Trip to Euro 2020: how England squad recovered from their lowest moments

Each of Gareth Southgate’s stars has a story of hard times that has forged them into the fine England team that awaits the final

Jordan Pickford Can a career’s low point come at its very start? Pickford’s professional debut was at Darlington, a 17-game loan spell that featured zero wins, 39 goals conceded and one eventual relegation. “In some ways non-league is the hard challenge.” he said. “You are a young lad and you’re having abuse hurled at you. That is what teaches you.”

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