Being nutmegged is something that will happen to every goalkeeper at some point in their career.
The only response is to brush it off, pick yourself up and shake off the criticism.
And in the case of Joe Hart, who let Olivier Giroud’s shot through his legs as Manchester City went into half-time 2-0 down to Arsenal, the criticism was plentiful and varied.
It ranged from the basic
I just seen the 2nd Goal again. Olivier Giroud nutmegged Joey Hart. This is peak banter.
— White Amala (@Thelambart) December 21, 2015
To the manic all-caps mockery
https://twitter.com/TheKxllingJoke/status/668125129357049857
To the predictable comparisons
Bogdan > Joe Hart
— Paul Senior 🥤 (@PaulSenior1) December 21, 2015
To the emojitastic
Hart got megged 😁😁👍👍
— Paul Bannon (@PaulBannon5) November 21, 2015
Hart’s legs might have been too far apart, but there are no complaints about his head and shoulders.
