Why Jordan Pickford’s biggest England criticism has been completely debunked by FIFA
Everton star Jordan Pickford was heavily criticised in England's World Cup campaign.
The Blues man has long been number one for both his club and country, but doubts have crept in.
He helped the Three Lions to reach the semi-finals but they were powerless to stop Argentina at that stage.
Goodison News has previously covered claims that the Everton star should retire from England duty.
Those arguments are utterly ridiculous, as he is still the best option for Thomas Tuchel by a country mile.
And the latest reveal from FIFA completely debunks the biggest criticism surrounding Pickford.
What does FIFA data reveal about Everton star Jordan Pickford?
Pickford's distribution was one of the biggest talking points in the tournament.
Tuchel was even spotted remonstrating with the stopper on multiple occasions.
However, data released from FIFA on Sunday reveals that criticism is not valid at all.
It ranked the Toffees star as the best goalkeeper in the entire tournament when it comes to distribution.
He won the possession category with a score of 7.92, after completing 190 of his 265 passes, and 53 line breaks.
Spain's Unai Simon was second with 7.88 and South Africa's Ronwen Williams was third with 7.22, according to the reveal from the competition's organisers.
The report also labels Pickford the "most complete top-end goalkeeper" at the World Cup, confirming what Everton fans already knew.
Why Pickford disrespect must stop immediately
The disrespect of Pickford needs to stop, it is as simple as that, he does not deserve it at all.
He has constantly turned up, for club and country, and is never given the credit that he warrants for his performances.
It was not his fault that the Three Lions were eliminated, it was the manager's for going far too defensive, far too early.
It was rather telling that when he was not in goal, for the third-place playoff match against France, England conceded four goals.
The L3 stopper has not conceded more than twice in his last 70 matches on the international stage.
The last time that he conceded three or more goals was in a 3-1 extra-time defeat to the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League in June 2019.
That is truly remarkable and confirms to the doubters, why he is still the first choice, despite their concerns, which have been proved wrong by the data.