Btw, suarez was even slower and physically weaker, not to mention, technically inferior, in his later years and still scored 20+ goals.
I see, Latin-American guy playing and killing for several years at Barca/La liga after moving to another Spanish club
Suarez, league + CL matches:
2022 Atletico = 182 minutes per goal
2021 Atletico = 142
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2020 Barca = 122 minutes per goal
2019 Barca = 170
2018 Barca = 146
2017 Barca = 115
2016 Barca = 83
2015 Barca = 131
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2014 Liverpool = 96
2013 Liverpool = 130
2012 Liverpool = 232
Check two patterns:
1. whenever he moved to a new club, his numbers went down in the next season (adjusting phase):
- from 96 minutes per goal at Liverpool to 131 minutes at Barca in his first season
- from 122 minutes at Barca to 142 at Atletico
2. the second thing, his graph in general is going down as he aged:
Age groups:
34-35: 162 minutes per goal
32-33: 146 minutes
30-31: 130 minutes
28-29: 107 minutes
And one more time, Suarez moved to the same league.
If someone replies: his numbers dropped because AM plays more defensive than Barca.
I'll reply:
1. then why his 2nd season at AM was worse than his 1st?
2. and why did his Barca numbers dropped with age (as shown above)?
I contacted Sherlock and Captain Obvious.
They both gave me the same answer: because of AGE.
In Messi's case you have age + new country.
In Lewa's, we'll have the same: age + new country