Hi Blau. I'm getting the impression some people don't like you on here. Seriously considering not meeting you in Summerbees, not seen you for about 10 years and you'll probably get me in a fight!! ;) whoopee.It has always been the case - it has to be. Over 30 years Joe Corrigan was moved on after nearly 500 games because his wages were the highest due to length of service increments and they wanted to reduce the wage bill. But it led to Alex Williams's emergence so I can't complain. City are not very good at implementing the Ways and Means Act at times but life goes on.
Now I will go back into 'silence' mode although time weighs heavy on Sundays when they play in the afternoon.
But it makes no sense. Sane is 20 and had a slight injury, bravo when he is 36 will be more prone to injuries. And? I dont see what sane has to do with it, maybe i am thick as pig shit :-)
No because Ranieri said Schmeichel will be back in days.......Anyone else think Leicester may come in for a loan with Schmeikel going off injured today and needing a hernia operation?
No because Ranieri said Schmeichel will be back in days.......
"On Monday he will have an operation. Four or five days later he will be ready for the next match. "It was scheduled for Monday. He wanted to play today of course and he felt something so it changed."
Sounds amazing that a player could recover so soon, but Ranieri seems to believe it
Don't confuse what's said for public consumption with what's said behind closed doors. If Hart had shown any inclination to work the way Guardiola wanted then he wouldn't be in this situation. But being Joe, he thought he was untouchable and that he knew best. He now knows he isn't and he doesn't.I hope Joe Hart decides to stay. Guardiola said that if he stays he'll get games, but most importantly he'll get to work on the aspect of his game that Guardiola thinks is his weakness. And if Hart feels he can address this, then within 4-5 months he could be challenging for his place again. I know that's an optimistic view, but why not?
Not if he feels he can sort out the weakness in his game and become a better keeper. Why not work on the training pitches day in day out with the best and give it until the Jan window at least. What will he learn at Sunderland? He wont be able to work with the City coaching staff. I'm sure he'd do a fantastic job at Sunderland and see them mid-table because he is that good, but would he improve? If he can improve at City, then he becomes a better keeper and he's at a club that can give him CL football and trophies. Willy didn't do so bad last season lifting the League Cup.Spoken from the heart. Spot on. It's sad for Joe but he's not bigger than the club. Been a great servant but time to go.
Not if he feels he can sort out the weakness in his game and become a better keeper. Why not work on the training pitches day in day out with the best and give it until the Jan window at least. What will he learn at Sunderland? He wont be able to work with the City coaching staff. I'm sure he'd do a fantastic job at Sunderland and see them mid-table because he is that good, but would he improve? If he can improve at City, then he becomes a better keeper and he's at a club that can give him CL football and trophies. Willy didn't do so bad last season lifting the League Cup.
This might be the first time in his adult career that someone has had the bottle to come along to him and point out a weakness. It maybe that the weakness in his game is just something he will never be able to address. I don't know. I doubt very many do know.
He's still young for a keeper. Ideally better to take 3 months out of the limelight, work on his game intensively and then comeback a better player. if he was Bravo's age then there would be no choice. 3 months is neither here nor there in the long term, it depends on whether he thinks he has a chance of developing the skills Guardiola requires.
I know that is a possibility. I would prefer to believe in a player who must have worked incredibly hard to get where he is. Even if he was flippant at first, or didn't take the issue seriously, he will surely do so now?Don't confuse what's said for public consumption with what's said behind closed doors. If Hart had shown any inclination to work the way Guardiola wanted then he wouldn't be in this situation. But being Joe, he thought he was untouchable and that he knew best. He now knows he isn't and he doesn't.
Ooohhhhhhh......bad man!Some amazing drugs these days.
Given the facts I would say its nowhere it is 50/50 whether he stays or goes:I know that is a possibility. I would prefer to believe in a player who must have worked incredibly hard to get where he is. Even if he was flippant at first, or didn't take the issue seriously, he will surely do so now?
It must be 50/50 whether he stays or goes, from the outside looking in, but unless I know something for sure, I prefer to believe in the player and the capacity of people to change and improve themselves. If someone said to me, look you've got a problem here, you need to do X, Y and Z to be better, and I respected them, I'd do it. It might be a PR side-issue, Joe might not believe it. he might believe it, and think OK well I can't do whatever is being asked of me, and never will be able to, but I can be a good keeper elsewhere. I cannot help but speculate and guess because he is a key player