Topic: The Jordan Pickford thread

[FlashGordon]

One of the worst attempts I've seen to save a shot. He nearly runs past the width of the posts following the ball before it curves back. No idea how to track the flight of the ball. England's worst ever no.1, short hands down.

[rob1966]

He didn’t have much of a chance, but there’s nothing in the slightest bit graceful about the way he hits the turf there, is there?  Looks like a sack of spuds.

he could injure himself with that type of landing!

Not many of the better than him keepers, if any, would save that, but not one of them would fling themselves like that. You're right, he could do an arm or a rib landing like that.

[FiSh77]

he could injure himself with that type of landing!

Used to chuck himself about on concrete as a kid, hard as nails

[Son of Spion]

he could injure himself with that type of landing!

Only just noticed that after your comment.

He actually looks like he gave up on life in mid-dive, then crashed to earth like a lifeless bag of shite.

[12C]

Watch the way the Holgate reacts. Like someone had shot him in the back.

[jacobs chains]

I reckon if his arms were even just half an inch longer get he'd have kept that out 

If his arms were half an inch longer he'd be at a better club than Everton.

[Garlicbread]

"He only got little arms, he only got little arms, he couldn't touch the crossbar!!!"

 

[Passmaster Molby]

Went with his wrong hand to be honest. Not that it would have mattered with them stumps reaching for the ball.

Awful keeper who will end up like a Joe Hart in a few seasons, sitting on the bench somewhere wondering where it all went wrong.

[Gerry Attrick]

Went with his wrong hand to be honest. Not that it would have mattered with them stumps reaching for the ball.

Awful keeper who will end up like a Joe Hart in a few seasons, sitting on the bench somewhere wondering where it all went wrong.

He should be sat wondering where it all went right! Players with so little talent rarely reach this level.

[Caligula?]

On a more serious note, what's wrong with him? He always seem to swear or say something out of anger if he misplaces a pass or hits it out for a throw (a common occurance) and is always making weird faces and gestures. He's like a pre-teen boy. Not taking the piss but he definitely has some kind of medical condition or something.

[Jimmy Conway]

Jumps too late.

Alisson is saving that.

[Something Worse]

Saying "great cross" to Jones only works if it's actually a cross, he's the dumbest fucking idiot in the league.

[Kopenhagen]

No one worse in the league for me. Utter, utter dogshit. Braindead.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

No one worse in the league for me. Utter, utter dogshit. Braindead.

only one that comes close is de Gea, although Pickford will be on a better contract

[Red Beret]

only one that comes close is de Gea, although Pickford will be on a better contract

de Gea has at least been good in the past and actually won stuff.  Pickford is just outright gash but also full of himself too.  Thinks he is far better than he is which is why he is always berating his own defence.  Surprised nobody's chinned him in his own dressing room.  He must be an absolute ass to work with.

[Phil M]

The save from Origi was quite good, I don't think you can blame him for the Jones strike, exceptionally placed strike.

But overall his distribution is all over the place, one moment he finds his man with a kick from hand, the next he's twatting it into the main stand.

I feel Adrian is comfortably better than him.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

de Gea has at least been good in the past and actually won stuff.  Pickford is just outright gash but also full of himself too.  Thinks he is far better than he is which is why he is always berating his own defence.  Surprised nobody's chinned him in his own dressing room.  He must be an absolute ass to work with.

oh not comparing cv’s it’s just if you had to pick one today and had to take on their contracts it’s a toss up between the two

[MrGrumpy]

de Gea has at least been good in the past and actually won stuff.  Pickford is just outright gash but also full of himself too.  Thinks he is far better than he is which is why he is always berating his own defence.  Surprised nobody's chinned him in his own dressing room.  He must be an absolute ass to work with.

He does play behind a particularly bad defence though.

[ABZ Rover]

He is utter dogshit.

What the fuck was that right arm flail about as the ball was already in the back of the net. Total prick.

[oxenstierna]

No idea how he is #1 for England with Pope and Henderson around, even Foster and Heaton. His distribution is also such a myth, sure he can kick long, but without any accuracy

[El Lobo]

He went full ‘Air Jordan’ with his attempted save

[Ghost Town]

He can't help his physique, but it's the way that he mutters and twitches and gibbers to himself that's kind of worrying. Something off there.

[liversaint]

Just for old times sake.

Lest we forget

[afc tukrish]

Just for old times sake.

Don't forget the ball, Div...

[Crosby Nick]

Lest we forget

Felt Origi spooked him today. Like a Test batsmen shooting in when his nemesis of a fast bowler comes on. That shot from about 40 yards had him shitting it in the second half!

[1892tillforever]

No one worse in the league for me. Utter, utter dogshit. Braindead.

As I keep saying, he would not stand out as a top League 1 standard keeper. Incredibly lucky to be in the Premier League.

[Son of Spion]

Jumps too late.

Alisson is saving that.

To be fair, I don't think anyone saves that.

[Something Worse]

To be fair, I don't think anyone saves that.

He's a few cm away from getting a hand to it, a normally proportioned adult male should save it.

[Sangria]

To be fair, I don't think anyone saves that.

His near arm actually reaches higher than his far arm (note it floundering after the ball passes him), so if he'd taken another step to his left before leaping, his right arm could have reached the ball. That would depend on him making the right decision in the split moment that he had, so it may not have been reasonable to expect it of him. I'd imagine that Neville Southall may have had something to say about it though.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

His near arm actually reaches higher than his far arm (note it floundering after the ball passes him), so if he'd taken another step to his left before leaping, his right arm could have reached the ball. That would depend on him making the right decision in the split moment that he had, so it may not have been reasonable to expect it of him. I'd imagine that Neville Southall may have had something to say about it though.

he jumped off his right foot, do it off the left and he probably saves it

[rushyman]

JumpsArms grew too late.

Alisson is saving that.

Fixed

[Sangria]

he jumped off his right foot, do it off the left and he probably saves it

I'd like to see Southall do a Hansen-style dissection of all the technical things the keeper did wrong. Hansen was a wonder in his early days as a pundit, before he decided it was an easier life to disengage his brain and just spout bland platitudes.

[rodderzzz]

His jump for that today reminded me of one of them cat fail videos when they try to jump to a higher surface and slip and just tank it

[Bend It Like Aurelio]

I love the fact that his arms weren’t long enough, so he had to flail his legs also.

[Armand9]

No idea how he is #1 for England with Pope and Henderson around, even Foster and Heaton. His distribution is also such a myth, sure he can kick long, but without any accuracy

foster has been the best english keeper for at least two seasons (but no one mention his england debut, man, that was brutal), for me he's been second only to alisson

some of his great saves maybe come about for the same reason alisson rarely needs to make a 'spectacular' save, but he's sitting behind an inferior defence and that dude has some highlight reel and has been worth plenty of points to his team

[Redcap]

GK appears to be the last bastion where English players are behind the times.

The younger generations of players have become better and better technically and tactically - everywhere but in GK, where it appears the expectations are still very much as per those of Hart, James, Seaman etc.

[rob1966]

He's a bellend, but lets not take away from what a strike that was by Jones. There are not many keepers saving that.

[ScouserAtHeart]

Could someone post the gif of his after he saves the fisrt penalty in a shootout and is acting like he's the man

[clinical]

He's a bellend, but lets not take away from what a strike that was by Jones. There are not many other keepers with small arms saving that.

[PaulF]

As I keep saying, he would not stand out as a top League 1 standard keeper. Incredibly lucky to be in the Premier League.

His exceptional distribution is why PL managers rate him.