....the issue here isn't that Eto'o was moved out of position. The issue is that Eto'o was asked to be a completely different player. What he was was one of the best strikers of his or any era, really. Instead, he was asked to be a tactical wide player whose main job was cover the flank and leave the middle to Milito and Sneijder
He did only for Jose as Sneijder confirmed, something that player should be praised for his selflessness and professionalism.
A link to a forum of people who clearly believe pre-game graphics have any meaning and don't pay attention to what they're looking at. Seriously, try checking the various heat maps for Iniesta playing nominally at CM or LW. You'll see he generally occupied the exact same areas. The real difference being how he played, not where
In Pep's positional play, LW and CM plays same role, Ok I believe you rather than Barca fans. This is even ignoring what everyone watched, him starting from left wing/forward position and occupying those positions under Pep.
This is less a case of versatility and more a case of winning mentality. Anybody can adapt to a strictly tactical role that's not one's own, where he isn't asked to do much more than run a lot and keep things simple. Few genuine great players are willing to sacrifice themselves like that(Eto'o himself let it be known he wasn't willing m to play like that again after the end of the season)
So what's your point? How is Eto's agreeing to play as winger for 1 season is used against him? When everyone knows he did it for Jose and team, for only 1 season. Was Milito good enough to be starting player? Yes. was he good enough to fit winger role? No. Was Eto'o good enough? yes as he proved all his career. Was he good enough to play winger role? Yes. As simple as that.
Eto'o, Milito, Sneijder were all great players who were more than good enough to start but out of them Milito wasn't versatile enough or had work rate to play wide positions, which Eto'o had.
Like I said, Puyol also played as RB, LB, CB because it would be comical to watch players like Milito play as FB, doesn't mean Milito was more important, it means Puyol has more to his game to adapt for the team. Same with Rooney and Berbatov. David Villa played as LWF for Spain with Torres leading the line, David Villa anyways ended up as their best player. Again this doesn't mean Torres was better than Villa, it means Villa had more to his game and was good enough to play multiple positions.
Being great player and also versatile is something that should be used infavor of players, not against them.
Anyways
@Brwned summed it up nicely.
So if Eto'o at his peak could demonstrate the same goalscoring prowess at the highest level, while simultaneously being able to play a completely different role (mentally, physically, tactically), it seems odd to argue for Lewandowski when he's not only had the same success but also not displayed the same variety.
CB playing as FB, ST playing as LW, AM/ST playing as LW is not same as CF playing as LW/RW.