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When I was gathering the season stats for all of the Philadelphia Union players to share with
the PSP writers for our forthcoming 2011 season review series I realized no passing stats were
available, either for the club or for individual players. Actually, that's not precisely true; you
can find passing percentages for the team on a game-by-game basis by clicking on the Stat tab for
each game's MatchCenter page at MLSsoccer.
Editor's note: The MLS partnership with Opta Sports has resulted in richer ways to
understand the performance of the Philadelphia Union and its players through statistical analysis.
PSP's efforts to collect and share match statistics have been enhanced by the deeper analysis
offered by Ford Bohrmann.
Mario hates poor passing The training ground scrap between Manchester City team-mates Mario
Balotelli and Micah Richards was started by a stray pass from the England international, Mirror
Football reports. Balotelli was unhappy at the accuracy of Richards' passing and told him: "If you
won't pass to my feet, I won't move.
Jonjo Shelvey is hoping his display in his first ever top-flight start for Liverpool at Villa Park
alongside Luis Suarez will be the springboard to future success with the Reds.
Kenny Dalglish handed him a role playing just off Suarez through the centre - a position he
excelled in during his loan spell at Blackpool, and the No.
