chrismisterx
Winger
As someone that doesn't really care where the playing staff are from, I think:
Pickford did fine, but he wasn't Lev Yashin like some people on this thread would have you believe. Most of his saves were regulation stuff and I was amazed reading the match thread people were saying stuff like 'great save' when commenting on shots with little power that went straight at him.
He did make one smart save in the second half when he rushed off the line and closed down the angle, but apart from that he just did everything one would expect a goalkeeper to do. I mean, come on, if he let in any of those shots it would have been a Rob Green vs USA style blooper!
100% this, but I was impressed that he didn't look out of place and he did well with his kicking, he also seemed to have some good positioning sense. with time I hope he will be a cracking keeper for us, my main worry is what will happen if he is played too soon and takes a beating, would that damage his long term prospects?
But as a number 2 he is a fantastic choice, frees up some wages to reinvest in other spots but who do we keep from pants or vito?