Joe Hart

Prestwich_Blue said:
Joe's problems pre-dated Pep's arrival and were entirely self-inflicted.
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David Preece, who is a goalkeeping coach who occasionally does the rounds on the podcasts, media said that Hart's problems were/are pretty much all to do with his work ethic.

As Preece tells it, Joe came through with Massimo Battara, Mancini's goalkeeping coach, who used to really crack the whip and force him to spend a lot of time working on the weak parts of his game. Battara was like Mancini a strict old-school italian coach and Joe being a nobody when he first met him was very much done what he was told, and the two of them were very successful in turning Hart into the keeper he was around 2011-2013.

When Battara left and our current coach, Xabi Mancisidor came in, Hart was the starting keeper with titles under his belt and England #1 and pretty much decided he could dictate what he worked on in training and started ignoring the weak areas of his game and parts of training he didn't like but was forced to do under the stricter Battara.

And this pretty much lead to him being the player he was after that - making lots of great reflex saves, but also loads of blunders.

I think as fans we under-reacted at the time to the fact Pellegrini dropped him twice for complacency. Looking back, what other top keepers get dropped like that? No one.
 
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domalino said:
David Preece, who is a goalkeeping coach who occasionally does the rounds on the podcasts, media said that Hart's problems were/are pretty much all to do with his work ethic.

As Preece tells it, Joe came through with Massimo Battara, Mancini's goalkeeping coach, who used to really crack the whip and force him to spend a lot of time working on the weak parts of his game. Battara was like Mancini a strict old-school italian coach and Joe being a nobody when he first met him was very much done what he was told, and the two of them were very successful in turning Hart into the keeper he was around 2011-2013.

When Battara left and our current coach, Xabi Mancisidor came in, Hart was the starting keeper with titles under his belt and England #1 and pretty much decided he could dictate what he worked on in training and started ignoring the weak areas of his game and parts of training he didn't like but was forced to do under the stricter Battara.

And this pretty much lead to him being the player he was after that - making lots of great reflex saves, but also loads of blunders.

I think as fans we under-reacted at the time to the fact Pellegrini dropped him twice for complacency. Looking back, what other top keepers get dropped like that? No one.
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Hart certainly had a lot of technical weaknesses that a top keeper shouldn't have. Great doing the spectacular stuff (and could be sensational at times) but poor command of his area, poor judgement on when to come for high balls, abysmal distribution and couldn't get down quick enough to his left. But his problems go a lot deeper than that.
 
domalino said:
David Preece, who is a goalkeeping coach who occasionally does the rounds on the podcasts, media said that Hart's problems were/are pretty much all to do with his work ethic.

As Preece tells it, Joe came through with Massimo Battara, Mancini's goalkeeping coach, who used to really crack the whip and force him to spend a lot of time working on the weak parts of his game. Battara was like Mancini a strict old-school italian coach and Joe being a nobody when he first met him was very much done what he was told, and the two of them were very successful in turning Hart into the keeper he was around 2011-2013.

When Battara left and our current coach, Xabi Mancisidor came in, Hart was the starting keeper with titles under his belt and England #1 and pretty much decided he could dictate what he worked on in training and started ignoring the weak areas of his game and parts of training he didn't like but was forced to do under the stricter Battara.

And this pretty much lead to him being the player he was after that - making lots of great reflex saves, but also loads of blunders.

I think as fans we under-reacted at the time to the fact Pellegrini dropped him twice for complacency. Looking back, what other top keepers get dropped like that? No one.
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Joe played his part in our success but, like so many young players, he never really improved much from his early days. It's often said in sport that it's tough getting to the top but even tougher staying there. What singles out the greatest players like Messi, Ronaldo, and our own David Silva is their constant yearning to improve. The best players, for the most part, are the most consistent ones.
 
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Best of luck, Joe, wherever your future takes you.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
Joe played his part in our success but, like so many young players, he never really improved much from his early days. It's often said in sport that it's tough getting to the top but even tougher staying there. What singles out the greatest players like Messi, Ronaldo, and our own David Silva is their constant yearning to improve. The best players, for the most part, are the most consistent ones.
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It's even more important for keepers to constantly want to improve because they're like opening test batsmen where the opposition are always analysing and looking to exploit weaknesses in your game and you have to work full time to fix them as they appear.

If you cant do that then you'll never stick around at the top.
 
Played a huge part in our early success and made some top saves. He had many stand out performances and a couple stick in my for me. Against Dortmund and Real Madrid in Champions league.

Also remember vividly the save against Everton from. Naismith when he got down (surprisingly to his left) in our title winning season and tipped it past the post.

Hope he hangs around the premier league and does a good job for someone and becomes a regular starter again.

Good luck Joe!
 
Never recovered from shagging Katie Price or not being able to dive to his left.

billy big bollocks thought he was bigger then the club when he was here.

Shit house person, shit house keeper.

pantillmion was better then him and Willy.
 
Ashleymcduff said:
Never recovered from shagging Katie Price or not being able to dive to his left.

billy big bollocks thought he was bigger then the club when he was here.

Shit house person, shit house keeper.

pantillmion was better then him and Willy.
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Fierce!
 
kippaxking79 said:
Hope he hangs around the premier league and does a good job for someone and becomes a regular starter again.

Good luck Joe!
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Lol it’s 2020 fella not 2013 !!

He couldn’t get in for West Ham Or Burnley m8, he’s gash he won’t be playing premier league football ever again
 
Ashleymcduff said:
Never recovered from shagging Katie Price or not being able to dive to his left.

billy big bollocks thought he was bigger then the club when he was here.

Shit house person, shit house keeper.

pantillmion was better then him and Willy.
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Welcome back Costel.

Not bitter then?

:)
 
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