My comments:
a. Man-of-the-match Not a bad idea as it is
definitely a fairer assessment of performance than goals scored,
but difficult to implement. With everybody supposedly concentrating
on the game, who to decide? It should be decided by neutrals
anyway...
b. Top scorer list I personally feel that a top 5
list is sufficient as that's what it's supposed to be... a list of
top scorers!!
c. Score chart Let's not confuse this with the
above. We could have a seperate page to show the number of goals
scored by each player. Question is... do we also include other
stats (i.e. tackles, passes, assists) to ensure that other
defensive players are not left out? I personally feel that a chart
with only goals scored is not a balanced chart and is far from
being fair, while if we were to include other stats, it would be
too time-consuming... and we would have to change the website name
to Opta.
d. Motivation With regards to the motivational
factor in the game, I would like to state that I have only looked
at goals as one of the benchmarks of my performance since I moved
into the forward position. However, even if I scored a goal but
didn't contribute otherwise, I still would not feel happy with my
performance. If I am not playing upfront, my benchmarks would not
include the goals I scored and would actually depend on the
position I played in (e.g. crosses, tackles, assists, etc). I would
be particularly worried if every player in the team actually viewed
goals as recognition of their performance.
To sum up what I have written above, I basically feel that while it
would be good to have a seperate page to include indicators of our
players' performances, it would be too time-consuming for a social
team like ours. So let's move on man....
