There seems little point in doing a usual chalkboard review. I'd end up focusing on Lucas Leiva's marvelous performance, and you can just as easily head to the Guardian or Stats Zone app and see them for yourself. Each is a beautiful, unique snowflake worthy of admiration, and I recommend doing so.
I thought I'd display his statistics somewhat differently.

"Yeah we gotcha!" was what Benzema was probably singing to himself after he scored a peach of a goal from a cleverly-taken early free kick by Xabi Alonso AS's Alfredo Relano called last night's game vs. Valencia our worst game of the season and though it's easy to contest his statement with even worse Madrid performances so far this season (e.

Against Swansea, Liverpool started on top, couldn't take advantage of the early dominance, and finished with a draw. Against Norwich, Liverpool started on top, couldn't take advantage of the early dominance, and finished with a draw. Against Stoke, Liverpool started on top, couldn't take advantage of the early dominance, and lost.

I was in London on Saturday and I headed down to Chelsea for a tour of Stamford Bridge. To get to Stamford Bridge you take the Fulham Broadway exit on the underground and the stadium is maybe 100 yards down the street on the left.

On the walls surrounding the stadium, Chelsea have these big pictures of past and present Chelsea greats as well as a statue of Chelsea great Peter Osgood.

Photo: Nicolae Stoian

Philadelphia Union v Houston

All time record: 2–0–2

At PPL Park: (2 meetings): Union 0–0–2, 2 goals. Dynamo 0–0–2, 2 goals

At Robertson Stadium (2 meetings): Union 2–0–0, 4 goals. Dynamo 0–2–0, 2 goals

In 2010

On May 29, 2010, the Union earned their first-ever win on the road as an expansion team against Houston.

Grant Holt celebrates the Norwich equaliser...Similar to the Stoke game and the draw with Manchester United, it was yet again a story of missed chances for a frustrated Liverpool side. Norwich fought hard, particularly in the second half and were spurred on by their goal but despite over 20 attempts at goal and 11 shots from Suarez alone, Liverpool couldn't find a winner.

Photo: Earl Gardner

The Union midfield has been called one of the weaker parts of the team this season. What does the data suggest though? Specifically, I wanted to answer two questions about the midfield: How does the midfield fare in terms of passing percentages? And are better midfield passing percentages associated with Union wins?

Premier League chalkboard analysis

Manchester City are passing into new territory, Villas-Boas has helped revive Ramires and a crossing concern for Fulham City pass into new territory It is obvious that Manchester City's game has changed this season – in general terms, they're simply more attacking.

Premier League chalkboard analysis | Michael Cox

Manchester City allow Samir Nasri to roam, Mick McCarthy uses his bench to good effect and Charlie Adam keeps it simple City allow Nasri to roam Samir Nasri made a wonderful start to his Manchester City career with a great performance in the 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur .

When Mauro Rosales scored the goal that would be the winner against FC Dallas Saturday night, he was certainly to the right of Fredy Montero and the rest of the offense. But watch the highlight again, and you may notice that he's in a central space. But that wasn't his only time centrally. Yesterday saw a different Rosales.

Editor's Note: We continue a great new feature on the Free Beer Movement site. In collaboration with the quality soccer site, "The Other 87 Minutes" we present the "Tuesday XI" (and sometimes the "Tuesday Ten") a thoughtful list on a variety of topics in the world of soccer.
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I'm dubbing this one a classic "late-onset hangover". You think you made it through like a champ, unfazed by the events of the night before (yes, I know the game was 2 days ago... SORRY). You are feeling good, and then BAM--it's like 4pm and suddenly you can barely stand up and the trashcan is your new best friend.

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I tend to consider tactics and Major League Soccer like an unabridged dictionary in a fourth grade classroom. While the study and employment of tactics within MLS happens, there is less tactical sophistication in MLS than in the more established leagues of the world.

When Alvaro Fernandez scored the game winning goal in the 40th minute it wasn't just a display of solid passing and movement by Mauro Rosales, Roger Levesque and El Flaco. The build-up started well before Rosales got the ball, and was a prime example of the reset versus the retreat. When Patrick Ianni won the ball and Hurtado recovered it, Arlo indicated that the Sounders should look up the field quickly to take advantage of the down Kevin Alston.

As actual news is sparse with the silly season in full flow (yes, I know it's barely mid-June), I thought I'd bring back the quasi-informative passing wheel (previously highlighted: Lucas and Gerrard) to take a look at three of Jordan Henderson's best games from the previous season.
The links will take you to the actual Guardian chalkboard for each game.

Everyone 'knows' that Franz Beckenbauer was brilliant. In a recent Guardian poll he was the first defender selected in their greatest team of all time.

I think everyone is right Beckenbauer really was an astonishing player but I wonder how many of the voters had actually seen him play before making their choice?

Let's start with some statistics. Last month's 3-0 win over Manchester City seems a good comparison: both matches were at Anfield, against top-six opposition, and had Carroll in the starting line-up.
Time of Possession
v Tottenham: 54-46%
v City: 53-47%
Good start.

Kenny Dalglish's appointment as permanent manager was a mere formality.

Taking a club from mid table to a Europa Cup spot in three months is not just mere accomplishment in itself but the way they've done it has the pundits talking. For the first time in a long time there is fear and loathing in playing Merseyside.

Simon Davies was awesome against Bolton. The chalkboard shows just how much work he did in that critical final third. Bolton's defence must have been begging him to leave them alone by the time 90 minutes was up.

Eidur Gudjohnson reminds me of a fairly mobile basketball centre.

Shirt adult cinema.

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• Five years gone. (IBWM)
• The French future. (The French Connection)
• Arsene's calling the kettle... (The Spoiler)
• Gareth Bale, animated. (Dirty Tackle)
• Spurs throwing an appropriate celebration. (The DA)
• Barca on the chalkboard.

There has been a cavalcade of praise for Luis Suarez following yesterday's match. A deservedly massive sack of love letters and valentines for the player.
He had his tantalizing moments against Stoke, Wigan, and West Ham, but we saw the total package yesterday, a comprehensive beatdown jam-packed with all-around brilliance.

Remember the passing wheel for Lucas posted two weeks ago? That was fun. Let's do that for Gerrard against West Ham last Sunday. We've got some time to kill before previewing the United match.
The word of the day is "more." More total passes, more ambitious passes, more incomplete passes, more sideways passes, and more backwards passes.

Above is the chalkboard which stood out the most. Seven interceptions in a 90 minute span. None in the center of Liverpool's half. Two from Lucas, one from Cole, Gerrard, Johnson, Kuyt, and Skrtel.
For comparison, in the last three league matches, Liverpool had 19 against Wigan, 26 against Chelsea, and 10 against Stoke (where Liverpool were rarely under threat).

Kickoff from Stamford Bridge at 16:00 GMT and 11:00 EST.

Ways to Watch:

Match live on Sky Sports 1 in the UK and Fox Soccer Channel in the US.

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Liverpool:

Team sheet when it's released.

A dismal day in Staffordshire didn't dampen the spirits at the Brittania, as Stoke City overwhelmed the Black Cats from Sunderland with two set-piece goals in the final 10 minutes.

Starting Formations

STOKE CITY FORM: In the first home game for newly-acquired John Carew, Tony Pulis paired him with Kenwyne Jones at the front of a 4-4-2 shape.

As Robbie Savage laments (on a daily basis, I might add) players below the top four are not given enough credit. Well, we will aim to rectify that by celebrating the talent of those who are, let's face it, unlikely to win anything except the odd match and maybe a player of the Year award at their prospective club.

As Robbie Savage laments (on a daily basis, I might add) players below the top four are not given enough credit. Well, we will aim to rectify that by celebrating the talent of those who are, let's face it, unlikely to win anything except the odd match and maybe a player of the Year award at their prospective club.

1) Tackles won
Everton (H): 20 out of 46 in opposition half (43%)
Everton (A): 14 out of 38 in opposition half (37%)
2) Successful clearances
Everton (H): 23 out of 44 clearances successful (52%)
Everton (A): 13 out of 33 clearances successful (39%)
3) Shots
Everton (H): 4 of 20 shots from outside the box (20%)
- 1 on target, 2 blocked, 1 off target
Everton (A): 15 of 21 shots from outside the box (71%)
- 4 on target, 4 blocked, 7 off target
4) Reina passes
Everton (H): 27 out of 35 passes successful (77%)
Everton (A): 20 out of 30 passes successful (67%)
1) Pressing from the front
Goes without saying, and the biggest improvement we've seen in the last three games.

By Guy Gorman

We're all football nerds now. If you didn't know that the way to stifle a diamond midfield was to exert pressure on the opposition full-backs whilst simultaneously using a False nine to harass the opposition's deep-lying playmaker... well, you're not a true football fan.

Premier League chalkboard analysis | Michael Cox | Football | guardian.co.uk A quick note to Liverpool's new manager - or it's current one if need be: Get, and keep, Torres closer to the opposition's goal! by Guardian Chalkboards Fantasy football managers and Liverpool fans alike will thank you.