JORDAN PICKFORD was labelled "Clark Kent on a normal day, Superman on match day" after fans marvelled at an "unrecognisable" off-duty snap. Skipper Harry Kane shared a smiling, behind-the-scenes picture of team-mates to highlight England's "togetherness" at Euro 2024. But it was Pickford 's new appearance that dominated the reaction from supporters.
Just one simple change had many fans doubting it was really the Three Lions' quarter-final shootout hero in the photo. Gone was the Everton keeper's slicked-back hair, in came a tidy, even old-fashioned, look. One fan posted: "Seeing Pickford without his hair slicked back is like seeing your teacher outside of school.
.." Many confused the 30-year-old with Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon , 23.
And others even refused to accept it was Pickford. One posted: "Still couldn't recognize him even after reading this tweet." Another wrote: "No way that's Pickford.
.." And just a day after Pickford produced the only spot-kick save needed to see off Switzerland, his fresh-faced look was compared the difference between mild-mannered character Kent and heroic alternative self, Superman.
Well, him between the posts is almost like kryptonite to opponents in shootouts at major tournament. Pickford has now saved four out of 14 such penalties - compared to just two being kept out by all other England stoppers from 1990 to 2012. Some of that that, however, might be down to his "secret weapons" - such as inside tips on penalty takers written on his wat.
