Facts, stonewall OPTA facts....
Defensive:
Tackle
Michael Carrick, 3.9 per game
Yaya Toure, 1.6
Scott Parker, 4
Cheik Tiote, 3.1
Interceptions
Michael Carrick, 3.4
Yaya Toure, 1.2
Scott Parker, 2.3
Cheik Tiote, 2.7
Fouls
Michael Carrick, 0.5
Yaya Toure, 1.1
Scott Parker, 1.5
Cheik Tiote, 2.3
Dribbled by other Players
Michael Carrick, 0.9
Yaya Toure, 1.1
Scott Parker, 1.1
Cheik Tiote, 1.5
Offensive
Goals/Assist
Michael Carrick, 2 G, 1A
Yaya Toure, 3G, 4A
Scott Parker, 0G, 1A
Cheik Tiote, 1G, 1A
Key Passes Per Game
Michael Carrick, 0.9
Yaya Toure, 1.4
Scott Parker, 0.9
Cheik Tiote, 0.8
Successful Dribbles Per Game
Michael Carrick, 0.2
Yaya Toure, 1
Scott Parker, 0.5
Cheik Tiote, 1
Was Fouled Per Game
Michael Carrick, 1.1
Yaya Toure, 0.7
Scott Parker, 1.3
Cheik Tiote, 1.6
Dispossessed Per Game
Michael Carrick, 0.5
Yaya Toure, 0.6
Scott Parker, 1.6
Cheik Tiote, 3.7
Turnover per game
Michael Carrick, 1
Yaya Toure, 0.8
Scott Parker, 0.9
Cheik Tiote, 1.6
Passing
Average Passes Per Game
Michael Carrick, 55.2
Yaya Toure, 77.6
Scott parker, 60.9
Cheik Tiote, 60.9
Pass Success Rate in percentages
Michael Carrick, 89.8
Yaya Toure, 90
Scott Parker, 89.8
Cheik Tiote, 83.1
Accurate Long Balls Per Game
Michael Carrick, 3.9
Yaya Toure, 5.3
Scott Parker, 2.9
Cheik Tiote, 3.9
Accurate Through Balls Per Game
Michael Carrick, 0.2
Yaya Toure, 0.3
Scott Parker, 0.3
Cheik Tiote, N/A
Player Ratings
Michael Carrick, 7.51
Yaya Toure, 7.34
Scott Parker, 7.1
Cheik Tiote, 6.81
Wow, even I was surprised at these.
Where does the hype come from guys, help me out here??