'Lionel Messi, Fake LEFT, Dive RIGHT': How Jordan Pickford Would've Dived Had England Made It to a Penalty Shootout vs Argentina

Lionel Messi discovers England goalkeeper's 'cheat sheet' revealing how Argentina's stars take penalties

Pickford's water bottle had detailed information on his penalty plans for each Argentinian player

How Lionel Messi, Argentina found England goalie Jordan Pickford's penalty notes on water bottle

This is a fascinating discovery to make after the World Cup semifinal.

Argentina players find England goalkeeper’s penalty ‘cheat sheet’ on water bottle

An Argentinian backroom member retrieved the abandoned bottle of England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford from the pitch.

'Lionel Messi, fake LEFT, dive RIGHT': How Jordan Pickford would've dived had England made it to a penalty shootout vs Argentina

England could not quite make it to extra time in their World Cup semi-final against Argentina, conceding twice late on to fall short in the most disappointing way.The inquest is well underway as to why Thomas Tuchel opted to instruct his team to sit deep and attempt to soak up wave after wave of Argentina pressure.After Enzo Fernandez’s equaliser, it seemed England hoped simply to survive until full-time, and then perhaps make it to a penalty sh…