joe hart

[Ardwick Green Blue]

As keepers reach their peak much later than outfield players you can argue the Joe is still relatively young and will improve further. My feeling is his overall game has regressed and it could be that this is as good as he gets. If that is the case is his current level good enough for where we want to be?

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Although he is clearly a great reflex shot stopper I've heard the same comment from 2 people who know about goalkeeping now - that he doesn't have an explosive take off and that is why it constantly looks like he was unlucky and got his finger tips to it; when a man of his height should have got more to it.

 

[CatMan]

Why do we bother with walls for free kicks like yesterday.

I would put 2 tall defenders just inside either post and have Joe covering the middle of the goal.

I would have 2 people charging the shot and the rest scattered between the goal area and penalty mark.

The opposition wouldn't have a fucking clue what to do and the likes of Baines and Rooney would be negated.

Across a season we would concede less goals and wouldn't be vulnerable to Shit teams with free kick specialist stealing undeserved points from us.

Currently the concept of lining up a wall encourages the opposition to shoot.

And before anyone says bollocks, I have implemented this system before at 2 military teams I have coached and we never conceded direct from a free kick.

It might be radical, but ffs City, lets be imaginative.

Next week we have Baines to deal with and the instructions to their forwards will be sod trying to shoot, just try to win a free kick!

No doubt Nastasic will oblige.

 

[vintiz]

Well a bit superstitious joe hasn't been on top of his game after he changed his squad number from 25 to 1.

 

[Numptyed]

Why do we bother with walls for free kicks like yesterday.

I would put 2 tall defenders just inside either post and have Joe covering the middle of the goal.

I would have 2 people charging the shot and the rest scattered between the goal area and penalty mark.

The opposition wouldn't have a fucking clue what to do and the likes of Baines and Rooney would be negated.

Across a season we would concede less goals and wouldn't be vulnerable to Shit teams with free kick specialist stealing undeserved points from us.

Currently the concept of lining up a wall encourages the opposition to shoot.

And before anyone says bollocks, I have implemented this system before at 2 military teams I have coached and we never conceded direct from a free kick.

It might be radical, but ffs City, lets be imaginative.

Next week we have Baines to deal with and the instructions to their forwards will be sod trying to shoot, just try to win a free kick!

No doubt Nastasic will oblige.

Besides playing everybody onside how many free kick specialist are in a military side?
I totaly see your point but if it worked better than the wall surly a highly paid manager would of used it in a match by now having seen it work in training?

 

[Maineman55]

Has Hart become a poor keeper over night ? Ofcourse he hasn't.
Having said that he hasn't progressed like he should have in the last 12/18 months or so.
Why that is I really don't know. But being unchallenged at club and international level, may have taken the edge off his game.
It's not long ago people on here were saying he's the best around.
Well that clearly isn't the case now. And if he's ever to get to the level of say the evergreen Gigi Buffon, Manuel Neuer or indeed the young lad from Chelsea, Courtois. Currently on loan at Athletico, and setting La Liga alight. Then Joe needs to reapply himself.
To get where we want to be we need more from Joe. Or tough decisions may need to be made.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Why do we bother with walls for free kicks like yesterday.

I would put 2 tall defenders just inside either post and have Joe covering the middle of the goal.

I would have 2 people charging the shot and the rest scattered between the goal area and penalty mark.

The opposition wouldn't have a fucking clue what to do and the likes of Baines and Rooney would be negated.

Across a season we would concede less goals and wouldn't be vulnerable to Shit teams with free kick specialist stealing undeserved points from us.

Currently the concept of lining up a wall encourages the opposition to shoot.

And before anyone says bollocks, I have implemented this system before at 2 military teams I have coached and we never conceded direct from a free kick.

It might be radical, but ffs City, lets be imaginative.

Next week we have Baines to deal with and the instructions to their forwards will be sod trying to shoot, just try to win a free kick!

No doubt Nastasic will oblige.

On Goals on Sunday Brad Friedel explained the reasoning behind always having a wall. I can't full remember exactly what he said but it made obvious sense.

But I will admit I also thought, like a few on here today have, is a wall really necessary. A longstanding Premier League pro gave an emphatic 'yes' so that will do for me :)

 

[waspish]

Why do we bother with walls for free kicks like yesterday.

I would put 2 tall defenders just inside either post and have Joe covering the middle of the goal.

I would have 2 people charging the shot and the rest scattered between the goal area and penalty mark.

The opposition wouldn't have a fucking clue what to do and the likes of Baines and Rooney would be negated.

Across a season we would concede less goals and wouldn't be vulnerable to Shit teams with free kick specialist stealing undeserved points from us.

Currently the concept of lining up a wall encourages the opposition to shoot.

And before anyone says bollocks, I have implemented this system before at 2 military teams I have coached and we never conceded direct from a free kick.

It might be radical, but ffs City, lets be imaginative.

Next week we have Baines to deal with and the instructions to their forwards will be sod trying to shoot, just try to win a free kick!

No doubt Nastasic will oblige.

On Goals on Sunday Brad Friedel explained the reasoning behind always having a wall. I can't full remember exactly what he said but it made obvious sense.

But I will admit I also thought, like a few on here today have, is a wall really necessary. A longstanding Premier League pro gave an emphatic 'yes' so that will do for me :)

He said the pace of the ball in either corner would probably beat him

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Why do we bother with walls for free kicks like yesterday.

I would put 2 tall defenders just inside either post and have Joe covering the middle of the goal.

I would have 2 people charging the shot and the rest scattered between the goal area and penalty mark.

The opposition wouldn't have a fucking clue what to do and the likes of Baines and Rooney would be negated.

Across a season we would concede less goals and wouldn't be vulnerable to Shit teams with free kick specialist stealing undeserved points from us.

Currently the concept of lining up a wall encourages the opposition to shoot.

And before anyone says bollocks, I have implemented this system before at 2 military teams I have coached and we never conceded direct from a free kick.

It might be radical, but ffs City, lets be imaginative.

Next week we have Baines to deal with and the instructions to their forwards will be sod trying to shoot, just try to win a free kick!

No doubt Nastasic will oblige.

On Goals on Sunday Brad Friedel explained the reasoning behind always having a wall. I can't full remember exactly what he said but it made obvious sense.

But I will admit I also thought, like a few on here today have, is a wall really necessary. A longstanding Premier League pro gave an emphatic 'yes' so that will do for me :)

He said the pace of the ball in either corner would probably beat him

Didn't he then go on to explain the the need for a wall and explain it well? I could be wrong as I had a savage hangover.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

Well a bit superstitious joe hasn't been on top of his game after he changed his squad number from 25 to 1.

Joe hasn't been the same since he signed his name to a hair washing product. Thats the problem in my opinion, and an old Lancashire saying from years ago sums it up:

"Too Big For His Britches"

Thats were Joe Hart is right now!!