Man of the Match 13/14 edition

[BerkeleyBernie]

Pedro- as always, great positioning and intelligent crafty runs all game. Paid off with a goal, finished emphatically.
Iniesta- showed the difference between the starters and the bench players, that extra level of finesse to work in the tightest of spaces.
Neymar- a distant third. Goal off Iniesta's cross well taken, but still struggling to create anything on his own, mostly invisible.

 

[Trickykid]

Iniesta
Montoya
Neymar

 

[Trickykid]

The Official Barcaforum.com MoM-thread award - 13/14 Edition
Cartagena, Copa del Rey, home (3-0)

1. Iniesta (40,7%) showed the difference between the starters and the bench players, that extra level of finesse to work in the tightest of spaces ~ BerkeleyBernie
2. Neymar (33,3%) amazon kid continues to find the back of the net and also feed his teammates with assists ~ barcanuck
3. Montoya (11,1%) solid on the right today, got a much needed confidence boosting assist ~ barcanuck

Curious fact(s) of the round
- Against Cartagena Montoya picked up his first podium placement ever in these rankings.
- When Messi was injured last month against Betis, he and Neymar were joint table leaders. Since then Neymar has earned no less than 10 rankings points, meaning he's now leading the overall rankings in superior fashion.
- This was the second lowest ratings turnout ever in the history of The Official Barcaforum.com MoM-thread award. We have to go back a year and 4 months to find a lower attendance in the first match of season 12/13. Back then just 6 voters turned up - which is three less than the 9 who let their voice be heard in this round. (Note: The record was set against AC Milan the 12th of March this year, where no less than 50 barcaforum members turned up at the ballots)

 

[utility73]

vs Getafe

Pedro
Fabregas
Busquets

 

[Gohan]

Pedro
Busquets
Iniesta

 

[CatalinR10]

Pedro
Busquets
Cesc

 

[BarcaGirl]

Pedro
Busquets
Cesc

 

[Josef K]

Pedro
Busquets
Iniesta

 

[Flavia]

Pedro
Cesc
Busquets


Great display by the team. After a horrible start, they pulled themselves together to come back and win.

 

[Semi-Neutral]

1) Pedro-Terrific game, the clinical and deadly Pedro of old shone again with 3 brilliant goals, another great one that was incorrectly deemed offside, a beautiful assist and a won penalty, exactly the type of game Pedro needed to calm this forum down
2) Cesc- Cesc at false nine, the moans, the groans, the whining, Cesc sucks at false nine, I hope everyone can see what an amateur Tata is now... 2 goals, an assist, and an overall great performance beg to differ
3) Busquets - His usual octopus-like self, drew fouls like Picasso drew pictures, was all over the Getafe midfield and as usual looked a class above

 

[Alarcón]

Pedro
Fàbregas
Busquets

 

[Sumlit]

Pedro
Cesc
Busi

 

[Trickykid]

Pedro
Fab
Mascherano

 

[hardyboy]

Pedro
Cesc
Busi

Special Mention : Iniesta

 

[Yannick03]

1) Pedro - No explanation needed, the stats speak for themselves. Incredible performance
2) Busquets - Played the usual Busi game, great in ball recuperation and distributing play.
3) Iniesta - Dictated the game Xavi-style, some great runs and provided the calmness with the ball when we needed it.