MikeO Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Current Player of the Season totals... Fellaini...186 Baines...161 Coleman...144 Mirallas...128 Osman...96 Anichebe...92 Pienaar...90 Jagielka...83 Howard...66 Gibson...28 Jelavic...25 Distin...25 Oviedo...22 Mucha...21 Naismith...15 Heitinga...7 Hitzlsperger...6 Hibbert...2 Neville...2 Barkley...1 Previous MOTM winners... Stoke (H)...Kevin Mirallas Manchester City (H)...Seamus Coleman Wigan (H)...Mirallas/Mucha tied for second...no-one wins Reading (H)...Kevin Mirallas Oldham (H)...Kevin Mirallas Norwich (A)...Seamus Coleman Oldham (A)...Tim Howard Manchester United (A)...Phil Jagielka Aston Villa (H)...Marouane Fellaini West Brom (H)...Leighton Baines Bolton (A)...Tim Howard Southampton (A)...Tim Howard Swansea (H)...Seamus Coleman Cheltenham (A)...Leon Osman Newcastle (A)...Leighton Baines Chelsea (H)...Sylvain Distin Wigan (H)...Leon Osman West Ham (A)...Leon Osman Stoke (A)...Steven Pienaar Tottenham (H)...Seamus Coleman Manchester City (A)...Phil Jagielka Arsenal (H)...Marouane Fellaini Norwich (H)...Bryan Oviedo Reading (A)...Thomas Hitzlsperger Sunderland (H)...Marouane Fellaini Fulham (A)...Marouane Fellaini Liverpool (H)...Kevin Mirallas QPR (A)...Phil Jagielka Wigan (A)...Leighton Baines Southampton (H)...Nikica Jelavic Leeds (A)...Victor Anichebe Swansea (A)...Victor Anichebe Newcastle (H)...Leighton Baines West Brom (A)...Leon Osman Leyton Orient (H)...Kevin Mirallas Aston Villa (A)...Steven Pienaar Manchester United (H)...Marouane Fellaini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonButtle Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Gave it to Gibson, thought he played well today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirallas Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Whoever thinks about voting for Anichebe again... I dare ya. I double dare you m0thafuck4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Mirallas but could well have given it to Gibson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Tim Howard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Whoever thinks about voting for Anichebe again... I dare ya. I double dare you m0thafuck4 Anichebe for me, thought he had an excellent game leading the line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I gave it to Howard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirallas Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) lmao you knob Anichebe for me, thought he had an excellent game leading the line Edited April 7, 2013 by Mirallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 250 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Victor Anichebe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Whoever thinks about voting for Anichebe again... I dare ya. I double dare you m0thafuck4 Why aren't you watching Chelsea, and saying silly things in 'their' matchday threads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Anichebe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droobie Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Yeah Cheebs worked hard, but he was back to his whining selfish self... Was on the ground a lot and greedy. Not many stood out for us this game. The passing when we had chances went astray. Then we pretty much just sat back the last 30 mins. Gave it to Jags in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodisonRoad Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Would give it to jags, but he was at fault for the first goal IMO. Gave it to Tim in the end, that save was immense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Super Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearthainn Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Went wit Jags despite the first 30 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Went with Vic, Jags a close 2nd. Thought Mirallas was very quiet albeit scoring a great goal, and Gibson was well below par. chicagoblue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) I hope the people who were shouting for Barkley to start take note, every time the ball came to him he froze like a rabbit caught in the headlights and inevitably lost the ball, He's just not ready for the prem. Could have given it to 3 or 4 today ... Howard, Jags, Mirallas, but went for big Victor Anichebe. Today he looked like a good old fashioned center forward and bullied the spurs defenders, also howed a glimpse of speed when he wanted to, i think he deserved a goal today, shame he didnt dink his chance over the goalie. Edited April 7, 2013 by Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearthainn Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I hope the people who were shouting for Barkley to start take note, every time the ball came to him he froze like a rabbit caught in the headlights and inevitably lost the ball, He's just not ready for the prem. I didn't think he was that bad. Nothing to shout about, no doubt about that, but a decent performance. Surely the only way for him to get ready for the Premier League and not get so nervous is to play more often anyway? Pearso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodisonRoad Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I hope the people who were shouting for Barkley to start take note, every time the ball came to him he froze like a rabbit caught in the headlights and inevitably lost the ball, He's just not ready for the prem. Could have given it to 3 or 4 today ... Howard, Jags, Mirallas, but went for big Victor Anichebe. Today he looked like a good old fashioned center forward and bullied the spurs defenders, also howed a glimpse of speed when he wanted to, i think he deserved a goal today, shame he didnt dink his chance over the goalie. How many people have said this today? Christ, the people asking for him to "start" are asking for him to get more game time, against the likes of Norwich, QPR, lower table teams. I said in the other thread, i really dont understand Moyes' thinking when he thinks ross can come in and play well against Stoke home and away, Man utd at home and Spurs away today in what was a really important game for both sides. What do you expect? he's not going to come in and set the place alight. But he's got to get used to the Pace of the premiership, throwing him into difficult games like today isnt going to help the lad at all, i feel sorry for him. I'd love to hear Moyes' thinking behind it all, because im yet to hear a rational argument as to why. Fearthainn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I still wish people would shut the fuck up about him not playing though. Today proved he isn't good enough to get us into the Champions League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I hope the people who were shouting for Barkley to start take note, every time the ball came to him he froze like a rabbit caught in the headlights and inevitably lost the ball, He's just not ready for the prem. Could have given it to 3 or 4 today ... Howard, Jags, Mirallas, but went for big Victor Anichebe. Today he looked like a good old fashioned center forward and bullied the spurs defenders, also howed a glimpse of speed when he wanted to, i think he deserved a goal today, shame he didnt dink his chance over the goalie. Did he feck! He did a better job on the wing then Osman did when he was moved there. Im certainly not saying Barkley did anything special but he was no worse than those around him. He did alright, put in a good shift defensively which surprised me and he will learn from it. How many people have said this today? Christ, the people asking for him to "start" are asking for him to get more game time, against the likes of Norwich, QPR, lower table teams. I said in the other thread, i really dont understand Moyes' thinking when he thinks ross can come in and play well against Stoke home and away, Man utd at home and Spurs away today in what was a really important game for both sides. What do you expect? he's not going to come in and set the place alight. But he's got to get used to the Pace of the premiership, throwing him into difficult games like today isnt going to help the lad at all, i feel sorry for him. I'd love to hear Moyes' thinking behind it all, because im yet to hear a rational argument as to why. I dont think its a problem for Barkley as he stood up to it well enough. Moyes didnt really have too many options today, and whilst he should have been utilised more in 'easier' games I dont think he had too many other options to use today. I still wish people would shut the fuck up about him not playing though. Today proved he isn't good enough to get us into the Champions League.No-one has said he was good enough to do that?! I wish people would stop jumping on the lad for having an average game yet not jumping on players who were a damn site worse and are a damn site more experienced. Steve_E and pete0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 How many people have said this today? Christ, the people asking for him to "start" are asking for him to get more game time, against the likes of Norwich, QPR, lower table teams. I said in the other thread, i really dont understand Moyes' thinking when he thinks ross can come in and play well against Stoke home and away, Man utd at home and Spurs away today in what was a really important game for both sides. What do you expect? he's not going to come in and set the place alight. But he's got to get used to the Pace of the premiership, throwing him into difficult games like today isnt going to help the lad at all, i feel sorry for him. I'd love to hear Moyes' thinking behind it all, because im yet to hear a rational argument as to why. He's a member of our squad who was needed today as we obviously needed another midfielder and Vic leading the line rather the more attacking stoke line-up. With Felli and Pienaar out Ross was required - he wasn't thrown in, he's been in and around the first team for over a season, training with his team mates on a daily basis. He'll probably get more time between now and the end of the season, all of which will aid his development. It sounds like he had a fairly decent game anyway from what I've heard (was travelling so only listened) - sounds as if he was a little naive at times though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I just hope this game makes people realise what Barkley is like. One for the future, nothing more at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Romey 1878 Posted April 7, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I just hope this game makes people realise what Barkley is like. One for the future, nothing more at the moment. Today's game showed that he needs more game time, not less, or he'll only ever be "nothing more". The more game time he gets the less eager puppy dog he'll be, the more he'll get an awareness of what's around him without needing to actually see what's around him and therefore not try something that's not on, and not dwell on the ball when he has no time. Today wasnt a bad thing for Barkley, and not should it be judged that way. He did some things very well and others not well at all. It's a learning curve. Personally, today has got me eager to see more of him. Despite being of little experience and making mistakes he didn't hide, he still wanted the ball and he still gave his all. He should be encouraged for his display today, not ridiculed. Fearthainn, chicagoblue, pete0 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Today also showed that Moyes trusts Ross ahead of his 'favourites' Naismith and Neville! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodisonRoad Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 He's a member of our squad who was needed today as we obviously needed another midfielder and Vic leading the line rather the more attacking stoke line-up. With Felli and Pienaar out Ross was required - he wasn't thrown in, he's been in and around the first team for over a season, training with his team mates on a daily basis. He'll probably get more time between now and the end of the season, all of which will aid his development. It sounds like he had a fairly decent game anyway from what I've heard (was travelling so only listened) - sounds as if he was a little naive at times though. Im not critising Moyes for picking him today, but its people who say "the people saying ross should start more can hush". Nobody is saying he should come in and start every game for us, all I have ever wanted and i think a few others of us have, is to see more of him in "lesser" games, to get him more ready for games like today. He was thrown in today, training with your team mates is totally different to playing in a high intensity game, away from Home against a side 3rd in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Blue Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 He needs more game time, ideally against the easier opposition, but I thought he was ok today. Especially when you consider he was playing out of position on the wing. I personally would have gone with Ovido, but Barklay did a decent job. As others have said bit like Vic in that the more experience he gets the better he gets. Can see his quality / potential, just needs game time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Im not critising Moyes for picking him today, but its people who say "the people saying ross should start more can hush". Nobody is saying he should come in and start every game for us, all I have ever wanted and i think a few others of us have, is to see more of him in "lesser" games, to get him more ready for games like today. He was thrown in today, training with your team mates is totally different to playing in a high intensity game, away from Home against a side 3rd in the league. So Moyes must trust him. He was required today and got the nod for looking bright when coming on recently and probably impressing in training. Of course playing in front of 40,000 is different to anything else but young players are prepared for this through training etc so it won't have been an alien experience to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Had to go Vic today! Held the ball up brilliantly and was unlucky not to score! Loses his head a bit but certainly stood out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearso Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Ross hasn't started all season. He gets chucked in the deep end at White Hart Lane, of course he's not going to play a blinder. If he's won numerous man of the match performances whilst on loan in the Championship, it's clearly just opportunity and experience he needs to adapt to the prem. He's not going to progress and become "ready" just by training and sitting on the bench. Look at Wilshere. It's called learning on the job. Hafnia and Fearthainn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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