What's happened to him in the last 12 months? He was one of the real shining lights during City's title run, but since then? Mistake after mistake - Is he living on borrowed time as City (& England) #1?
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Shot stopper he's top notch - that save he had on Campbell early on was him at his best. However, as Macca notes - he seems to be very prone to flapping and/or lapses in concentration ... Is he just not motivated? Do they need a Diego Lopez/Casillas like situation to get him back on track?
Those shampoo adverts are gone to his head.......
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Hart had no business coming out during the match at Chelsea yesterday. His defender was well ahead of the attacker with just a simple header to make. Poor decision making.
That first one is mental, the last video isn't working but I imagine it's his most recent and very similar mistake.
I find it amazing how a keepers decision making can go haywire. If Joe Hart watched those goals back or relived them he'd probably know/make the right decision but in the heat of the moment he blows a sensible fuse and charges out.
I find it amazing how a keepers decision making can go haywire. If Joe Hart watched those goals back or relived them he'd probably know/make the right decision but in the heat of the moment he blows a sensible fuse and charges out.
I suspect it's mainly down to how they deal with not having anything to do for long periods. Loads of keepers are good when they've got shots flying in at them all the time, but the really good ones can stand there for ages watching the action up the other end and then snap into action. Hart seems at his worst when there's a counter-attack and he's taken unawares. His concentration just drifts away in isolation, like it used to do with David James. I'm not sure if coaches can cure that. It's too bound up in the personality.
Hart is obviously suffering from a crisis of confidence at the moment. I'm not sure I buy the concentration argument. His concentration was fine before - enough to elevate him to England's undisputed no. 1, and to have him included in conversations about the finest goalkeepers in world football. He's obviously fallen from grace somewhat, but it's quite possible he's suffering from having reached a level a little beyond his years, without the experience and maturity required to deal with a loss of form and the weight of expectation from both club and country. I think he'll bounce back, but he might have to weather the storm for a while yet.
It's hard to say if it's confidence or concentration, I remember Boruc when his confidence was destroyed and he could barely kick a ball, he was a wreck. I think Hart is a fairly confident lad and he still looks like he's holding it together barring the occasional lapse. I would agree with @gkmacca that he's always had a mistake in him and obviously his confidence has taken a knock so he's probably thinking about things too much and forcing out the wrong decision. It has to be a combination of both.
I'd say David Platt coming out and saying they would've signed a replacement had Mancini stayed didn't help.
I'd say David Platt coming out and saying they would've signed a replacement had Mancini stayed didn't help.
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