Nothing against Pickford, or Walker, but signing a player "cause he's English" is a really poor reason.
You misunderstand me. If the club go after an English player because Pep wants him, then I'm all in and will back it whatever the price whoever the player. That's not a case of buying 'cause he's English' more a case of trusting Pep to sign players he can work with and improve.
Would rather have ederson, but would be ok with pickford. Bravo will be better next season, even as 2nd choice.
Don't quite get the downer on Pickford because the lad is going to be top drawer imo.
He always looks to me like he has eaten too many sweets out of the top drawerDon't quite get the downer on Pickford because the lad is going to be top drawer imo.
Would rather have ederson, but would be ok with pickford. Bravo will be better next season, even as 2nd choice.
I'm not saying this is true of everyone in this thread at all because I know there's a few who watch tons of football. But certainly there's a % who are down on him because he's Sunderland's keeper. I mean realistically how many Bluemooners do you expect have watched him regularly over the last 12 months? Same with Ederson. Yet i reckon if you took a poll 90% would take Ederson and none would take Pickford. It's almost like people are afraid of saying "tbh I don't know how good he is as i've rarely watched him".
Don't quite get the downer on Pickford because the lad is going to be top drawer imo.
He hasn't experience playing out from the back, isn't known for his footwork
not even about watching much football, I thought pickford was really good in our game at the stadium of light. regardless, pep knows bestI'm not saying this is true of everyone in this thread at all because I know there's a few who watch tons of football. But certainly there's a % who are down on him because he's Sunderland's keeper. I mean realistically how many Bluemooners do you expect have watched him regularly over the last 12 months? Same with Ederson. Yet i reckon if you took a poll 90% would take Ederson and none would take Pickford. It's almost like people are afraid of saying "tbh I don't know how good he is as i've rarely watched him".
I'm pretty sure I've read or heard somewhere that Pep would prefer 5 players from the leagues country in the squad. If the decision is close between the Pickford/Ederson and you trust Bravo it's a no brainer to buy Pickford. Walker, Pickford, Stones, and Sterling is close to that number. Alli would be a fair shout for the 5th :)
This is where it pays to trust your scouts. My understanding is that his footwork is the best they've EVER seen at the the club from a keeper. Also it's worth baring in mind that we were ready to sign him in Jan. Why would we be there if they hadn't done extensive homework on his footwork? For me that's not going to be an issue. If we're going in for him they already know his kicking is strong as hell and he's confident with it.
From what I've been told by Sunderland fans is that his distribution is superb, but they don't play out from the back. So generally he goes long and does it very well. Obviously that doesnt mean that he cant pass it around in his own half.
Why would we sign Pickford when we have Gunn?
This is where it pays to trust your scouts. My understanding is that his footwork is the best they've EVER seen at the the club from a keeper. Also it's worth baring in mind that we were ready to sign him in Jan. Why would we be there if they hadn't done extensive homework on his footwork? For me that's not going to be an issue. If we're going in for him they already know his kicking is strong as hell and he's confident with it.