Joe Hart - Yet Another Lifeline (1 Viewer)

One of the biggest sporting falls from grace in recent times gets another gig - at another Prem club!
I know he's arriving at Spurs on a free but he'll probably not only be the lowest paid keeper in the Premier League, he may well be one of the lowest paid footballers full stop.
One very lucky chap.

Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:

He's cost teams more points in fuck-ups than he's gained them with saves the last few seasons.

He WAS a decent keeper. NOW he's a liability.

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This is it for me. Paul Robinson, Rob Green - similar circumstances. Keeping goal for Man City with a more than decent defence in front of you (even allowing for the loose cannon of Jo Lescott) is a big insurance policy. He clearly had proved himself prior but far too many howlers (and there were many) at international level sealed his fate. Peps axing was borderline ruthless/positive but it was always in his own capability to prove himself again.
To be fair, the move to Burnley could have gone in his favour - hardly the Prems most watertight defence so plenty of opportunity to show your worth and people do know the difference between a keeper exposed far too often and having no chance to one that is capable as a last line.
It goes without saying, confidence plays a huge part in any sprotsman/woman's armour and that can be an enormous battle to regain if there becomes a crisis with that confidence.
To sum up - He clearly had 'it' but once 'it' was lost he struggled to find it again.