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Originally Posted by Bagor
I think you're overstretching there in order to argue your point particularly with Shoulder's goal.
The fumble? Yes. Conceded.
The punch? Wasn't great but he managed to get contact and get it out of the box. By far not his fault .
Final goal. It's a one on one. Sure he takes another step to his right and leaves the left wide open.
Again. I'm not arguing for Henderson's brilliance but more that Pickford is the sort of keeper that makes a back 4 nervous. I don't get that from Henderson. In fact if there's one thing I'll credit him for it's his ongoing communication with them.
Pickford for me is a catalogue of errors more likely to lose you a game than win one. And that doesn't even include the VVD incident.
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The punch could've been better, but you're right a number of errors afterwards leading to the goal.
The breakaway though, look at this abysmal positioning. He's INSIDE the 6, as Salah is OUTSIDE the 18. Would he be prone to a chip? Absolutely, but you force the striker to make that shot. Its' evident Mctominay is not going to catch him, so you go out and rush him -- play the tackle, & if you don't make the save, hopefully you've disrupted the striker's movement enough that your defenders can save the attempt.
When pressure's on, he was average. We have yet to see him, lead a top team, and be the difference. We have seen that out of Pickford.
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