Barcelona's injured striker Samuel Eto'o believes former AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko has made a mistake by moving to Chelsea.

Shevchenko, who joined Chelsea in the summer for £30million, has struggled to find his form in the Premiership.

The Ukrainian international scored his first goal at Stamford Bridge in the victory over Portsmouth but that was only his second of the season in the league.

Eto'o believes that Shevchenko has made a mistake by moving to England.

Eto'o said: "I have many friends at Chelsea and we often speak. He is perceived as Roman Abramovich's pet and he doesn't get clean assists to score.

"I believe Shevchenko has made a mistake. At Milan everyone plays football and for a forward this is crucial because you have more scoring possibilities.

"Chelsea play more defensive football and the two strikers struggle," Eto'o said.

Eto'o also criticised former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen for his poor finishing.  Barcelona have not been at their best in recent weeks and the slump has coincided with the Cameroon striker's absence.

Eto'o was injured in his side's Champions League match against Werder Bremen in late September and will be sidelined until the new year with knee ligament problems.

His pace and power have been sadly missed by the Spanish giants and his replacement, Gudjohnsen, has spurned a number of chances - including one against Real Madrid.

Gudjohnsen scored against Chelsea in their 2-2 draw in the Champions League on Tuesday night but Eto'o has criticised his team-mate for wasting a number of chances.

"Gudjohnsen needs to readapt to the role of centre forward," Eto'o said. "Did you see the chance he missed at the Bernabeu? If he had scored that goal Barca would have won 4-2.

"Gudjohnsen was looking at Lionel Messi instead of looking at the goal as every centre forward always should."  PA