Exactly this….I’ve no problem with anyone playing and if I was manager I’d have probably rotated Pickford for the reason you suggest .
However since the weekend we’ve had a slew of articles and comment pieces having a go at the keeper and talking up his rivals . Tonight we’ve had commentary suggesting he’s been No1 due to injuries and somehow Dixon talk up Henderson as a positive from tonight’s performance.
I’ve no issue with Pickford getting rotated out , I have got an issue with the apparent agenda against him in a fair bit of the media .
Clear agenda and has been for some time.
Simple fact is that he is the best English keeper and should be englands number 1 (European football or not).
And arguably one of the top England goalkeepers of all time.
We all had our reservations 5+ years ago, but these last 5 years for both Everton and England he has been class.
Fed up of the national agenda against him!