Video: Joe Hart loses the plot as Andrea Pirlo free-kick rattles England goalkeeper

 
Rattled: Pirlo's free-kick crashes into Hart's crossbar
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Andy Hodgson16 June 2014

England goalkeeper Joe Hart went from spitting flies to whispering sweet nothings as England went down 2-1 t Italy on Saturday, and all because of one man: Andrea Pirlo.

Deep in stoppage time, and with the game all but won, the Juventus star unleashed a bending free-kick which zipped past a helpless Hart, only to clatter to crossbar and spin off to safety.

But the Manchester City man was anything but relieved.

Clearly thinking England could still snatch a late equaliser, and annoyed by the slowness of the Manaus ball boys, Hart snapped.

Warning: Explicit Language

Caught on camera by Italian TV, Hart is clearly perplexed in the aftermath of Pirlo's bar-bashing free kick.

Fortunately, his rage subsided shortly after, and Hart's transformation was complete when he was seen speaking to Pirlo, waxing lyrical over the same free-kick that had sparked such fury.

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