The 2009/2010 MOTM thread

Chicken Wings · 16 Aug 2009, 06:09 PM

I guess nobody started our great tradition of the "Man of the Match Thread", WEIRD....at least one to kick off the season.

Today Barca played AN "OFFICIAL" Match, on the road, in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup againts Athletic Bilbao.

THE SPANISH SUPER CUP leg 1
Athletic 1-Barcelona 2

1-Xavi
2-Alves
3-Pedro

Mods feel free to "Fix" the title of this thread or whatever needs to be done, to continue our tradition. Thanks in advance.

Viscaelbarca · 16 Aug 2009, 06:18 PM

Xavi
Alves
Pedro

unclesox · 16 Aug 2009, 06:47 PM

Same method as in the previous seasons.

After every meaningful match, you list who you felt were the top three players in the game. If possible, try to list only three players, numbering them in order 1-3 with the best player listed first.

Points are awarded based on your voting of the players:
1st place vote = 3 points
2nd place vote = 2 points
3rd place vote = 1 point

When voting closes, everyone's votes are tallied and the top three players receiving the most points are awarded consensus MOTM points:
5 points for highest vote total
3 points for second highest
1 point for third best

This is done throughout the season until the final match has been played, with the overall leader being named BS Player Of The Season.

For voting totals to count, a match must receive votes from at least FIVE people. Otherwise it will not be counted in the overall totals.
Voting for each match will remain open for one full week to give everyone enough time to view the game and place their votes.

Lionel Messi was our runaway Player of the Season last season (again).
Here's a review of the voting totals from the Triplete season:
(55 matches taken into account)

105.5 - MESSI
69.5 - Iniesta
61.5 - Xavi
50.5 - Alves
39 - Eto'o
38 - Henry
25 - Valdés
18 - Puyol
16 - Bojan
20 - Touré
13 - Márquez
11 - Piqué
9 - Pinto
6.5 - Busquets
4.5 - Gudjohnsen
1 - Hleb, Keita
Honorable mention - Jimmy Jump v Racing