Bring Back Joe Hart

[Exeter Blue I am here]

I've no desire to denigrate Hart, but I believe other clubs were made aware of his availability long before that.

Next summer should be revealing then. I will still be surprised if a better club than Torino doesn't come in for him

 

[Ashleymcduff]

Next summer should be revealing then. I will still be surprised if a better club than Torino doesn't come in for him

If you think West Ham is better then Torino you'll be about right

 

[ancoats]

the story maybe be over with joe hart at manchester city i don't see pep changing his mind and also joe hart will want to show him and stick 2 fingers up joe will be back in england next summer and at a big club like liverpool or spurs and city need to cash in and get some good money for him before he can walk away for free. we just have to remember to good days and the bond we built with joe hart he respects the fans and is one of us so go on joey hart we love you and give you a great hand when we meet again

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

If you think West Ham is better then Torino you'll be about right

Well, let's see

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

It’s difficult to truthfully assess the balance between distribution and shot-stopping without trying too hard to prove yourself right. Also, people tend to only remember the mistakes that lead to goals, rather than the dozens of occasions when a keeper might drop the ball, but be rescued by a team mate.


Personally, I formed the impression last season that Hart was having less of an impact than previous campaigns. He was still making match-turning saves (away games at Monchengladbach and Watford), but equally more mistakes seemed to be creeping into his game (Norwich H Liverpool A)


Hart’s distribution was too slow, both in thinking and execution. It even led to his self inflicted injury against United.

As for shot-stopping, Swansea had one chance at the ETIHAD last season, resulting in Hart being beaten at the near post. Rashford never looked like missing, and what about that free kick at home to Liverpool when he kicked the ball straight to a clearly startled Coutinho?


Similarly, one of the goals at the swamp originated from Bravo being boxed-in, but passing the ball to Kolarov rather than hoofing the ball downfield. However when the goal is replayed the movie starts with Kolarov on the ball.

Would Hart have passed to Kolarov or played safe? Impossible to know for certain, but if the opposition keep slicing through our defence with such alarming regularity then even Manuel Neuer would be struggling.

 

[hilts]

The problem with Joe Hart is he is a mid table keeper but has the wages and ego of a top class performer. This is always the conundrum when we try to get rid of the deadwood.

Hopefully there will be a manager around who is as daft as some of our Hart fan boys. Probably end up sweetening any deal to get rid though

 

[jimharri]

How is this thread still going? It seems clear that, as long as Guardiola is our manager, there is very little prospect of Joe playing for us again. And, while it is true that he is a better keeper than Bravo, he wasn't averse to dropping clangers either.

 

[BlueTG]

Hart’s distribution was too slow, both in thinking and execution. It even led to his self inflicted injury against United.

That was Demichelis's short, lazy ball to Hart that got Hart scrambling.

 

[Burtonblue]

The only way back at City for Hart is if Guardiola goes and that's not likely to happen anytime soon.

 

[jimharri]

The only way back at City for Hart is if Guardiola goes and that's not likely to happen anytime soon.

Correct.