It’s because it’s Pickford (and Everton) and he’s doing very well at saving pens, that’s why there is all this faux outrage and nonsense.
If it was Allison, Ederson, Trafford or any other scab keeper they would call it very clever, and be...
I might be misremembering but I think the Football Weekly Podcast did their season previews a couple of weeks back, and a few of the journos on there were speculating that Pep might be looking to reinvent his side into something at least a bit...