Euro 2016 thread

[DungBeetle]

Hart is pretty average. No surprise that Pep is looking to replace him according to the media reports. Can judge a player alright.

Yes it was in The Sun and Mail so it must be true.

Since his wobble a couple of years ago when Pellers dropped him, he's been pretty much rock solid. Like every keeper, he does have the odd moment, but his crucial and often world class saves more than offset this.

Look at his performances in the Champions League. In the biggest games, against the best players, he is more than up to the task. England need big game players and that is exactly what Hart is. We are very lucky to have a keeper of that calibre at City.

Of the teams in the top 10 of them premier league table, he'd only get into West Ham and Liverpool as first choice keeper imo.

On the other thread Pleno is claiming that all big team bench warmers would walk into the Leicester team.  Goodness knows what he is going to make of the claim that Schmeichel is better than Hart.  He'd put Willy Caballero in Kaspar's place! 

[Sportshead]

Payet and Kante starting for France tonight

[hhyftrftdr]

Hart is pretty average. No surprise that Pep is looking to replace him according to the media reports. Can judge a player alright.

Yes it was in The Sun and Mail so it must be true.

Since his wobble a couple of years ago when Pellers dropped him, he's been pretty much rock solid. Like every keeper, he does have the odd moment, but his crucial and often world class saves more than offset this.

Look at his performances in the Champions League. In the biggest games, against the best players, he is more than up to the task. England need big game players and that is exactly what Hart is. We are very lucky to have a keeper of that calibre at City.

Of the teams in the top 10 of them premier league table, he'd only get into West Ham and Liverpool as first choice keeper imo.

I'd say De Gea is the best keeper in the league when he's not arranging for U21 players to roast prostitutes.

It's pretty close between Hart, Lloris and Courtois in the next bracket. Those 4 are ahead of a good chasing pack that includes Cech, Forster, Schmeichel, Butland etc, IMO ofc.

Very surprised at the question marks that people seem to have over Joe. We watch him every week and see just how good he is so maybe that's it, I really don't know.

Humble pie being prepared in case he lets a Taibi in this month

[arbboy]

Hart is pretty average. No surprise that Pep is looking to replace him according to the media reports. Can judge a player alright.

Yes it was in The Sun and Mail so it must be true.

Since his wobble a couple of years ago when Pellers dropped him, he's been pretty much rock solid. Like every keeper, he does have the odd moment, but his crucial and often world class saves more than offset this.

Look at his performances in the Champions League. In the biggest games, against the best players, he is more than up to the task. England need big game players and that is exactly what Hart is. We are very lucky to have a keeper of that calibre at City.

Of the teams in the top 10 of them premier league table, he'd only get into West Ham and Liverpool as first choice keeper imo.

So you would have Butland over Hart then as Stoke finished 9th?

[Archer]

Hart is pretty average. No surprise that Pep is looking to replace him according to the media reports. Can judge a player alright.

Yes it was in The Sun and Mail so it must be true.

Since his wobble a couple of years ago when Pellers dropped him, he's been pretty much rock solid. Like every keeper, he does have the odd moment, but his crucial and often world class saves more than offset this.

Look at his performances in the Champions League. In the biggest games, against the best players, he is more than up to the task. England need big game players and that is exactly what Hart is. We are very lucky to have a keeper of that calibre at City.

No surprise to you but I'm with you all the way on this.  KUTGW    
I hope to post some interesting stuff after the match  on Hart and Butland in response to Arb's post from this morning

[DungBeetle]

My buy of Payet tournament goal minutes at 42 could be epic if he holds down a starting place in a free scoring team.

[hhyftrftdr]

My buy of Payet tournament goal minutes at 42 could be epic if he holds down a starting place in a free scoring team.

Just stuck a quick e/w bet on him at 66/1 top scorer. I hope France are nice and theatrical just outside the box

[Archer]

Hart is pretty average. No surprise that Pep is looking to replace him according to the media reports. Can judge a player alright.

Yes it was in The Sun and Mail so it must be true.

Since his wobble a couple of years ago when Pellers dropped him, he's been pretty much rock solid. Like every keeper, he does have the odd moment, but his crucial and often world class saves more than offset this.

Look at his performances in the Champions League. In the biggest games, against the best players, he is more than up to the task. England need big game players and that is exactly what Hart is. We are very lucky to have a keeper of that calibre at City.

Of the teams in the top 10 of them premier league table, he'd only get into West Ham and Liverpool as first choice keeper imo.

I'd say De Gea is the best keeper in the league when he's not arranging for U21 players to roast prostitutes.

It's pretty close between Hart, Lloris and Courtois in the next bracket. Those 4 are ahead of a good chasing pack that includes Cech, Forster, Schmeichel, Butland etc, IMO ofc.

Very surprised at the question marks that people seem to have over Joe. We watch him every week and see just how good he is so maybe that's it, I really don't know.

Humble pie being prepared in case he lets a Taibi in this month

Lol...     I don't get it I really don't.  Hart has been excellent in recent times and, as you say, his record on the big stage of Champions League nights  etc has been superb.

Just 4 more caps and he moves into 4th place in the all-time appearance list for English goalkeepers behind Shilton, Banks and Seaman and he is still so young relatively for a goalkeeper.

 

[rinswun]

I don't think Leics would swap Schmeichel for Hart. Organises his defence better, better on corners and distributes better. Cech is a better keeper, Lloris would be picked ahead of Hart every time, De Gea best keeper in the prem. Cortois better and younger. Burland younger, equally good at shot stopping, possibly not quite as confident but higher upside.

Hart probably more consistent that Forster, I might concede that. Better than Mignolet and Adrian.

[hhyftrftdr]

I don't think Leics would swap Schmeichel for Hart. Organises his defence better, better on corners and distributes better. Cech is a better keeper, Lloris would be picked ahead of Hart every time, De Gea best keeper in the prem. Cortois better and younger. Burland younger, equally good at shot stopping, possibly not quite as confident but higher upside.

Hart probably more consistent that Forster, I might concede that. Better than Mignolet and Adrian.

How gracious.

It's amusing that a keeper who has won 4 of the last 6 golden glove awards, often playing in front of a much maligned defence, is way behind the ability of many other keepers in the league.

[arbboy]

Golden Glove just the least goals conceded in a season?  What are the actual rules?   

[JohnCharver]

Golden Glove just the least goals conceded in a season?  What are the actual rules?   

Least dandruff?

[pleno1]

Wow didn't realize how good Pogba was. Greizman similarly to the champions league final very underwhelming though.

[Sportshead]

Kante best player on the pitch at the moment

[TightEnd]

Kante playing too well for lcfc. What a player he is. Reads the game, tackles. Intercepts, range of passing, runs all day