joe hart

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Time to be called to account, Mr Hart. Stick on a few videos, both negative and positive, and ask him to explain his actions, whether that be to the goalkeeping coach or to the manager. If he admits his mistake with some of the clangers, then this can be worked on. However, if he maintains that it was someone else's fault for his rushes of blood, then there is a serious problem, whether that be over-confidence, ego or what. Compare the good saves with the gaffs - what decision-making process did he go through to choose one response over the other? (I'm aware that there's little time to make a decision, but other professionals manage to choose the right response!)

For me, Joe seems to have lost a lack of situational awareness and reading of the game. Some of his one-on-one, 'let's make a starfish-shape', have worked in the past, but many now seem to be a panic reaction and a crossing of the proverbial fingers, rather than a decent keeper's reaction. Is he actually closing his eyes? There's been so much discussion about Chelsea's second goal, but where was his anticipation that didn't even seem to see Schürrle's approach until after the ball was on its way in to the net? (I'm writing this based on one viewing on the telly, as I was too livid to watch any replays.)

Right. That was my two-penn'orth.
 
My biggest concern in all of this is that Joe is not going to be replaced by Pants because Pants has gotten significantly better but rather that Joe has gotten considerably worse.

In all honesty, I'm not too worried about Costel playing in goal. I think he'll do fine. I'm more worried about Joe being so shit right now. What happened. Where's his head gone? Will he ever sort himself out?

I do think it's time to give Hart a break. I don't think Pantilimon is the better choice overall (like some on here), just the better choice at the moment. Let Joe sort his head out on the sidelines. It will do him some good to be humbled sitting on the bench for a couple of games. When he does get back in, he'll be out to prove to everyone why he's England's number one. If he doesn't...the he gets dropped again.
 
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