Football fans have been quick to discuss Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford as the Toffees first-choice shot-stopper kept a clean sheet in an impressive display against Iceland on international duty with the Three Lions.
Pickford held down the goalkeeping spot in the 4-0 thrashing of the Scandinavian side, taking his clean sheet tally to 13 in just 30 appearances for the England national side.
Although Pickford conceded two goals against Belgium last Sunday in a defeat which saw England ruled out of the running for the Nations League finals, they closed out their campaign with a comfortable win over Iceland at Wembley.
Pickford has been the subject of intense scrutiny in recent weeks after a number of high-profile controversies, starting with Pickford’s reckless foul on Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk which resulted in a season-ending injury for the Dutchman.
He was also dropped and subsequently restored in Everton’s two most recent Premier League fixtures.
Gareth Southgate still retains a large degree of faith in Pickford, having even called to check up on the ‘keeper he has trusted since his impressive World Cup performances in 2018.
Opta stats [via BBC] bode well for Pickford when on international duty; he has yet to make an error leading to a goal in 30 England appearances, with a save percentage ratio of 73.79%, while conceding 27 goals and keeping 13 clean sheets.
Football fans were quick to comment on Pickford’s latest performance as the past remains fresh in the minds of some…
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Twitter: @Everton @England @JPickford1 Deserves a break for once!
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Twitter: @Everton @evertonitalia @England @JPickford1 That’s a clean sheet percentage of 43% which is actually really gd if you think about it (@CalumDMoore)
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