There’s a lot wrong with Everton right now but there’s also a lot wrong with what some people are saying about them, namely criticising Jordan Pickford. As someone who was at Selhurst Park on Sunday to witness that horror show first hand, I can tell you I wish more of Frank Lampard’s players shared their goalkeeper’s passion and concern.
Given that he's England number one, intense scrutiny seems to go with the territory for Pickford and unfortunately for the player himself and Everton as his club, it always seems like somebody somewhere is ready to nit-pick at some aspect of his performances.
Evertonians have become accustomed to being lectured at in a hectoring manner by the vast legions of pundits with connections across Stanley Park – especially after Farhad Moshiri went against fan opinion to make the controversial appointment of former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez last summer – and the latest talking head to find a (non-footballing) characteristic about him to chime against is Stephen Warnock. Speaking on The Football Show on Sky Sports, he said: “I wouldn’t want to play in front of Jordan Pickford because I’d just be thinking: ‘Please be quiet. The way you’re acting.’ The way he goes about things, he’d drive me insane. There’s a way of doing it. He saves a shot and has a go at people for letting a shot come in at goal. You’re a goalkeeper. Do your job. Save the ball.
