Jordan Pickford on World Cup Dreams & Everton’s Rise

About this episode

Wayne Rooney interviews Jordan Pickford about his experiences with Everton and the England national team, discussing ambitions and pressures in soccer.

Wayne Rooney sits down with Jordan Pickford to talk Everton, England and World Cup ambition. Can Everton push for Europe? What is life really like as England’s number one? And how does Pickford handle pressure for club and country? Jordan Pickford opens up on Everton’s progress, his ambition to win the World Cup with England and the mentality needed to perform at the highest level. He also discusses goalkeeper techniques, dealing with criticism and why Wayne Rooney was one of his football heroes growing up. Plus, Wayne goes behind the scenes at Everton, takes penalties against Pickford and catches up with players and staff around the club.

People in this episode

Host: Wayne Rooney

Guest: Jordan Pickford

Topics covered

• World Cup
• Everton
• soccer
• goalkeeping
• pressure
• ambition

Keywords

• Jordan Pickford
• Everton
• World Cup
• goalkeeper techniques
• pressure
• Wayne Rooney

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Everton, England

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