He like so many English footballers start to believe the hype and become too cocksure of themselves.
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Yup.
And the fact that he's got no competition means he'll be England's number one for quite some time.
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He'll be in fine hands under the Bodge and Mike Fackin Kelly......
oh hang on
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the downward spiralOriginally posted by rcasemore View Post
attention seeking > hair dye > shampoo advert > ****removing all the weak links makes us stronger
too many gutless players, no beef or desire. pussies everywhere... sack them all.Comment
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Originally posted by rcasemore View PostHe'll be in fine hands under the Bodge and Mike Fackin Kelly......
oh hang on
Dark times. Dark times indeed.
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Indeed
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Just looking at the other keepers that have been in recent England squads:Originally posted by Lee View PostYup.
And the fact that he's got no competition means he'll be England's number one for quite some time.
Ben Foster
John Ruddy
Alex McCarthy
Fraser Forster
Jack Butland
The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.Comment
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Exactly!Originally posted by Exiled_red View PostJust looking at the other keepers that have been in recent England squads:
Ben Foster
John Ruddy
Alex McCarthy
Fraser Forster
Jack Butland
I'd fancy my chances if I had a pair of gloves.
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They're not that bad!
You'd be smoking a fag and necking Malibu & milk between the sticks (in-between throwing up!)
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Oi! Snoozy!Originally posted by rcasemore View PostThey're not that bad!
You'd be smoking a fag and necking Malibu & milk between the sticks (in-between throwing up!) 
Okay, Scott Carson must be waiting by the phone right now.
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Very interesting - can't be good news for Hart in the long term as the Man City goalkeeper. Seems to be in the same position as Reina was a couple of years ago.Originally posted by Bender View PostComment
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Ruddy is a good keeper.Cult Member. Nazi puncher.Comment
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The excuses has started, lets see how he handles all the "superstars"
Pablo Zabaleta admits Manchester City's man-marking faltered in Cardiff
• Manuel Pellegrini has changed defensive system at City
• Zabaleta lost Fraizer Campbell in lead-up to two goals
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theguardian.com, Monday 26 August 2013 22.30 BST
Pablo Zabaleta, right, celebrates with Edin Dzeko, centre, after Manchester City opened the scoring against Cardiff City. Photograph: Rebecca Naden/Reuters
Pablo Zabaleta has revealed that Manuel Pellegrini has switched Manchester City from the zonal marking system used by Roberto Mancini to a man-to-man approach, with the right-back suggesting this contributed to the two Cardiff City goals that consigned them to defeat on Sunday.
City lost 3-2 in South Wales with Zabaleta twice losing Fraizer Campbell at corners during the second half from which the striker scored each time. While Joe Hart, the goalkeeper, was also at fault for the first of these Zabaleta said: "Two goals from set pieces for us is hard. Obviously we've changed compared to last season because we were doing zonal, now it's individual marking in the box. Sometimes it's hard. Campbell was very strong in the air and that's it."
Last season Mancini drew criticism for the zonal system in which defenders are asked to patrol specified areas in and around goal rather than a particular player.
City's defeat came after Newcastle United were emphatically beaten 4-0 in their opening league game. What had been the difference between that display and the performance at the Cardiff City Stadium? "It was a typical game away," said Zabaleta. "Defensively they did well, they closed the space and they didn't give us the chance to create many chances. It was a difficult game for us. We didn't defend well on set pieces and it cost us the game.
"We are disappointed because we lost the game. But I think we created enough chances maybe to get some points." The defeat came after Aron Gunnarsson cancelled out Edin Dzeko's opener, with Alvaro Negredo's first goal for City proving only a late consolation. "We need to give credit to them because I think they did well," Zabaleta added.
"Sometimes [away from home] we will find lots of teams that will take chances on set pieces because that's a way they can win games. Now we need to move on to the next game, Hull City at home. We will need to come back stronger and try to get three points."
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