joe hart

[Phil1]

For his own sake he needs to be taken out of the firing line. I often see comments that he's overconfident and arrogant on here, the truth is as a goalkeeper you need those traits. You have to believe in yourself otherwise you're already beaten. Harts biggest problem is the loss of those two things. You only have to watch him closely (as a shit keeper myself back in the day) which I tend to do it a lot. Between himself and his 2 CBs there's nothing, between himself and his fullbacks there's nothing. If a back four doesn't know when his keeper is likely to come or stay it becomes a major concern, the moment you have to second guess is the moment you concede silly goals.
This year Hart has been guilty on several occasions of not coming out and collecting the ball in and around the 18 yard box, most of the time it's come to nothing and we've eventually cleared but when it keeps happening something has to give.
If he can get that part of his game back up to scratch then I believe the rest of his game will work itself out. He needs to go away and work his bollocks off on the parts of his game that aren't up to the levels required to be the very best, that includes his distribution and his speed to get down to anything hit to his left.
Let's be clear here, this is a World Cup year and the media would nothing more than to make Hart the big story. They will be watching his every move and even goals that are conceded that might not be down to him will be subject to more scrutiny than normal.

 

[Len Rum]

Re: Joe Hart in Moscow

So Joe Hart makes it almost certain we qualify for the knock out stages of the C/L for the very first time with his last gasp save in Moscow then three days later he makes a mistake which costs us two points but not the title.
Some on here need to give their heads a wobble.

No wobble needed.
that was a great and important save against against Moscow as was his save against Poland at 1-0. That is what top class keepers are meant to do. They make many good saves and maybe they will make occasional errors. With Joe for the last eighteen months ,it's the reverse- the occasional good save and the many errors.

 

[City Slicker]

Our defence is shit. No wonder hart keeps making mistakes, he's probably nervous cos of our poor defence.

 

[kippaxchris]

Our defence is shit. No wonder hart keeps making mistakes, he's probably nervous cos of our poor defence.

This is sarcasm isn't it?

 

[VOOMER]

Our defence is shit. No wonder hart keeps making mistakes, he's probably nervous cos of our poor defence.

hahahahahaha nice one.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Our defence is shit. No wonder hart keeps making mistakes, he's probably nervous cos of our poor defence.

lol
He's the victim in all of this.

 

[Len Rum]

Our defence is shit. No wonder hart keeps making mistakes, he's probably nervous cos of our poor defence.

LOL, at least it brought your post tally to 207 in the last four years. keep 'em comin' .

 

[shed88us]

Our defence is shit. No wonder hart keeps making mistakes, he's probably nervous cos of our poor defence.

LOL, at least it brought your post tally to 207 in the last four years. keep 'em comin' .

Is that a dig because he/she doesn't post often on a city forum? Wow

 

[stonerblue]

Goals one and two: Southampton 3 Manchester City 1 - February 9, 2013
Hart tracks Rickie Lambert’s 18-yard shot but it squirms out of his grasp and between his legs, allowing Steven Davis to prod in an easy finish from close range. You could also ask questions about his reaction time to Gareth Barry’s own goal.
Cost: Davis’s goal took the score from 1-0 to 2-0 and Barry’s own goal took the score to 3-1.

Goal three: Manchester City 2 West Ham 1 - April 27, 2013
Through the legs. Again. Andy Carroll’s shot in stoppage-time is hit firmly but straight at the stopper. Alas, it passes between Hart’s hands and legs and creeps over the line.
Cost: No great harm done as City were already cruising 2-0 but doubts are rising.

Stats don't lie: Hart has the fourth worst shots to save ratio in the league

Goal four: England 3 Scotland 2 - August 14, 2013.
James Morrison takes possession outside the box after England fail to clear and hits a shot through a crowd which Hart fumbles into his net. The ball moves in the air but Hart appears to be caught between trying to catch or parry. The result is that he flaps the ball into the net.
Cost: The goal gives Scotland a shock 11th-minute lead, but England fight back. Roy Hodgson said: ‘I wouldn’t leave Joe out of the next game because he made that mistake but like everyone else, the competition for places is getting stronger.’

Goal five: Cardiff 3 Manchester City 2 - August 25, 2013
A famous defeat and one that convinced some of the remaining believers that Hart’s form had become a problem.

He actually played quite well in this game but gave away the second goal when he flapped at Peter Whittingham’s cross. Hart had become tangled with Aron Gunnarsson (something he was guilty of for the third goal, too) and allowed the ball to drop over his head, leaving Fraizer Campbell with an easy header. Pablo Zabaleta ought to share the blame.
Cost: The goal allowed Cardiff to go ahead 2-1. One point dropped and Manuel Pellegrini later insisted he would always pick on form not reputation.

Goal six: Aston Villa 3 Manchester City 2 - September 28, 2013
City looked like they would get a point but Hart played his part as they blew. He came charging off his line in an effort to block Andreas Weimann, who had gone clean through for Villa. He didn’t even come close to winning the ball. Not his biggest clanger but a costly mistake.
Cost: Weimann’s goal took the score from 2-2 to 3-2.

Goals seven and eight: Manchester City 1 Bayern Munich 3 - October 2, 2013
A dreadful night for Hart as he is at fault for both Franck Ribéry's opening goal and Arjen Robben's strike for the third. Ribery was able to beat Hart at his near post with a long-range shot, while the goalkeeper got a hand to Robben’ s strike but was again beaten at his near post.
Cost: The goals put City 1-0 and 3-0 down. After the game, Pellegrini said: ‘He continues with the trust of all the team so we hope he will recover from what he did last match. That is not only Joe Hart's responsibility, it was not only him who was guilty for what happened. He has an important amount but I always talk with all the players. We analyse all the goals.’

Goal nine: Chelsea 2 Manchester City 1 - October 28, 2013
The latest sorry episode. Willian hit a hopeful pass and Hart came surging off his line to intercept. He got a touch too close to team-mate Matija Nastasic, who attempted a headed back pass but succeeded only in nudging the ball over his goalkeeper’s head, putting Fernando Torres through on an open goal. A real calamity.
Cost: Took the score from 1-1 to 2-1, costing City a point. Pellegrini wasn't happy.

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I would have included Cardiff's third as his fault as he was caught in no man's land from the corner, coming out and then retreating back to his line. Also Villa's second,his positioning was poor at the free kick. Then we had Everton's goal at the Etihad - not a mistake but one of those shots which leaves you thinking a top quality Goalkeeper might have saved that. remember L'Pool at home last season( Sturridge ,Gerard) , rags free kick in the last minute, England Sweden free kick, etc etc.

What a load of shite from the daily fucking mail that is, and reproducing it here as if it's gospel is not much better.
I knew the Hart haters would be out in force today. You couldn't wait to rip him to bits.

Get them goals up as video and then show me where the blame lies solely with JH.

 

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