Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford may always be remembered for the mistake he made in this season’s Merseyside derby that allowed Liverpool to score an injury time winner against their fierce local rivals.
The Toffees looked set to claim an impressive draw at Anfield back in December after putting in a superb defensive display, but Pickford threw it all away by gifting Divock Origi an easy goal.
The England international failed to deal with Virgil van Dijk’s ballooned shot, which appeared to be going over the bar, and he only managed to claw the ball back into play and into the path of Origi.
He made no mistake from a yard out, heading into the back of the net to condemn Everton to a defeat which they seem to still have not recovered from.
Pickford became something of a laughing stock in the wake of his mistake, given a couple of months before the match he claimed he ‘won’t blunder like Alisson’, the Liverpool glovesman.
Since then doubts have been raised over Pickford’s abilities, especially as he continues to look shaky between the sticks, as if his confidence has taken a knock.
His mistake in the Merseyside derby gets raised every time he makes even the smallest of errors, and former Everton forward Tony Cottee believes Pickford may come to be remembered only for that clanger.
Cottee, speaking exclusively to PlayOJO, the fair online casino, said: “Jordan has done fantastically.
“He’s done brilliantly for Everton and he has for England as well.
“Has he made a few mistakes? Of course he has, but show me a goalkeeper who hasn’t. I’m talking about Peter Shilton, Ray Clemence, Pat Jennings, David Seaman, Peter Schmeichel… as fantastic as they were, they’ve all made mistakes.
“Jordan made a real ricket with the goal at Anfield and it could be that he’ll forever be remembered for that.
“It feels like David Seaman – people forget how great he was. You mention Seaman and people talk about Ronaldinho from the halfway line, but they forget about the other games they play in and how great they were.”
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