JOE HART - The cruel fate of England's "prodigy"
Joe Hart is not big enough to be considered a football legend. But the truth has proven that only he and David Seaman are the two rare English goalkeepers to win the Premier League title. Not only that, he is also the main goalkeeper of the England team that has won continental and international tournaments for many years.
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Among Citizens' enthusiastic fans, who still remembers the 2011 - 2012 Premier League season, the time when Manchester City and Manchester United created a thrilling two-horse race until the final moments.
Going back to the past, the Manchester City squad that year, in addition to Edin Džeko, Sergio Agüero,... fans also remember English goalkeeper Joe Hart. The person who preserved the wooden frame of the green half of Man City throughout that season, but the irony of fate pushed him to become "The one who creates the foundation for super products".
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| Joe Hart is the protector of Man City's wooden frame |
Going back to the final match of that season, both clubs Man City and Queen Park Rangers needed points for their own goals. Every fan remembers the crazy moment when Aguero scored the season-winning goal, but that day was an amazing performance from Joe Hart. It was he and no one else who brought home a large part of the victory that day.
The cruelty of the goalkeeper position
Legendary goalkeepers such as Buffon and Casilas once admitted that: "Goalkeeper is a thankless position. Today you can become a hero after many saves, but tomorrow if you make a mistake, you can lead the way. When you lose, you will never be forgiven."
Sadly, Joe Hart once suffered that abandonment from his beloved club - Man City. At a young age, he could not compete with other veteran goalkeepers, so moving to Birmingham City and having impressive performances was a suitable thing.
All of Citizens' hopes and trust rested on Joe Hart's shoulders for many years until Pep Guardiola appeared. This coach was the main factor that ended Joe Hart's dream at Man City, Pep was present with new goalkeepers and Joe Hart - a person who did not match his philosophy was dismissed.
Pep's playing style is more about controlling the ball and requires the lower line, including the goalkeeper, to be the one to coordinate the ball. In addition to turning on the middle line to escape pressing, long passes are also needed. For that reason, Joe Hart - a goalkeeper who is prone to reflexes and reading the situation - cannot meet Pep's football philosophies. Many former teammates reacted when they witnessed the English goalkeeper's discomfort every time he received a return pass.
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| Joe Hart is a goalkeeper with extremely good reflexes |
According to statistics of the clubs Pep has led, all goalkeepers have the ability to play well with their feet. The successful pass rate of Victor Valdes (82%), Manuel Neuer (88%) and Joe Hart is only 52.6% (season 15/16). In addition, at that time, Man City also witnessed the appearance of Claudio Bravo - a goalkeeper imbued with Pep Guardiola's philosophy at Barcelona, later Ederson Moraes.
Therefore, turning out at Man City is inevitable for Joe Hart.
Moving to other clubs was inevitable for Joe Hart when he could not stand under the philosophy that changed over the years. Having difficulty at Torino, West Ham, and Tottenham, the English goalkeeper still tried his best to preserve the goal net.
Fortunately, everything did not turn against Joe Hart, in three years at Celtic, he won at least 2 national championships and 3 domestic cups.
Although he went through many clubs such as: Torino, West Ham United, Burnley and finally Celtic, the truth is that he never felt as happy as when he was at Man City. Where he had the joy of victory, where he was recognized as the best English goalkeeper at that time.
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| Joe Hart had to move to many clubs |
Unfortunately, when he left, Manchester City achieved a lot of success under Pep Guardiola, which made Joe Hart feel sad and rejected by the place he loved the most.
He participated with the England team in many major tournaments: Euro 2012, World Cup 2014 and Euro 2016, but that was also the last time fans saw him in the team shirt. Once again, he was abandoned by the excellence of goalkeeper Jodan Pickford. Everyone only remembers him as "The one who created the masterpiece", the image of him looking up at the ball after Zlatan Ibrahimović's masterpiece, surely he was only filled with surprise and bewilderment when witnessing the beauty of the ball. stone.
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| Joe Hart – The man who creates the foundation for masterpieces |
It's a pity for Joe Hart when he can be considered the "Prodigy" of English football, one of the goalkeepers with such good reflexes from England. Remembering Joe Hart, fans will surely remember the basic mistakes he made, but who can know during the 2011/2012 Premier League season - his highest season. With 77% of successful saves - He was the most expensive goalkeeper in the world that year.
14 years have passed, football is constantly changing, so are goalkeepers, when witnessing Allison Becker, Enderson Moraes, Claudio Bravo... Fans can understand why Joe Hart is the best goalkeeper from the year 2011 instead of this time. But it is not too much to admit that he is a legendary goalkeeper of Man City, a hero of Citizens.
In a football career, hardship always appears at every moment, it can be failure, it can be abandonment, but this is always an inseparable part of a player's career. For goalkeepers, the severity is even higher, football philosophy is increasingly complex and changing requirements for goalkeepers are even harsher. That's why Joe Hart - despite being the "prodigy" of English football. The man who led the way for goalkeepers from England, the fact that he was abandoned is something the fans can understand. His retirement after this season is a pity for those who love him, but perhaps Hart has his own plans. Hopefully his fans can meet him in another capacity in the near future.
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