'He is himself' - sports psychologist on Pickford
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Jordan Pickford's authenticity is key in his success for club and country.
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That's the view of Dr Gillian Cook, an expert in athlete performance from a psychological perspective.
Cook is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Performance Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University and has worked with elite athletes.
She told BBC Radio Merseyside: "What I love seeing when I watch Jordan Pickford play is his psychology, his personality.
"He is himself and I'm really keen that players don't try to be a certain mould. He is who he is so he's not having to waste any mental effort on trying to be someone else.
"He is shouting, commanding his box and that's what you want from a keeper. You want them to be looking out for threat all the time and you can see that from research, that the psychological profile of goalkeepers and defenders is different to a striker.