Hart must play in the final

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Ah - I was looking for a thread to comment on Willy's performance yesterday.

I have only just gotten around to seeing the recording of MOTD and seeing the goals is different on TV perhaps - but not the conclusion.

I had thought that Willy could have done a lot better with their first - and better positioned for their 2nd (was it not offside?? The clips I saw did not show a replay). The ball seemed to go through him for their 3rd but that is mild criticism compared to the free-kick - just what the fuck??? And then the 5th - just WOW - looked every bit as bad on TV as I thought live - fucking desperate.
 
Perfect chance to put Hart in, Willy was shite and doesn't deserve to play and Manuel will have to tell him that. Willy can't complain, he'll know he was shite on Sunday.
 
Daniel Taylor in the Guardian agrees
With all the focus on Manuel Pellegrini’s team selection, the post-match reaction to the heaviest defeat in Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi era largely overlooked the fact that some of the least impressive performances came from their senior players.
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More than anyone, though, Willy Caballero always gives City’s opponents the sense that Pellegrini’s team might be vulnerable. A City game never looks like it is going to be a stress-free occasion when Caballero is chosen ahead of Joe Hart and it must be slightly disconcerting for the club’s supporters that Pellegrini says he will persist with the former Málaga goalkeeper in the Capital One Cup final against Liverpool on Sunday. Caballero saved Oscar’s penalty but it is beginning to feel like a trick of the mind that the Argentinian was signed to give Hart genuine competition. The final is City’s most realistic chance of silverware and it would be a needless risk on the part of Pellegrini to start with him at Wembley. Or, to put it another way, it is fair to say Liverpool’s supporters will be desperately hoping Pellegrini keeps to his word.
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Hope I've removed enough of the article to avoid copyright issues.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/feb/22/fa-cup-talking-points-fifth-round
 
I've never really been a great fan of mp's,grateful for the double win but since then he has made so many bad choices,this would be the daddy of all of them if joe doesn't play,crank up the server Ric
 
Hopefully Joe will have a blinder in Kiev and convince Pellegrini he is un droppable.
I somehow doubt it
Far too logical
 
For me Hart plays. He is our best keeper and this is a cup final. We may not get to another this season, or for that matter win the league.

For those reasons I think the club & Pellegrini for maybe slightly different reasons will want to win on Sunday.

It would be a great boost to the club as a whole to win the cup & it's time our players put in a high tempo, crisp passing, clinical finishing, positive attitude that produces a winning result.
 
Why is this even being debated ? Hart will not play in the final unless caballero's leg drops off
 
If Manuel plays Willie, then we are basically saying there is no concept of performance management at our club. There is no consequence for rank poor performance. I don't believe that Txiki should be involved in every decision the manager makes, but in this instance he should intervene if Manuel is too stubborn to make the obvious decision.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
If Manuel plays Willie, then we are basically saying there is no concept of performance management at our club. There is no consequence for rank poor performance. I don't believe that Txiki should be involved in every decision the manager makes, but in this instance he should intervene if Manuel is too stubborn to make the obvious decision.
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I can honestly see Hart starting on Sunday. The owners will pick the goalkeeper on this occasion, not Pellegrini.
 
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