“What’s Secretly Scribbled on Jordan Pickford’s Water Bottle as He Denies Erling Haaland’s Penalty”

“What’s written on Jordan Pickford’s water bottle as the Everton star denies Erling Haaland from the penalty spot”

Jordan Pickford saved Erling Haaland’s penalty.

Jordan Pickford’s water bottle became a talking point after his remarkable penalty save against Erling Haaland in the Manchester City vs. Everton match.

Haaland had a golden chance to restore Man City’s lead when his team was awarded a penalty just after halftime.

Vitaly Mykolenko was adjudged to have fouled Savinho inside the box, prompting referee Simon Hooper to point to the penalty spot.

Haaland placed the ball on the spot but squandered the opportunity, missing his penalty from 12 yards.

Pickford made a brilliant save, diving to his right to thwart the Norwegian forward.

Following the crucial stop, his water bottle caught attention, revealing notes on Man City’s penalty takers.

An image revealed that Pickford’s water bottle contained notes on Man City’s penalty takers, including Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku, Jack Grealish, and Mateo Kovacic.

A graph for each player illustrated their preferred area of the goal when taking a penalty.

Although Haaland was the one to take the penalty, Pickford’s save kept him from scoring.

That crucial stop played a key role as Everton left the Etihad with a valuable point against Pep Guardiola’s team.

After the match, Seamus Coleman, who had been cautioned for his mind games with Haaland just before the penalty, commented: “Listen, we came here wanting to get a point, and sometimes you do whatever you can to win.”

“There was no swearing or anything like that,” Coleman added.

This isn’t the first time Pickford has used his water bottle for tactical intel. During Euro 2024, the goalkeeper had details on every Switzerland penalty taker.

A close-up shot of Pickford’s water bottle revealed instructions on where to dive for each Swiss penalty taker.

It also had “dive left” written for Manuel Akanji, which Pickford followed to make the save from the Swiss defender’s penalty.