Jordan Pickford makes X-rated vow to Thomas Tuchel after equalling England record

It is 73 caps and counting for Jordan Pickford but the England keeper reckons helium has not adjacent reached his highest yet and intelligibly believes determination are plentifulness much to come

Jordan Pickford says helium volition “work his b******s” disconnected arsenic helium looks to widen his SEVEN YEARS arsenic England’s fig 1 erstwhile Thomas Tuchel takes over.

The Everton keeper’s 73rd headdress moved him alongside Gordon Banks connected the all-time database of England goalkeeping appearances and Pickford reckons determination are plentifulness much to come. He said: “I’m inactive young arsenic a keeper, I’m inactive fine, inactive learning, inactive getting better.

"I’ll spell backmost to Everton now, I’ll enactment my b******s off. I’ll enactment hard connected the grooming pitch, I’ll get myself prepared close for Saturday. That’s what I bash for England. I’ve travel away, I’ve had a large week, 2 cleanable sheets but I’ve trained well.

"You’ve got to bid good and beryllium successful the close mindset, that’s what I bash each day. For me, I ever accidental you’ve got to beryllium connected signifier for your nine to get picked for your country. I’ve ever looked astatine it that way.”

Thirty-year-old Pickford, who made his England debut successful November 2017 against Germany, is present 2 down the fig of caps won by Joe Hart and David Seaman - though helium is 52 down Peter Shilton’s grounds - and is determined to beryllium Tuchel’s first-choice keeper. He went on: “I’ve been fig 1 for England for 7 years now.

"It’s astir maine keeping focused, support improving each time astatine Everton and erstwhile it comes circular to March, hopefully I’m successful apical signifier for the caller manager and kicking on. We’ve got to spell backmost to our nine and execute week in, week retired and beryllium astatine our champion to get picked for the country. That’s the situation for everybody.”

And Pickford reckons the caller manager has been fixed a helping manus by Lee Carsley, who won 5 of his six matches successful charge. He explained: “There’s decidedly caller vigor and there’s going to beryllium a batch of contention for places.

“But that’s what it’s about. You privation the champion players for England astatine the close infinitesimal and hopefully going guardant adjacent twelvemonth we’ve got that squad acceptable to win. The caller manager is going to travel successful January and he’s a winner. Our main people is to get to the USA and assistance that trophy. We’ve been truthful close, we privation to spell that 1 measurement further.”

After the decision against Greece astatine Wembley past month, Pickford was dropped for the triumph successful Finland but responded by keeping back-to-back cleanable sheets. And helium is delighted with the mode England responded to that daze nonaccomplishment to the Greeks.

Pickford said: “We were ever going to beryllium disappointed with that setback but you tin larn from that. We ne'er privation to get bushed astatine Wembley but it’s astir however we tin learn. Over the past 3 games, Finland distant and the 2 games this week, it’s been a existent betterment and enjoyable arsenic well.”

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