In the Champions League group stage against Porto, Liverpool youngster Curtis Jones was given a chance to make the right choice, and he handed over two assists in the game to help the team win 5-1. The 20-year-old may be able to take advantage of the fact that Liverpool's midfield is full of injured soldiers and take his place.
Curtis Jones, 20, is a Member of Liverpool's Academy and has been with the team's academy system since 2010 and has been at Liverpool for over 10 years. In 2019, he gradually took the position on the Liverpool team, taking the FA Cup against Wolves in January and the United League Cup against Milton Keynes in December. In the match against Milton Keynes, Curtis Jones has played well, winning the best award in the whole game and gradually attracting the attention of Liverpool fans.
However, the Reds were in the midst of championship season and failed to give Curtis Jones much time to play, and Curtis Jonesdo stayed in the team's U23 to play, and also won the PL2 Player of the Year with his performance, pushing another supernova Billy Gilmour to win the award. Last season, Curtis Jones finally got a chance to take the top spot at Liverpool. At that time, Liverpool's center-back position was full of injuries, up to Van Dijk, down to Joe Gomez, Matip also ended early due to injury, so that Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and other midfielders need to move back to make a cameo at the center back, disguised as Curtis Jones to get a certain chance to play.
In the last season, he had 34 appearances in all competitions, mostly in cup and league junk time, but he still performed in his only playing time. In the Champions League, Curtis Jones was not afraid to play against strong teams such as Atalanta, Ajax and Leipzig, and also handed over a goal and two assists in five Champions League matches, proving that he definitely had the right choice with famous stars such as Jordan Henderson and Wijnaldum. Curtis Jones played calmly and at a young age showed a fairly mature big-picture view; the pass was good (sometimes he scored more uniquely than Jordan Henderson). And the young midfielder's running and sweeping ability is also good, although it does not make it like Fabinho in front of the defense, but it also plays a certain role.
If he can improve a little more defensively, he will be an indispensable member of Liverpool's midfield. With Thiago and youngster Javi Elliott injured and Wijnaldum out of the squad, Curtis Jones will have a more important position in the team, and whether he can become another home academy after Alexander-Arnold in the Reds depends on whether he can seize such an opportunity this season.