​How Lionel Messi, Argentina found England goalie Jordan Pickford’s penalty notes on water bottle originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.As Argentina’s players milled about the pitch following their come-from-behind World Cup semifinal win over England on Wednesday in Atlanta, they found something.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSpecifically, they found the water bottle of England’s goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford. And on the side of the bottle were Pickford’s penalty notes.No, they probably weren’t compiled by Pickford himself, but they were certainly for him to use.If the match had gone to penalties, Pickford would’ve had directives for himself on where to go against whoever was coming up to shoot against him.Argentina keeper Emi Martinez surely had similar information available to him somewhere, as well.MORE: Lionel Messi’s right foot makes its own magic in Argentina stunnerPickford, or whatever staffer was in charge of it, likely left the bottle there after the heartbreaking defeat.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThere was no guarantee Argentina would find it, but apparently someone did.It’s not exactly ground-breaking stuff, because it’s really just telling Argentina’s players their own tendencies.MORE: So many late goals in the World Cup for ArgentinaIt’s still fascinating to see it circulating social media, though, because it’s one of those things everyone knows the goalie has but that rarely gets seen.Argentina’s players likely had a sense for how right or wrong the descriptions were, too. It’s too bad the match didn’t go to penalties to see if Pickford had the right calls on his water bottle.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementErling Haaland brought a wild $750 gift home from the World CupAn on-brand finish to Neymar’s Brazil careerChristian Pulisic gives a terrible answer after World Cup-ending lossJerry Jones booed during World Cup match in DallasActor who played Dani Rojas in Ted Lasso makes pro soccer debut