Gareth Southgate is probably right when he says goalkeeper does not deserve to be dropped but he needs to look after him
Mark Bosnich was on TalkSport this week offering an expert dissection of exactly how Jordan Pickford had allowed a shot from Youri Tielemans to squirm through his hands into the Everton net on Wednesday night. “Pickford has a technical flaw,” Bosnich said. “He dives backwards.”
Now, I’m no expert. But … well. Of all the directions a goalkeeper might choose to dive, backwards does seem a poor choice, a basic misunderstanding of the physics, and one Pickford might come to regret as he repeatedly hurls himself into his own net over the course of the season.
Written by Barney Ronay
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/29/jordan-pickford-england-gareth-southgate-high-risk-gamble under the title “Jordan Pickford’s high-risk keeping is worth the gamble for England | Barney Ronay”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
