MikeO Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Current Player of the Season totals... Ross Barkley...113 Tim Howard...97 James McCarthy...78 Gareth Barry...77 Romelu Lukaku...53 Leighton Baines...48 Gerard Deulofeu...45 Seamus Coleman...44 Kevin Mirallas...29 Bryan Oviedo...27 Sylvain Distin...26 Steven Pienaar...20 Steven Naismith...12 Marouane Fellaini...10 Phil Jagielka...7 Leon Osman...6 John Stones...3 Johnny Heitinga...1 Arouna Kone...1 Previous MOTM winners... Arsenal (A)...Tim Howard Man United (A)...Tim Howard & Bryan Oviedo tie Stoke City (H)...Gerard Deulofeu Liverpool (H)...Ross Barkley Palace (A)...Tim Howard Tottenham (H)...James McCarthy Aston Villa (A)...Tim Howard Hull City (H)...James McCarthy Manchester City (A)...James McCarthy Newcastle (H)...Romelu Lukaku Fulham (A)...Sylvain Distin West Ham (A)...Leighton Baines Chelsea (H)...Gareth Barry 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...
Aidan Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 It was between Osman Lukaku and Pienaar for me today. Some great runs by Lukaku to drag the defence and Pienaar ran the show the first half. Osman was consistant and bagged a goal today and it just shows how influencial he has been for us in past seasons. Brilliant player, brilliant Evertonian. We deserved a win, and not that im complaining - but 4-1 did not refelct the game! Well done lads, now lets show the prem that we can rack up the points in these following (im going to say easy - but I shouldn't) games. Something that Moyes always fell down on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) Pienaar. Distin and Lukaku did well too (though one of his first touches proved costly, he did have lots of good ones), as did the full backs. Edited December 14, 2013 by Steve_E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Distin was solid today. Had an excellent game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus jones Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Having won the game 4-1 and your best player is Distin, then it says it all about today's performance tbh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQuince Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Peanuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 distin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueherts Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Yeah distin. Good to see we can still win convincingly even when we play badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Distin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 250 Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Pienaar for me, whilst Coleman is fast becoming a top prem player. Aidan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Pienaar again for me. Been player of the season so far. His first touch has been immaculate this season and his awareness and intelligence Lisa step above. Most creative player again today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Thought it was also one of lukaku's best performances too. Aidan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Osman pulled the team into shape in the middle of the field. Peanuts played great too. I went for Ossie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 the team gave it to seamus, saw the video he looked very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zequist Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Having now had a chance to watch a replay of the match after work, for me it was a no-brainer that the MOTM was Coleman. He was the one player I saw who was active, involved, and effective for the entire 90 minutes. Pienaar and Distin also put good shifts in, but Coleman hardly put a foot wrong the whole day. He played absolute shut-down defense on the right side. Even during Fulham's best spell, almost every wide threat they could muster came from the left. He and Distin led the team with 3 interceptions each (he also chipped in two of the team's 11 successful tackles), and Fulham's only successful cross from the right side all day came on a free kick. Passing! Where everyone else was misplacing passes all over the place, targeting the wrong spots and turning the ball over, Coleman made good decisions pretty much every single time. I wasn't sure what the stats were, but I checked and his pass completion rate for the game was 98% - 44 out of 45! The team as a whole only completed 77% of their passes, so it was obviously a big help to have at least one guy who knew where to put the ball every time he got it. Heady positional play. Go back and watch his defending on that mishit header by Jags early in the second half. As soon as it was clear that Parker was going to beat everyone to the ball, he put on a burst of acceleration, closed down fast, and established a tight defensive position that blocked Parker from cutting back to the right and also subtly angled him away from the goal. Parker's only options were to go further left (worsening his angle, as he was already to the left of the near post), backwards, or shoot, and all he could manage was that curler around Coleman that might have gone wide even without Howard's save. It doesn't show up on the stat sheet, but those are the smart defensive plays that win you games, especially in contests where your team is at less than its best. And I haven't even mentioned the goal yet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Pienaar for me. Thought he linked the play really well throughout the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Do people vote Pienaar just to annoy me? He was a little better than Barkley, both had some nice plays, but were the biggest culprits in the 2nd half for being weak and sloppy. If it wasn't for Distin (who had no help from Captain English) and Osman Everton would have lost yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldfishMemory Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Ossie for me he was everywhere an could have had a couple if he'd been that little bit sharper with his shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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