Johnny Mars Bar
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I can see Hart being good on TV. He's an articulate and measured guy, unlike Richards the class clown whose unique talent is to never shut the fuck up, whilst saying absolutely nothing.
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The goalkeeper situation
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Viewership of Micah goes down 90% when Kate Abdo isn't next to him.I can see Hart being good on TV. He's an articulate and measured guy, unlike Richards the class clown whose unique talent is to never shut the fuck up, whilst saying absolutely nothing.
Johnny Mars Bar
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she can piss off as well, she's a rag.Viewership of Micah goes down 90% when Kate Abdo isn't next to him.
HarrytheBlue
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But Pep has chosen not to rotate his GKs. He has a No 1 and sticks with it. We'll never know whether Ortega would have won several Golden Gloves - our style of play leaves our GKs vulnerable at times (risk and reward) albeit it's rare for our GKs to face sustained pressure. He's 31 (still young for a GK) and wasn't noticed as a real talent until he was approaching his late 20s. We all feel a bit sorry for Ortega with him being too good to be a back up GK, but football and Pep especially doesn't work like that.Not to dismiss Ederson's record - he's brilliant - but Ortega would've won several golden gloves too in our first team.
GK rotation is unconventional I know but I do think that if anyone can make it work, it's Pep and City.
BringBackSwales
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The bigger issue for me is what happens to our title hopes if something happens to Ortega? As I said in the other thread I’d be considering a one month contract for the donut thief
Gingers Dad
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It's a shame but Johnny Boulders is only not on that list because of his fitness issues.*tongue in cheek* don’t forget John Boy!! ;-)
Not a chance he is inside the club in anyway as long as Pep is around.I can see Hart being good on TV. He's an articulate and measured guy, unlike Richards the class clown whose unique talent is to never shut the fuck up, whilst saying absolutely nothing.
Maybe an ambassador but not anywhere near the Etihad.
billfromthehill
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It ain't broke bro so don't try to fix it.With Eddie injured and his propensity to blow hot and cold, Ortega's contract situation and Ortega having proven time and time again he's good enough to be a number one, we're in a bit of a pickle.
Personally I'd like Pep and the club to work out a situation where we don't have a number one keeper. I'd like to see Eddie and Ortega rotated on a permanent basis. Clubs have done this before and if any club can successfully implement it, it'd be City.
I guess Eddie might not take it well but that'd be for Pep to manage, which I'm sure he could.
Any situation that sees Ortega leave in the summer has to weaken us significantly surely.
What do you reckon?
(and I'm not one of the Ederson bashers. I love him, but Ortega is just too good to be a backup / be allowed to walk out)
Johnny Mars Bar
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haha can imagine Pep going round locking all the doors and saying to the security "if you see that guy carrying a pair of gloves don't let him anywhere near the pitch"Not a chance he is inside the club in anyway as long as Pep is around.
Maybe an ambassador but not anywhere near the Etihad.
kaz7
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Eddie is rightly number one and will stay there , stefan is number two and domestic cups goalie , it will stay that way , he is not eddie with his skills