Anjishnu Roy 26/05/2025 14comments  |  Jump to last

Jordan Pickford was the standout player for Everton after putting in a sensational performance to keep a clean sheet against Newcastle United. The Blues won 1-0 at St James Park to wrap up the 2024/25 season.

Pickford’s performance resonated so well with the travelling Toffees that the celebration of Newcastle’s Champions League qualification on home ground was drowned out by songs of England's number 1. The 31-year-old, who captained the Blues yesterday, made six saves to deny Alexander Isak and co, leading to chants of “Jordan Pickford is dynamite” from the fans.

When asked if he enjoyed the scenes at the end of the game, Pickford said, “Yeah, the fans are brilliant. They know what a passionate lad I am, they know how much I love the club and how much I do my best for the club.

“To repay me with that song, 4,000 Evertonians right up in the gods, it’s a great moment and a great way to end the season.

“It’s a really good song, it’s got a good bounce to it, shall we say. Finally, as a football fan, to have your own chant is mega. It’s what football is all about, you’re doing something right if the fans are buzzing off you.”

It is believed that the song made its debut at Craven Cottage, where the Blues recorded their last away win over Fulham. David Moyes’ side finished the campaign on hot form and recorded three wins on the bounce to finish on 48 points - their highest league tally in four years.

It is a clear sign of progress for the club, which was just one point above the relegation zone when Moyes returned for a second spell. It was Moyes who gave Pickford his first start in the English top flight during their time together at Sunderland.

Asked about the second half of the season, Pickford said, “It’s been a great end to the season. For me, it’s about next season, it’s about pre-season, getting ready for that and setting that standard early.

“It’s all about setting that standard early and not bouncing back at Christmas time and getting results, it is about sustaining it. You’re going to get knocks, you’re going to get beat, you can’t be invincible.

“We’d love to be invincible as every team in the Premier League would be but it’s about when you take those setbacks, how do you bounce back as a team? How do you work hard and train all week to get that performance on a Saturday? I think the manager will drill into us throughout the season and the manager has already said that.

 

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Martin Farrington
1 Posted 26/05/2025 at 23:58:59
My Player of the Season — and best keeper in the world.

With a fantastic attitude and love of Everton too.

Dave Roberts
3 Posted 27/05/2025 at 12:28:19
Best goalie in the world? Probably.

Plus, when he's as good as he can get, he'll be half as good as Nev!

Martin Mason
4 Posted 27/05/2025 at 13:11:07
Just imagine how good if he could learn to control his area a bit. OK, that's the last time I promise. His distribution from foot is staggeringly good when you consider some are 80m passes. no outfield player can do that with such a high rate of success. His shorter passing is magnificent. Shot stopping? he is peerless. As far as I'm concerned he is the equal of Big Nev and deserves to be an absolute legend as Nev is. He has a love for the club and a loyalty that is pleasant to see from such a high value player who could name his price to move. He is the best goalie that I've seen in 60 years more of watching and that includes Banks. This season and recent seasons he has almost single-handedly kept us out of the Championship. A nicer bloke you couldn't meet as an Evertonian with deep roots in his home town.
Andrew Ellams
5 Posted 27/05/2025 at 13:14:59
Biggest compliment to Jordan is that if we could land a striker as good as he is the team would be transformed overnight.
Scott Hamilton
6 Posted 27/05/2025 at 13:27:05
As Dave (2) alludes to, Pickford is one of the best in an era where keepers are not what they used to be.

If you think of the cup and league winning sides over the years and the keepers that played for them, they were frequently big characters with extraordinary abilities. The current crop feel almost anonymous by comparison.

Joe McMahon
7 Posted 27/05/2025 at 13:46:13
Andrew @5 fully agree.

It's not impossible: Leicester paid Fleetwood £1M for Vardy when in the Championship. He then weighed in with 37 league goals the season Leicester won promotion. Then 145 Premier League goals in 10 seasons is incredible for a player than cost so little.

I'm feeling positive we somehow can find this striker we need.

Danny O'Neill
8 Posted 27/05/2025 at 13:54:30
I wouldn't go as far as best in the world. The best in England.

The best we've had since we had Nigel Martyn in his twighlight.

I've seen some great goalkeepers in my lifetime. Shilton, Clemence, Jennings.

Buffon, Schmeichel senior and Manuel Neuer.

Always save the best to last. Neville Southall. Simply the best of his time.

Martin Reppion
9 Posted 27/05/2025 at 14:23:39
Danny, couldn't agree more about Nev.

Not sure that as a pure winner I could split Jordan and Martinez. But those remembered as greats, usually have some silverware of note.

Jordan for me, is someone we could not replace. He is a leader on and off the field. He gets our fans going and winds up the opposition. All while bringing off countless blocks and saves.

When he holds that trophy up, as surely he will in the next couple of years, then he can be classed alongside all the other great goal keepers.

Danny O'Neill
10 Posted 27/05/2025 at 14:40:42
Love that, Martin.

Imagine if we beat Newcastle in a cup final?

He will get hands on silverware and it will be with Everton.

Martin Mason
11 Posted 27/05/2025 at 14:52:44
For me, Jordan had zero chance of picking up trophies at Everton, so that his doing, so is not to be held against him and remember what he had playing in front of him compared with, eg, Big Nev. His job was much harder.

Pickford's prize was not prizes but keeping the club in existence.

Jay Harris
12 Posted 27/05/2025 at 15:35:28
A very good shotstopper with excellent reflexes but a bit short in catching and commanding his area although that is improving. My main negative about him is he is so hurdy gurdy and creates panic in the box on occasions.

Long way to go to reach Big Nev's standards as stated by the big man himself but love his relationship with the fans and his dedication to the club.

Terry Farrell
13 Posted 27/05/2025 at 22:34:53
Love his attitude. Brave as they come and his reflexes are something else. Last season now 2 seasons I was in the fulham away end when William arrowed a ball into the top corner at pace. There was a flash across the goal from right to left and a slight finger tip save to tip it over a full stretch. It was a phenomenal save and I could not believe it in the flesh. Similarly the double save against Chelsea at GP was incredible.
Neil Copeland
14 Posted 27/05/2025 at 22:41:25
Terry, I hope you are well. JP is brilliant and seems to be getting even better. The save from Trossard against Arsenal at Goodison was another incredible save, he didn’t know at the time that the ref blew up for a free kick.

I love his attitude too, he really gets under the skin of opponents and has learnt how to handle his emotions brilliantly. The more stick he gets from opposing fans, the better he plays. Probably means he will have a stinker against Sunderland next season!

Terry Farrell
15 Posted 27/05/2025 at 22:47:41
Hi Neil great mate and hope you are too. Ye that was another cracker that featured on Motd highlights even though as you say it ended up being offside. He's also fended off the constant nag from some pundits that other keepers are better than him for england and he has seen them all off! Even gary neville loves him now

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