they play next, on goal difference.