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Manchester City’s Backup Goalkeeper Situation in 2017-18

By Taras Tataryn

BURTON-UPON-TRENT, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: Goalkeeper Joe Hart of England makes a save during an England training session on the eve of their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Scotland at St Georges Park on June 9, 2017 in Burton-upon-Trent, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
BURTON-UPON-TRENT, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: Goalkeeper Joe Hart of England makes a save during an England training session on the eve of their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Scotland at St Georges Park on June 9, 2017 in Burton-upon-Trent, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /
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Unlikely/Out of the Picture: Joe Hart

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – JUNE 10: Joe Hart of England in action during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between Scotland and England at Hampden Park National Stadium on June 10, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – JUNE 10: Joe Hart of England in action during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between Scotland and England at Hampden Park National Stadium on June 10, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /

Joe Hart

Season long loan at Torino has ended

This is a tough situation to handle for me. I absolutely admire Joe Hart for who he is and what he has done for this club. Unfortunately, our manager doesn’t think he can develop into a goalkeeper in his system. Moreover, this whole situation with Guardiola has seemed to have had a bad effect on him as his confidence has dropped and has had numerous bad games for Torino and even at the international stage.

According to recent reports, Joe Hart won’t be returning to Torino (City Watch). This doesn’t come too shocking, but it appears that the Serie A team does not want him back either. He came up big for them at times but was also at times their biggest problem. As you can see from this Squawka comparison matrix, Hart really wasn’t better than Claudio Bravo this season, looking at these three key keeper statistics.

So, Hart was once a PL great, but it appears that he has begun to slowly decline. Will he return to his old form? Only time will tell.

With all this being said, I would still like to see Hart try and play under Pep Guardiola and I think he would be a solid back-up and mentor to a young keeper like Ederson. Having two solid goalkeepers isn’t as important as other positions on the pitch, but it can still be crucial. Especially for a team that is vying for a Champions League title.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like this will be the case. Hart looks set to leave on loan or to sign for another club, particularly one in the Premier League. In fact, recent reports have him linked with a move to the Hammers (MEN). By the end of the summer, we may just have to part ways with Joe Hart.

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