During the press conference ahead of the match against Aston Villa, reported by BBC.comthe Liverpool manager Arne Slot talked about the great time of Curtis Jones rewarded by being called up to the national team by England coach Carsley: “He has a lot of qualities with the ball. He’s never afraid to do something special with it, but sometimes he touches the ball a little too much in my opinion because he’s so confident of himself.
But trust is an important tool. He has an incredibly hard work rate and we trust him defensively. It’s complete. For him now, it’s all about consistency. The best players show up every three days and that’s what it has to show.”
On his merits for the boy’s growth: “It’s not me, it’s because he became a father and I had nothing to do with it!” he joked. “You never know if that plays a role or not. Since then [la nascita di suo figlio] he did great performances. In the pre-season, I thought he was great and he is again now. In general, it probably has to do with the way the team plays, because every player who comes in has a good performance. This says a lot about the quality of the team and how they play together.”