Former England striker, Gary Lineker has warned goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford to ditch his water bottle cheat sheet should the Three Lions face another penalty shootout at Euro 2024.
Pickford was England’s hero at the weekend as he made a crucial penalty save against Switzerland to send Gareth Southgate’s side to the Euro 2024 semi-finals.
The Everton shot-stopper denied Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji’s spot kick with a super stop down to his left side.
It emerged after the penalty shootout that Pickford had a helping hand, with photographs capturing a cheat sheet stuck on his water bottle that indicated where each Switzerland player was likely to shoot.
Next to Akanji’s name was the instruction ‘dive left’, which eventually led to Pickford’s vital stop.
However, Lineker has now warned Pickford ahead of England’s semi-final tie that “one player” is going to look at his water bottle.
“One player is going to look at that bottle,” Lineker said on the Rest is Football podcast.
“If you are listening do it differently, do it on a different piece of paper or do it on the post.”