On July 9th, the European Championship semi-final is set to take place, with England facing the Netherlands. England legend Lineker has offered advice to goalkeeper Pickford, suggesting he should ditch his cheat sheet etched on his water bottle if the game goes to penalties.
In the European Championship quarter-final, England defeated Switzerland on penalties to reach the last eight. After a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes, the game went to penalties, where Pickford, following the prompts etched on his water bottle, saved Akanji’s penalty, playing a crucial role in the Three Lions’ victory.
Lineker advises that Pickford should abandon this habit for future games: “Now everyone knows he has that water bottle. Opponents might try to sneak a peek at the bottle to adjust their penalty-taking tactics.”
England has historically struggled with penalty shootouts, having been involved in 11 such games since 1990, winning only 3 of them.
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