MikeO Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Current Player of the Season totals... Ross Barkley...70 Seamus Coleman...18 Marouane Fellaini...10 Gerard Deulofeu...9 Sylvain Distin...8 Steven Pienaar...6 Leighton Baines...4 John Stones...2 Kevin Mirallas...1 Steven Naismith...1 Previous MOTM winners... Cardiff (A)...Ross Barkley Stevenage (H)...Ross Barkley West Brom (H)...Seamus Coleman Norwich (A)...Ross Barkley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Barry - What a signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Agree with Ten, what a signing and what a game from him today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoward18 Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Naismith of all people was the one to finally fucking finish and Howard came up with some HUGE stops, but both made some glaring errors that could have been costly. Barry was a rock, so it's him. And you all thought I was an idiot for welcoming a loan move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Wasn't sure to give it to Barry or Naismith. Naismith's all round play was great as was Barry's. In the end I gave it to Naismith purely for the goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msloan78 Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Thought Naismith had arguably his best game for us. Jags, Distin and Howard all looked pretty solid, and showed desperation when it was needed. Barkley looked good, but was perhaps guilty of keeping hold of the ball that extra touch too long. Both full backs caused Chelsea problems I thought. Both Jela and Mirallas worked hard to put pressure on Chelsea when they had the ball. Gone with Barry, as I thought he just played very intelligently and was at the heart of a very disciplined defensive performance. Lowensda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Gareth Barry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Coleman had a great game to, worth mentioning here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Barry, scooped up and passed it forward. Block was icing on a great debut. Special mention for the birthday boy, Naismith ran them ragged, but lost the ball too much. Mirallas done a great job when pushed forward too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Barry for me. Defo. Did everything I expected him to in this team. He's gonna be a rock this season...the steady guy we need while the creative fellas get it going up top. Also a shout for Martinez...Chelsea were a machine...and Martinez allowed us to keep playing, left us with attacking options. Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQuince Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 If Barry wasn't there, we would have lost by a few. Easy MOTM for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBlood81 Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Baines, Distin, Jag's & Seamus put in a proper shift but have to give it to Barry. Happy Birthday Gary Naismith, wont forget this one in a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Baines, Distin, Jag's & Seamus put in a proper shift but have to give it to Barry. Happy Birthday Gary Naismith, wont forget this one in a while! Gary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogsy Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Defiantly gazza bazza great loan move fair play!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_in_LA Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Barry, happy that my friends were right about him. He did exactly what we needed of him and then some (and best of all, in his first game for us). I can see him shaking off some rust and being even more consistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 A lot of good performances but Barry was a stand out. Read the game brilliantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alguna Vez Tonelada Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) Barry was so good we didn´t miss Fellaini at all. A superb performance on his debut. A steadying influence from such an experienced old head. Perhaps it is not insignificant that Mourinho´s last league loss as Chelsea boss was against Villa in 2007 when Barry played for Villa. Edited September 14, 2013 by Alguna Vez Tonelada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Unquestionably Barry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus jones Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 This humble pie tastes quite nice really....................... well done Gareth Barry, my man of the match. Super kev was great as was Naisy surprisingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirallas Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) I'm not going to use the "black woman in hindsight" clip again, but really guys... I told you, didn't I tell you? And what did I tell you? That Barry was going to be a bloody great signing. And when did I tell you? The very moment we signed him. edit: I gotte tell you though, I never thought Naismith was going to be our big Chelsea tormenter lol. Edited September 14, 2013 by Mirallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 250 Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Proud of all the lads, but Barry stood out.Credit Martinez for having a good eye. Maybe we're in very safe hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Barry. That's why I was singing what I was about him. Massive upgrade on what we had and I can't wait til him, McCarthy and Gibbo are in rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Big tip fellow blues, never judge a player who you aware of but never paid much attention to. We have had many of those players who never get the usual journo/pundit praise. Gareth Barry take a bow, I'm glad I did my research before slating you - very easy to take that option. Man city fans weren't happy to see him go and no wonder. His one touch play was brilliant, assertive passing, reads the game, tackles well. In all seriousness that was the best defensive midfield display I have seen in a blue shirt in a long long time. He may not be 6ft 5 and chest the ball down, but that isn't a pre requisite for a DM, protecting the back 4 and turning the ball over is. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Special mention to Barkley, that lad is gonna be a superstar - ridiculous ability. Anyone who said "Moyes knows best" needs to think what we could have seen in the last 2 years without the cautious one hampering his development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearthainn Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Barry was brilliant. I can't remember him doing a single thing wrong the whole match. Was expecting him to be good but fucking hell! Naismith did score the winner, but I was very disappointed with his overall performance, particularly after an impressive pre-season. Still not as bad as Ossie though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artetas sock Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Gareth Barry by a mile, his reading of the game was outstanding. Given that he's the replacement for Fellaini, do we think he played better than Fellaini would have done? My answer is defensively he's better in that he gets his foot on the ball better, but Fellaini would give us a more physical presence up front which will be given to us by Lukaku. So no big loss if we could make two signings in the summer with the money from his transfer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearthainn Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 There seem to be plently of people saying Naismith was good? Well if you compare it to his last season's performances then maybe. I guess he was decent in the second half keeping Chelsea busy and he did win some headers (bound to when all of Howard's kicks were aimed at him), but he lost possession half of the fucking time and wasted some good moves. And I'm not even that critical towards him half of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Easily Gareth Barry even if he did make a superb last ditch tackle ( I know from this forum that they are a bad thing!) Steve_E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Mirallas. But I thought Barry and Naismith had immense games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Easily Gareth Barry even if he did make a superb last ditch tackle ( I know from this forum that they are a bad thing!) Only had to be made because of a defensive error... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Only had to be made because of a defensive error... Sorry I thought all great last ditch tackles were the sign of a poor defender, I will get the hang of this eventually marcus jones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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