Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has raved about Curtis Jones on the club’s official website.
Klopp has spoken highly of the 19-year-old midfielder, and the German believes that Liverpool have a gem on their hands.
The former Borussia Dortmund boss was impressed with the display produced by Jones in the Reds’ win against Lincoln City in the Carabao Cup last week.
The midfielder scored two goals, and, according to Liverpool’s official website, he has scored five goals in 16 first-team appearances for Liverpool since making a debut in January 2019.
Klopp told Liverpool’s official website about Jones: “Self-confidence for a football player is really important because usually you play in front of 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 thousand people and without confidence that’s not possible, I can tell you. Yes, it helps.
“Doing the right thing in the right moments helps as well. That’s what he had to learn in the last few years because he was absolutely exceptional and maybe the top player of each age group he was in.
“[That] means he had to learn to play together with other players – he made massive steps in that department. He had brilliant role models in this squad. And now, the door is open. I don’t want to make the performance smaller than it was because it’s absolutely exceptional. The way he scores, the way he contributes to the game, that’s all really exceptional.
“But Curtis knows himself there’s a lot of space for improvement, like being in a game really over 90 minutes, really being involved – not only on the pitch and these kind of things. There’s space for improvement. It’s good.”
Remarkable progress
Jones is only 19 years of age, and it is clear that the teenage midfielder has a lot to learn and needs to improve further.
However, there is no doubt that the teenager has progressed and developed a lot in recent times.
While it is hard to see Jones establish himself in the Liverpool first team anytime soon, he is a very good option to have on the substitutes’ bench for manager Klopp.
Playing in cup games and coming on as late substitutes in Premier League matches will make Jones a better and more mature footballer.
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