Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart in danger of losing his place against Everton at the Etihad Stadium Of course, Joe feels that he didn't do very well [against Bayern], but I think he doesn't have any problem. He continues with the trust of all the team and with our trust so we hope he will recover from what he did last match. But I will decide on Saturday if he starts. Of course, Joe knows he must improve the way he is playing but, of course, he has our trust. Despite winning the Premier League Golden Glove award - for league clean sheets - last season for the third successive campaign, Hart's loss of form can be traced back to last term and his treatment by former City manager Roberto Mancini. Mancini's repeated criticism of Hart led to a rift between the two, with claims that the keeper would have left City this summer had the Italian coach not been replaced by Pellegrini. And while Pellegrini has been forthright on his concerns over Hart's recent performances, the Chilean's language is more conciliatory than Mancini's, with the manager insisting that City are conceding goals because of bad defending as well as goalkeeping mistakes. "After the [Bayern] game, I spoke with all the players, not only with Joe Hart," Pellegrini said. We conceded three goals to Bayern Munich, but that is not only Joe Hart's responsibility. It was not only him who was guilty for what happened. He has an important amount, but I always talk with all the players. When we concede goals, it is very easy to say the goalkeeper fails, but there are other reasons also. Pellegrini admits, however, that Romanian Pantilimon, who has made one first-team appearance this season, is in contention to start against unbeaten Everton today. "Costel Pantilimon is a very good goalkeeper and he has the right to play," Pellegrini said. He is working hard and I am absolutely sure, if it is Everton or another game and Pantilimon must play, he will do well. So when I am asked if Hart is being pushed enough, I say "yes."" Should Hart be relegated to the substitutes" bench against Everton, it would raise further doubt over his place in goal for England against Montenegro on Friday and against Poland at Wembley four days later. Hart losing his place for either of those games would evoke echoes of the inexperienced Scott Carson being called up to replace the out-of-form Paul Robinson for the decisive euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia in November 2007, when mistakes by Carson led to England losing and failing to qualify for the tournament. The 41-times capped Robinson, England's first choice at the 2006 World Cup, said: "It's a joke we're even talking about it. It's the old thing with English goalkeepers. You want to be careful what you wish for. If you look at the two other lads [Celtic's Fraser Forster and Norwich's John Ruddy], yes they're very good goalkeepers, but they've only got one cap between them. Look at David Seaman, David James, myself. We have a habit of witch-hunting English goalkeepers when we should actually be getting behind them. It's strange because everybody in the country wants the national team to do well but we seem to take great pride in highlighting the faults of players and where they could fall down. It's a bad time for him [Hart] where he needs people around him. Five reasons for Hart's slump in form Believing the hype Somewhere between Sir Alex Ferguson billing Hart as England's 'best keeper for 20 years" and the bizarre penalty shoot-out face-pulling against Italy's Andrea Pirlo at Euro 2012, the 26-year-old became over-confident and mistakes have crept into his game. Change of defensive system Keepers and defenders loathe uncertainty and change, yet Hart has had to adjust to Manuel Pellegrini imposing a man-marking system at set-pieces in contrast to Roberto Mancini's zonal marking. Confusion reigns. Crushed by Mancini The draining effects on the keeper of being at odds with Mancini last season cannot be over-estimated. Despite some outstanding performances, Hart was repeatedly criticised by the Italian and a player rarely performs to his best when he is not happy. Keeper coaches Hart is now working with Spanish goalkeeping coach Xabier Mancisidor, after three years under the Italian Massimo Battara during Mancini's reign. English keepers have complained in the past about foreign coaches lacking the expertise to coach in the Premier League, particularly when dealing with the physical demands they face. Vulnerable to his left Hart is paying the price for observant coaches having spotted, and highlighted, some of the weaknesses in his game. One particular area of fragility is low to Hart's left, and opponents have targeted this and scored goals in recent months. There