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Ignoring all the points he cost us before pants came on. He's cost us 5 points in the last 2 games.

Thanks Joe. Great game today and some vital saves. Great to see.

World class today. We need Hodgson at all our home games as Milner played brilliantly too.

Credit where it's due good performance today. When first went in I initially thought he was too far off line but after seeing replay sometimes u just have to applaud the strike. Big saves today which won us points. Think all of us who have knocked joe this season can admit he played a huge part in 3 points today as he did last time we won the league.

We need an upgrade.

One fantastic save and an overall good game. I think he's been fine lately, suprised at the hate

Can't fault him for either goal against us today, it took two brilliant goals to beat him.

Dub City wrote:Credit where it's due good performance today. When first went in I initially thought he was too far off line but after seeing replay sometimes u just have to applaud the strike. Big saves today which won us points. Think all of us who have knocked joe this season can admit he played a huge part in 3 points today as he did last time we won the league.

It was a brilliant strike, but I do think Joe could have set himself better to narrow down the options.
I don't like it when Sky accentuate the positives and not even question him for the first goal because it's sycophantic tosh like that that caused him to be over-confident last season and the early parts of this.

Having said that, he's looking more commanding on corners, and doing less of the counter-productive punching

The Original Special One wrote:
It was a brilliant strike, but I do think Joe could have set himself better to narrow down the options.
I don't like it when Sky accentuate the positives and not even question him for the first goal because it's sycophantic tosh like that that caused him to be over-confident last season and the early parts of this.

Having said that, he's looking more commanding on corners, and doing less of the counter-productive punching

No keeper in the world is saving that. None.

The Original Special One wrote:Having said that, he's looking more commanding on corners, and doing less of the counter-productive punching

I want to take your quote and add five billion emphasis to it. He looks five billion times more commanding on corners and crosses and free kicks than he did last season. He's clearly listened to the criticism he's received. He's starting position when we have the ball or when the opponent knocks the ball into our half to run on, is further up the field. He's no longer holding on to balls for a long time (unless required to) and generally starts play faster than before. His long balls are improving although it doesn't really matter a lot of times as there's little or no grit from the players to get to them unless Dzeko's having a good day.

He's learning.

dazby wrote:

The Original Special One wrote:
It was a brilliant strike, but I do think Joe could have set himself better to narrow down the options.
I don't like it when Sky accentuate the positives and not even question him for the first goal because it's sycophantic tosh like that that caused him to be over-confident last season and the early parts of this.

Having said that, he's looking more commanding on corners, and doing less of the counter-productive punching

No keeper in the world is saving that. None.

This^^

He might have pulled off another cracking save at a crucial part of a game and his command of his area might be improving but look at his face ;)

Nothing he could do with Barkley's strike but I can guarantee you if the game had finished 1-0 there'd be some on here blaming him for the loss.

The Original Special One wrote:

Dub City wrote:Credit where it's due good performance today. When first went in I initially thought he was too far off line but after seeing replay sometimes u just have to applaud the strike. Big saves today which won us points. Think all of us who have knocked joe this season can admit he played a huge part in 3 points today as he did last time we won the league.

It was a brilliant strike, but I do think Joe could have set himself better to narrow down the options.
I don't like it when Sky accentuate the positives and not even question him for the first goal because it's sycophantic tosh like that that caused him to be over-confident last season and the early parts of this.

Having said that, he's looking more commanding on corners, and doing less of the counter-productive punching

I know what you mean about sky, but I would be pretty certain that Joe is his biggest critic - he'll spend more time analysing his positioning for Barclay's goal than he will any of the saves he made.

Hart has saved 70% of shots fired at him this season - a higher shot/save ratio than any other keeper in the prem this season

Great game by Hart i had critics for him , i know he has WC reflex and he show that yet again, hes problem is rush from line sometime positioning and corners. I like him us a man and i would like to get in that ice cold form from two season ago. It's like hes traying to much sometimes and go into mistakes.But great game save us yesterday .

Hart had no chance for Barkley's goal. It was a brilliant goal. His catching rather than punching is among his best improvements, in my honest opinion.

s1ty m wrote:Hart had no chance for Barkley's goal. It was a brilliant goal. His catching rather than punching is among his best improvements, in my honest opinion.

There is no way any goalkeeper would not save touch that ball.