Jordan Pickford can become one of the greatest goalkeepers in the world if he erases mistakes from his game, former Everton stopper Nigel Martyn has claimed.
The 25-year-old has established himself as first-choice for the Toffees and for England's national side, helping the Three Lions reach the World Cup semi-finals last year.
However, he has been guilty of a number of errors during his career but Martyn has backed him to put those mistakes behind him in the future, stating he will grow as he earns further experience.
"He can be one of the world’s best keepers and the way you do that is through pure consistency and limiting your mistakes to probably two or three a season," he told 888Sport .
"You pull off the great saves but you also make the saves you’re expected to make. That makes you a great keeper and there is no reason why Jordan can’t become that.
"He may not think this but he will be a lot better goalkeeper in five or six years’ time than he is now because he will develop so much. As he gets older the game will become easier for him.
"Making mistakes happens. It’s part of being a goalkeeper. It’s how you deal with them. As a general rule young goalkeepers make more mistakes and as you progress you make less of them because you develop as a person.
"When you’re young you’re keen to show everybody what you can do but as you get older and mature you’re happier when the ball is not around you but you’re comfortable when it is. You can only deal with each situation as it comes along and obviously the more situations you deal with the fewer mistakes you make.
"Jordan is very keen to help out the back four; to come for his crosses and make his saves and really be part of the team."
