Roy Keane in scathing attack on England star after Greece loss: 'He's not going to change'

Jordan Pickford was erstwhile again nether the spotlight for England arsenic the Three Lions were beaten 2-1 by Greece astatine Wembley successful the Nations League connected Thursday night

Roy Keane didn't clasp backmost with his disapproval of Jordan Pickford, during England's 2-1 decision to Greece astatine Wembley.

It looked arsenic though a precocious Jude Bellingham extremity would rescue a scarcely-deserved gully for the Three Lions successful their Nations League showdown, earlier Vangelis Pavlidis clinched a memorable triumph with his 2nd extremity of the night.

England were shaky from the off, with 2 offsides sparing their blushes earlier the break, portion Levi Colwill's unthinkable goalline clearance and an offside emblem against Konstantinos Mavropanos provided alleviation for Pickford, during an opening play wherever the Everton stopper was astatine his astir erratic.

Speaking connected ITV astatine the break, Manchester United large Keane laid into the 30-year-old England No.1.

He sharply critiqued the moment wherever Pickford mislaid possession acold from his line: "It sends a connection astir attraction levels, and that spreads passim the team. Again there's a deficiency of urgency."

He exclaimed: "What's helium doing? ! Do it quickly. Brilliant defending, precise unlucky by Greece but a beauteous connection for defenders - ne'er springiness it up. He chased it and did brilliant. But not a bully connection from Pickford to send."

Ian Wright, besides successful the pundit's spot connected ITV, weighed successful connected Pickford's erratic show too, saying: "Here again, helium looks each implicit the place. He gets caught successful nary man's land. It's precise jittery, Pickford," helium added.

Keane, the erstwhile Manchester United captain, added: "That volition ever beryllium determination with Pickford. He's not going to alteration now."

Keane's past of criticising Pickford is well-documented, with the Irish pundit antecedently lambasting the keeper aft Everton's 3-0 decision to Manchester City successful the Premier League past May. His scathing commentary connected Sky Sports included: "Pickford for the goal... my goodness. He looks truthful tiny successful there. There is nary spring, he's not anticipating. Micah (Richards) said earlier the crippled he's a apical keeper. He's not."

And pursuing a 1-1 gully betwixt Manchester United and Everton astatine Goodison Park successful March 2020, Keane was unimpressed by Pickford's handling of a Bruno Fernandes shot. "When I perceive that, erstwhile radical accidental the shot is moving, of people the shot is going to determination erstwhile idiosyncratic kicks it."

Keane continued his unforgiving assessment: "The bottommost enactment with Pickford, I'm not joking. I don't request to spot your stats, I cognize he's [Pickford] not a bully goalkeeper. We said it earlier the game, helium is not up to it." We spoke earlier the crippled astir Everton making advancement arsenic a shot club, I don't care, helium is not a bully goalkeeper."

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