Jordan Pickford let himself down - the Everton keeper doesn't need to play the Hollywood ball

It was perhaps the clearest sign yet of how far we have come that we all left Goodison Park on Saturday feeling disappointed.

I was gutted that we couldn’t hold on to collect all three points, although I also understand why some people will say Brighton & Hove Albion deserved a point. However, I can’t help but feel that Jordan Pickford let himself down on Saturday afternoon. For Brighton’s goal, he simply must do better.

And when I say he should do better, I don’t mean in terms of saving Kaoru Mitoma’s cross that took a wicked deflection off Ashley Young; I am talking about his role in the build-up to the piece of play that sees the Brighton man pick up the ball out wide.

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There is no doubting that Jordan’s kicking can be spectacular at times, but on Saturday he had absolutely no reason to rush his kick, which resulted in Brighton getting the ball back and then drawing level just seconds later.

He doesn't have to go for the Hollywood ball all the time. There are times when he should be reading the room and taking his time.

It was quite clear on Saturday that the lads needed a break and a little pause in play to get their breath back. The way Sean Dyche sets us up is very demanding physically and mentally, so when you are in the lead in the closing stages, you have to take the opportunities that come your way to calm things down.

Jordan has to calm down, slow the game down and take as long as he can. He then should be concentrating on his kick and where he intends to put it. When you have a player like Dominic Calvert-Lewin up front, it doesn't have to be anything