Jordan Pickford, the Everton goalkeeper, has revealed that he double-bluffed James Maddison before saving his penalty during the 2-2 draw between Everton and Leicester. Pickford correctly guessed Maddison’s direction after studying a picture of his water bottle, which contained a list of potential Leicester penalty-takers and instructions on their likely direction. The midfielder had a 60% success rate of hitting his spot-kicks down the middle, which is exactly where he aimed his penalty. However, Pickford jumped on his goal-line before pouncing back into the middle to claw out the penalty. The result leaves Everton in 19th place and Leicester in 16th, with only one point separating them.
Jordan Pickford reveals ‘double-bluff’ on James Maddison penalty with water bottle instructions
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