Former Everton teammates Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Jordan Pickford
Former Everton teammates Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Jordan Pickford
The Leeds United hitman spent nine years playing with the England number one for the Blues.
While Pickford has remained with David Moyes' side, Calvert-Lewin left on a free transfer in the summer of 2025.
His new side signed James Trafford, Pickford's rival for the Three Lions spot this summer, so he also has experience working with him.
Thomas Tuchel has already hinted that he may split goalkeeping duties in the Nations League matches with Croatia and Spain, something that he did in the last break.
The debate around the two stoppers rages on, but former Toffees ace Calvert-Lewin has delivered his verdict.
What did Calvert-Lewin say about Jordan Pickford's England role?
The 29-year-old, who played 250 times with Pickford, believes it can only be a positive for his country.
He has featured in 13 games with Trafford, and thinks that Three Lions fans should appreciate the fact that they have two top-class stoppers.
In quotes reported by Leeds Live on Tuesday, he said: "I played with Pickers for nine years at Everton, so I've seen him grow and what a career he's had for England.
"I don't think that can be so quickly disregarded at all.
"But now I'm playing with James Trafford, who is a younger, confident, top, top goalkeeper, and I'm seeing his quality week in, week out now.
"I think it's something that should be appreciated by us as a nation.
"We're very quick to kind of pit players against each other when there's all of a sudden competition for places, but instead of appreciating the fact that we've got strength in depth, and strength in depth is what you need in order to win tournaments."
Many Evertonians may have expected him to bat for Pickford, given their history, but he has to keep up appearances and support his current teammate too.
How has Calvert-Lewin's time at Leeds since Everton exit?
Calvert-Lewin is obviously doing something right since he has moved on from his time at Goodison Park.
He has featured three times for England in his time at Elland Road, earning a recall after five years out of the fold, and taking his total caps to 14.
Calvert-Lewin played in a friendly against Uruguay in March, before making appearances against Spain and Czechia, for a total of 15 minutes in the September/October break.
The veteran striker has notched 20 goals and one assist in 51 matches for Daniel Farke's side, and seems to have put his injury issues, that plagued him with the Blues, behind him.
He has only missed three games for the Yorkshire side since linking up with them, which is a drastic improvement on his last few years on Merseyside.
He played more than 30 games just twice in his final five seasons in L3, so his injury record with his new club will have been a surprise to everyone involved with the Toffees.