Not much excitement?
Can't blame you, do we really need another striker? If so I would've favored an Italian to join us but I can sum my feelings towards Suazo in two quotes...
He had a tough season but the team around him at Cagliari has been steadily declining in talent since Zola retired so it can't entirely be blamed on him.
Cagliari ususally play in a 4-3-3 formation, with Suazo flanked by Zola and Esposito in 2004/2005 and Langella/D'Agostino when Zola left...& we did play with a 4-3-3 formation on quite a few occasions last season
Well Suazo was bought because mancini specifically requested him
Still unsure of how much of a coup Suazo is
But seeing AC Merda get rejected and Berlusconi trying to cool down the damage control is good enough for me :thumbsup: In the mean time let me spice things up a bit...
Suazo 2004/2005 Season
(Sub) = Substitue
(Subst.) = Substituted
(IjSub) = Injury Substituion
Date----------Match--------Result----Minutes Played--
Goal/s
12/09/2004 Cagliari - Bologna 1-0 30 minutes (Sub)
19/09/2004 Fiorentina - Cagliari 2-1 35 minutes (Sub)
1 (90)
22/09/2004 Cagliari - Siena 2-0 76 minutes (Subst.)*
1 (76)
23/10/2004 Atalanta - Cagliari 2-2 90 minutes
27/10/2004 Cagliari - Parma 2-1 74 minutes (Subst.)
31/10/2004 Roma - Cagliari 5-1 67 minutes (Subst.)**
1 (31)
07/11/2004 Cagliari - Livorno 0-0 90 minutes
10/11/2004 Sampdoria - Cagliari 0-0 68 minutes (Subst.)
12/12/2004 Reggina - Cagliari 3-2 23 minutes (Sub)
19/12/2004 Palermo - Cagliari 3-0 34 minutes (Sub)
06/01/2005 Cagliari - Messina 2-1 20 minutes (Sub)
09/01/2005 Udinese - Cagliari 2-0 25 minutes (Sub)
16/01/2005 Cagliari - Juventus 1-1 65 minutes (Subst.)
22/01/2005 Bologna - Cagliari 1-0 60 minutes (Sub)
30/01/2005 Cagliari - Fiorentina 1-0 83 minutes (Subst.)
02/02/2005 Siena - Cagliari 2-2 83 minutes (Subst.)
13/02/2005 Brescia - Cagliari 2-0 53 minutes (Subst.)
19/02/2005 AC Milan - Cagliari 1-0 9 minutes (Sub)
06/03/2005 Parma - Cagliari 3-2 25 minutes (Sub)
1 (89)
13/03/2005 Cagliari - AS Roma 3-0 90 minutes
1 (48)
20/03/2005 Livorno - Cagliari 3-3 90 minutes
2 (42,45)p***
10/04/2005 Cagliari - Sampdoria 0-0 32 minutes (Ij Subst.)
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Total 22 matches, 1222 minutes, A goal every 174 minutes (A goal every two games)
* = Wonder goal must see!
** = Interestingly the match was tied 1-1 until he left and a riot started
*** = Penalty
Suazo 2005/2006 Season aka Suazo's Breakthrough season
Date----------Match--------Result----Minutes Played--
Goal/s
28/08/2005 Siena - Cagliari 2-1 90 minutes
11/09/2005 Cagliari - Lazio 1-1 90 minutes
1 (1)
18/09/2005 Cagliari - Messina 1-1 90 minutes
1 (41)
21/09/2005 Empoli - Cagliari 3-1 90 minutes
25/09/2005 Cagliari - Roma 0-0 75 minutes (Subst.)
16/10/2005 Cagliari - AC Milan 0-2 90 minutes
23/10/2005 Chievo - Cagliari 2-1 90 minutes
1 (90)
26/10/2005 Cagliari - Livorno 1-1 81 minutes (Subst.)
1 (52)p
30/10/2005 Fiorentina - Cagliari 2-1 58 minutes (Ij Subst.)
1 (23)
06/11/2005 Cagliari - Treviso 0-0 90 minutes
20/11/2005 Reggina - Cagliari 3-1 90 minutes
27/11/2005 Cagliari - Sampdoria 2-0 90 minutes
2 (20,52)
04/12/2005 Palermo - Cagliari 2-2 90 minutes
11/12/2005 Juventus - Cagliari 4-0 90 minutes
18/12/2005 Cagliari - Ascoli 2-1 90 minutes
1 (26)p
21/12/2005 Parma - Cagliari 1-0 90 minutes
08/01/2006 Cagliari - Udinese 2-1 90 minutes
15/01/2006 Inter - Cagliari 3-2 90 minutes
1 (82)
18/01/2006 Cagliari - Siena 1-0 90 minutes
1 (90)
21/01/2006 Lazio - Cagliari 1-1 90 minutes
29/01/2006 Messina - Cagliari 1-0 90 minutes
05/02/2006 Cagliari - Empoli 4-1 90 minutes
1 (19)
08/02/2006 Roma - Cagliari 4-3 90 minutes 1(15)
12/02/2006 Cagliari - Lecce 0-0 90 minutes
18/02/2006 AC Milan - Cagliari 1-0 90 minutes
26/02/2006 Cagliari - Chievo 2-2 90 minutes 1 (60)
05/03/2006 Livorno - Cagliari 0-1 90 minutes 1 (78)
18/03/2006 Treviso - Cagliari 1-2 90 minutes 1 (45)
22/03/2006 Cagliari - Fiorentina 0-0 90 minutes
26/03/2006 Cagliari - Reggina 0-2 90 minutes
02/04/2006 Sampdoria - Cagliari 1-1 90 minutes 1 (67)
09/04/2006 Cagliari - Palermo 1-1 90 minutes 1 (45)
15/04/2006 Cagliari - Juventus 1-1 90 minutes 1 (45)p
22/04/2006 Ascoli - Cagliari 2-2 90 minutes 2 (53,64)
30/04/2006 Cagliari - Parma 3-1 90 minutes 1 (31)p
07/05/2006 Udinese - Cagliari 2-0 90 minutes
14/05/2006 Cagliari - Inter 2-2 90 minutes 1 (33)
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Total 37 matches, 3274 minutes, A goal every 148 minutes (A goal every One and half match)