This is obviously something that should have been done before we played our first game in May, let alone before the season was over, but there you go, it’s done now.
James Milner wins the Player of the Month award for the fourth time this season. Congratulations, James etc. (Can you tell this post is more of a formality?)
I won’t be doing a separate award for the month of May, but I’ll include the scores for the final 2 games
It was close, but I was expecting Ashley Young to come out on top for the Player of the Month award for March after a string of consistent performances signalled a return to form. In the end, Milner’s man of the match performance in the only win of the month, the 2-1 victory over Wigan, made the difference.
It’s notable that this is the first month of the season that a defensive player has not appeared in the top 3
February was a busy month, but with all the Carling Cup and FA Cup fixtures, there were only 3 Premiership games to capture the data from. It’s probably quite fitting since he’s consistently among the highest scoring players in every game that Brad Friedel finally win an AVC Player of the Month award himself.
Very well deserved and largely thanks to being the highest scoring player in the Tottenham and Man Utd games. It’s unquestionable that Brad has saved
I’m starting to see a pattern here. Richard Dunne wins his third AVC Player of the Month award, this time based on the three Premiership games in January 2010. Anyone still wondering whether we have an adequate replacement for Martin Laursen on our hands? What do you mean Martin who?!?
Player of the Month – January
1st – Richard Dunne – 7.10
2nd – Ashley Young – 6.90
3rd – Stiliyan Petrov – 6.86
Previous Winners
1st
2nd
3rd
December
Richard Dunne (7.67)
James Milner (7.44)
Brad Friedel (7.25)
November
James
Congratulations to Richard Dunne who wins the AVC Player of the Month award for the second time this season, reiterating what a fantastic acquisition he has been.
Player of the Month – December
1st – Richard Dunne – 7.67
2nd – James Milner – 7.44
3rd – Brad Friedel – 7.25
Previous Winners
1st
2nd
3rd
November
James Milner (7.15)
Carlos Cuellar (7.04)
Brad Friedel (6.89)
October
Richard Dunne (7.21)
James Collins (7.14)
Gabby Agbonlahor (6.69)
September
Gabby Agbonlahor (7.34)
Brad Friedel (7.28)
James Milner (7.23)
August
James Milner (7.03)
Brad Friedel (6.91)
Stiliyan Petrov (6.57)
With James Milner also winning two awards and
When I did the first of these Player of the Month blog posts I set the rules that players had to play in all the Premiership matches that month in order to be eligible, but I was concerned that might be a bit harsh. I was trying to stop someone playing only a single, maybe a couple of games, getting some freak rating and topping the table unfairly.
However, in August and September there were only 3 Premiership fixtures each
Unsurprisingly, it was a tight affair between our new centre back pairing, but Richard Dunne just edged it. Although not eligible, a special mention should probably be reserved for penalty king Brad Guzan.
Player of the Month – October
1st – Richard Dunne – 7.21
2nd – James Collins – 7.14
3rd – Gabby Agbonlahor – 6.69
Previous Winners
1st
2nd
3rd
September
Gabby Agbonlahor (7.34)
Brad Friedel (7.28)
James Milner (7.23)
August
James Milner (7.03)
Brad Friedel (6.91)
Stiliyan Petrov (6.57)
At least 24 hours after a game I collect scores for the players’ performances voted on by fans. At the moment that comes from two sources; Sky Sports & The Telegraph, but as I use the average of these scores I can easily add new sources as and when I come across them.
The important thing is that these are scores directly from the fans, not the journalists. It also means that this is restricted to Premiership games for