Amauri "The Immovable Object" Carvalho de Oliveira (34 Viewers)
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Inter Milan's Diego Milito has been installed as the favourite to top next season's scoring charts by Italian bookies.
The Argentina forward has been given odds of 6/1 ahead of Udinese's Antonio Di Natale - top scorer last season - and Luca Toni of Genoa, both priced at 8/1.
Milito's Inter team-mate Samuel Eto'o and Alberto Gilardino of Fiorentina come next at 10/1 with AC Milan's Pato alongside AS Roma veteran Francesco Totti at 12/1.
Juventus's Brazilian born Italy forward Amauri, set to make his debut against Ivory Coast in London on Tuesday, is down at 20/1 while Sampdoria's Antonio Cassano, also expected to start on Tuesday, is out at a massive 66/1.
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The Argentina forward has been given odds of 6/1 ahead of Udinese's Antonio Di Natale - top scorer last season - and Luca Toni of Genoa, both priced at 8/1.
Milito's Inter team-mate Samuel Eto'o and Alberto Gilardino of Fiorentina come next at 10/1 with AC Milan's Pato alongside AS Roma veteran Francesco Totti at 12/1.
Juventus's Brazilian born Italy forward Amauri, set to make his debut against Ivory Coast in London on Tuesday, is down at 20/1 while Sampdoria's Antonio Cassano, also expected to start on Tuesday, is out at a massive 66/1.
AFP
What did he prove excacly?
What the heck are you talking about? Benzema scored more goals in the last 5 years than Amauri scored in the last 10. Not only that, but he has proven himself a number of times in CL. Benzema is a beast of a player, I honestly can't believe someone would even compare him to Amauri, let alone prefer the latter.
Amauri is not a proven striker, not in Serie A and not anywhere else. Scoring 13 goals in a season for Palermo does not make you proven.
Amauri had 2 bad seasons, not 1.
Did well in Ligue 1? Tore it up and CL as well.
Failed in La Liga? Yeah, having C. Ronaldo and Higuain who play in world class form, as competition is a piece of cake.
Amauri is not a proven striker, not in Serie A and not anywhere else. Scoring 13 goals in a season for Palermo does not make you proven.
Amauri had 2 bad seasons, not 1.
Did well in Ligue 1? Tore it up and CL as well.
Failed in La Liga? Yeah, having C. Ronaldo and Higuain who play in world class form, as competition is a piece of cake.
Add that up and you get:
Benzema 139 apps 51 goals
Amauri 203 apps 57 goals
Thats only 6 more than a very young attacker who despite also having a bad last season still averaged a goal every 3.5 games.
Also if you're going to do this fairly you have to count from when Amauri started his senior career like youve done with Benzema, so from 2004 till he signed for Chievo Amauri had 35 apps and only 6 goals.
Benzema 139 apps 51 goals
Amauri 203 apps 57 goals
Thats only 6 more than a very young attacker who despite also having a bad last season still averaged a goal every 3.5 games.
Also if you're going to do this fairly you have to count from when Amauri started his senior career like youve done with Benzema, so from 2004 till he signed for Chievo Amauri had 35 apps and only 6 goals.
