No, Amauri was the better player without question, both through the numbers and simply by watching him play.
First six months of both careers:
Matri - 9 goals in 16 appearances, 0.56 goal ratio
Amauri - 11 goals in 17 appearances, 0.65 goal ratio
Moreover, as Adriano wrote, Amauri's first six months were proclaimed as transfer of the season for us at that point in time and he won several awards for his play. The overall threat he was to defenses in holding onto the ball and creating space for his sidekick was better than what Matri has shown so far, too. Plus Amauri's performances in Europe were also very solid, including the wins over Real. Matri has certainly done well, but he isn't being regarded as the transfer of the season currently. Krasic and Quagliarella have that title on lock, deservedly so.
The only reason why people don't give credit to Amauri is because of his horrid play following his first six months at the club. People just don't want to admit that the player was good due to extreme distaste for him, which is fine, but no need to rewrite history. This is not Bush's memoirs here.
So, stick that in your pipe and smoke it (and I know you will, which is fine, but it doesn't seem to be working for you regardless..)
First six months of both careers:
Matri - 9 goals in 16 appearances, 0.56 goal ratio
Amauri - 11 goals in 17 appearances, 0.65 goal ratio
Moreover, as Adriano wrote, Amauri's first six months were proclaimed as transfer of the season for us at that point in time and he won several awards for his play. The overall threat he was to defenses in holding onto the ball and creating space for his sidekick was better than what Matri has shown so far, too. Plus Amauri's performances in Europe were also very solid, including the wins over Real. Matri has certainly done well, but he isn't being regarded as the transfer of the season currently. Krasic and Quagliarella have that title on lock, deservedly so.
The only reason why people don't give credit to Amauri is because of his horrid play following his first six months at the club. People just don't want to admit that the player was good due to extreme distaste for him, which is fine, but no need to rewrite history. This is not Bush's memoirs here.
So, stick that in your pipe and smoke it (and I know you will, which is fine, but it doesn't seem to be working for you regardless..)
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Almost the same, with the loan amount he'll cost 17.5 millions and amauri value was around 20 million. Plus Cagliari seems to want "just" cash.
