there's only one striker better than Eto'o and that's David Villa.
Rooney can't equal Eto'o unless United continue to dominate and win at least a couple more CL's with him. technically and mentally he's a match for Eto'o - he scores, assists, plays brilliantly, and rocks big games (when played in his correct position) - but he's not achieved what Samu has achieved and that will always hold him back when you compare the two. that and consistency of goals scored; but then Rooney counters that with a much more balanced skillset, plus he's still only 25, Eto'o was just a season or two into being prolific at 25.
but yeah, it's hard to knock Rooney for not matching Eto'o's achievements when you consider he's English (so internationally he stands NO chance) and he plays for United, not Barcelona. I mean his goal against us in the CL Final was a big fuckin' deal. coulda been his version of Eto'o's goal in Paris. except United buckled where we pushed on. but then United had much more competent opponents than we did.
anyway what does this all haveta do with Luis "The Cunt" Suarez?