Everton goalkeeper coach Alan Kelly is full of praise for Jordan Pickford's leadership qualities.
An error against Manchester United in pre-season has been followed up by three impressive displays in his side's opening three Premier League games of the season.
“You saw the consistency of performances from Jordan last season and how that followed to the Euros and his [increasing] stature," Kelly told evertontv.
“He is embracing leadership. That comes in many forms. It can be in the dressing room before games or on the pitch, organising and demanding from other people.
“He is getting older and is a parent and life situations change you as a person. It is maturity, in terms of life experience. He has a body of experience with Everton and England and that allows you to cope with situations on and off the pitch."
Before Kelly continued on Pickford's upturn in form: “It is his decision making [that has improved].
“When you have experience and a bit more maturity, you are able to look through situations and react differently from how you used to.
“In a football club, you have all these personalities together and have to learn how deal with success and failure.
“Jordan has always been a bubbly character and hard worker and that's not changed from his Preston days. He doesn't have an ego, he is an international but doesn't care if he goes first or last in training."
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