5 of the season's biggest football fails
We’re almost done with the 2016/17 season in the football world and boy has it gone quickly. We’ve seen some tremendous games this season, some tremendous goals and of course the season hasn’t been without its fair share of controversy.
Despite all the greatness we’ve seen this year so far, we’ve also seen some pretty massive fails as well, both on the domestic and the international scene. Here are five of the biggest fails of 2016/17.
#1 Pep Guardiola’s attempts to replace Joe Hart
One of the earliest moments of controversy this season came when Joe Hart was unceremoniously shown the door by Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.
You could understand Pep’s reasoning to a degree – Hart was arguably England’s worst performing player at Euro 2016 – but to wait until the beginning of the season, when the transfer window was almost closed, seemed harsh, as did the idea that it had less to do with Hart’s form and more to do with the fact that Pep wanted a supposed “sweeper-keeper” who was better with his feet.
Hart ended up on a season-long loan to Torino where he appears to be thriving, while Guardiola signed Claudio Bravo of Chile and Barcelona as his replacement. Unfortunately for Pep, things haven’t really gone to plan.
Bravo has had a torrid time in Manchester, looking consistently shaky. In January he leaked four goals in as many shots against Everton, he was sent off in his return to the Nou Camp and even in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Hull, he let in the Tigers’ first shot on goal.
In a season that hasn’t looked good for Guardiola, his decision to dump Hart in favour of Bravo might be his biggest fail.