THE ODD THING...:

Donovan vs. Rooney, By the Numbers (Matthew Futterman, 6/12/10, WSJ)

Coincidentally, Rooney’s performance in European qualifying and Donovan’s in the Confederations Cup last year in South Africa have some striking similarities. Rooney averaged 57 touches per game to Donovan’s 60. Rooney completed 78% of his passes to Donovan’s 75%. Rooney converted 26% of his scoring chances to Donovan’s 33%.

...is that they ought not be so similar, since Rooney plays striker but Donovan a wing position. It's really a testament to their versatility.

Posted by Orrin Judd at June 12, 2010 12:10 PM