When Jorginho strode up to win Euro 2020 for Italy, everyone else had their heads in their hands, but England’s No 1 remained unaffected.
‘No problem,’ he exclaimed firmly to himself. Few others possessed such unwavering confidence. Pickford remained solid and leapt to his right to retain England in the final for the time being.
Of course, it wasn’t meant to be for the Three Lions in the end. But it was atonement for Pickford, who had his doubters after an up-and-down season with Everton.
In the 2018 World Cup last-16 win against Colombia, the Everton No 1 famously had details on his drinks bottle concerning Colombia’s penalty takers, a result that ended England’s dreaded shootout curse.
Source: Daily Mail