Nice pat on the back for Pilkington... Garth Crooks' team of the week. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9616086.stm ...and not even our man of the match!
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/970401/team-of-the-week:-october16,-2011?cc=5739 Rusty and Pilks in Soccernet's TotW!
Had Aguero, Rooney or any other 'big' name scored two goals at the weekend, Pilks would not have got a look in I would bet.
Unfortunately goals have more clout over assists and clean sheets, a lot do not take into regard the roles players actually play in a team, a defender can score a goal in a 3-2 victory and get into a pundits team but another defender who deals with a 90 minute onslaught and keeps a clean sheet at 0-0 misses out.