Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones celebrates scoring a purpose. (Photograph by Carl Recine/Getty Photographs)
Arne Slot has revealed how he’s helped Curtis Jones change into a ‘simpler’ midfielder for Liverpool.
A product of the membership’s youth system, Jones has made 152 appearances for the Reds so far, notching 18 objectives and 18 assists.
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Nonetheless, Jones typically struggled to determine himself as a daily starter underneath Jurgen Klopp, as an alternative coming in for a few video games earlier than dropping to the bench.
That has all modified this season, with 12 of Jones’ 19 appearances in all competitions coming from the beginning — together with 10 Premier League and Champions League begins mixed.
Jones has registered two objectives and three assists throughout that point, whereas he’s first amongst Reds gamers with 100+ minutes for last third passes accomplished (15.91) per 90 minutes.
That type has helped Jones choose up his first two senior caps for England, scoring on his debut in a 3-0 Uefa Nations League win over Greece in November and enjoying 79 minutes in a 5-0 thrashing of Eire.
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Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones. (Photograph by Jan Kruger/Getty Photographs)
Jones has undoubtedly upped his stage since Slot’s arrival over the summer time.
The Dutch supervisor has now opened up on how he’s helped the 23-year-old up his stage by making issues ‘extra easy’.
“He enjoys to play soccer day-after-day, all the time with a smile. He all the time desires the ball. We had a battle collectively. For my part, he touched the ball an excessive amount of, however now he performs extra easy, and that makes him simpler in what he does,” Slot stated (by way of TBR).
“Good work price, good individual as properly, good participant, he all the time desires the ball and he’s so snug when he has it. I feel that’s what makes him an all-round midfielder in the meanwhile for us and for England as properly.”