2024/25 Jordan Pickford

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I understand the points you are making but a goalkeeper does not stop goals by standing on the 18 yard line at the edge of the penalty area. He is giving space for the forward to run round him. PIckford should have been in the 6 yard box or at most on the penalty spot.

Did you ever see Southall at the edge of the area.

I think he had to come out like he did. If he stays close to goal he`s allowing the forward time to get his shot away, if he only come out to the penalty spot he`s not putting pressure on the forward and leaving himself a lot of room to lob the ball over his head. Any way he decided to deal with the situation he had to be decisive, he chose to come out and pressure the forward and he held his nerve and slotted it past him. When the keeper comes out like that you should have a defender seeing him coming out and running back behind the keeper to cover any shot that gets past the keeper but I think our defense was too slow to get back or were too focused on the player with the ball.
Southall was sent off twice for handball outside his box I think, once v QPR and once v Sheffield Wed, both in the early 90`s. after that I don`t think he was mobile enough to get to the edge of the area.