...up to matchday 31. Spent the night gathering data and that so thought I might as well share it! Some love statistics, some hate them but take them with a pinch of salt. Interesting nevertheless, I found the number of tackles and shots on/off target the most worthwhile. Strike rate in minutes Geovanni - 116 Sturridge - 127 Elano - 339 Vassell - 358 Mpenza - 371 Benjani - 606 Petrov - 619 Ireland - 708 Johnson - 742 Fernandes - 752 Onouha - 1160 Tackles Hamann - 103 Dunne - 100 Ireland - 80 Fernandes - 66 Richards - 54 Corluka - 52 Onouha - 47 Garrido - 43 Johnson - 43 Elano - 39 Ball - 36 Vassell - 30 Petrov - 26 Jihai - 16 Geovanni - 9 Benjani - 9 Mpenza - 5 Castillo - 4 Caciedo - 4 Passing accuracy (midfielders) Fernandes - 85% Hamann - 83% Geovanni - 83% Johnson - 82% Petrov - 76% Elano - 75% Ireland - 73% Shots on Target (top 6) Petrov - 28 Elano - 20 Ireland - 11 Mpenza - 8 Benjani - 7 Vassell - 7 Shots off Target (top 6) Petrov - 42 Elano - 40 Ireland - 22 Johnson - 17 Vassell - 17 Mpenza - 11 Geovanni - 11 Shooting accuracy (midfielders and strikers) Fernandes - 50% Benjani - 44% Mpenza - 42% Castillo - 40% Petrov - 40% Geovanni - 35% Elano - 33% Ireland - 33% Caciedo - 33% Vassell - 29% Hamann - 17% Johnson - 15%
Very interesting indeed. I think that proves that Fernandes is a good passer of the ball, some were doubting that. But geez .. theres a definate lack of shots on target or off. Just a total lack of shots.