2019/20 Jordan Pickford

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Not sure how pickfords at fault here myself. My observations.
1st goal... Ball comes in, we have said Pickford needs to be more positive and command his box, he has done this, and punched it it clear through a crowd of bodies, then you have Newcastle player who is free and in acres (defensively this needs to be looked at as that shouldn’t be happening we are not defensively aware or what’s around us) who picks the ball up hits, it poor defending... and a goal.

2nd goal..from kick off.. ball comes to delph (you would rather pickford in this incident to boot it clear, waste time) who does a piss poor boot up field (just passed the half way line), ball then eventually goes up in the air, Tom Davies doesn’t even attempt to win the ball backs into the player needless free kick. Free kick is taking long ball Over the top of delph, Davies and digne... 3 players basically ball watching and not watching the man. Lands to Almiron who has all the time in the world to bring it down and shoot, bit of ping ball in the box, ball gets cleared Newcastle shoot, comes off DCL head, pickford has dived and the momentum has took him behind the goal, trying to save that shot, ball comes back Newcastle defender shoots, pickford saved but behind the line, goal given.

...But yeah it’s pickford fault.Catalogue of errors defensively even before the goals, some people just aren’t opening their eyes, defensively all season we have been so poor we are not aware of danger as back four, set pieces for 2 seasons now have been an Achilles heel. But we make pickford a scapegoat. I like him and don’t think he’s solely to blame, at the minute I actually feel sorry for him. There is a bigger problem, how many times did Sidibe miss place passes yesterday and give possession away and defensively LD is shocking.

Personal opinion too, I don’t think Digne should be captain it doesn’t work and he’s not a leader. How can you be when you can’t do a job defensively as a defender yet tell others. Doesn’t rub with me.

Carlo will get this team working with the right players, at the minute it’s square pegs in round holes in some positions.

Positives. Kean and DCL both scoring.

and for once MS had a decent game.

Bernard effective in spells but needs to be involved much more for me. He’s in and out of a game too much.
 

I’m not sure how at fault he was for those goals, for the second he had just dived trying to save the previous shot which was blocked.

But even so, he’s too erratic at times. Which is great when he’s springing and making saves, but sometimes you need a calm, commanding presence between the posts.

You never know if he’s going to stay on his line or come flying out for balls that he has no right to be going for.
 
I’m not sure how at fault he was for those goals, for the second he had just dived trying to save the previous shot which was blocked.

But even so, he’s too erratic at times. Which is great when he’s springing and making saves, but sometimes you need a calm, commanding presence between the posts.

You never know if he’s going to stay on his line or come flying out for balls that he has no right to be going for.

Thats exactly it. A calm commanding keeper who puts cofidence to others. I always remember joe hart when he played for England and whenever he had the ball he was jumping around desperate to get rid of it like it was a hot brick. Pickford is similar. Just slow it down and stay calm. Hate twitchy keepers. It makes those in front of him nervous aswell.
Signed by Koeman. Speaks volumes.
 
I’m not sure how at fault he was for those goals, for the second he had just dived trying to save the previous shot which was blocked.

But even so, he’s too erratic at times. Which is great when he’s springing and making saves, but sometimes you need a calm, commanding presence between the posts.

You never know if he’s going to stay on his line or come flying out for balls that he has no right to be going for.
he's at fault, He dived in anticipation for a blocked shot but why does that take you two yards behind your line? If he was on his line the 2nd goal doesn't even happen tbh.
 


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