#1 Pep’s Hart-Out-Bravo-In decision
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Analysing Manchester City’s defeat at the hands of Everton last month, Phil Neville claimed, “It looks like people are playing City and thinking, if they hit the target, they will score.” In that game and the seven before it, the Chilean goalkeeper had conceded 14 goals from 22 shots, reinforcing Neville’s claim.
Bravo currently ranks among the worst five keepers in the division according to Opta statistics, which estimated that Bravo was expected to concede 7.33 goals from those 22 shots, a figure he practically doubled.
Bravo was brought in by Pep because of his supposed revolutionary skill with the ball at his feet, but even that aspect of his game has done little to appease fans lambasting him as a goalkeeper lacking rudimentary attributes like shot-stopping.
Joe Hart was sent packing to Turin as a result but has performed well with the Italians. With Torino, the Englishman has had five clean sheets in 20 matches, averaging 2.9 saves per game and an average claim success of 93%.
He may have had a woeful Euro campaign and underperformed with the Citizens last season, but there’s enough evidence to prove that Hart is a top keeper suited to City and Pep may be reluctant to admit it, but he could do with the 29-year-old back in his ranks.
