Arne Slot reveals what Curtis Jones must add to his game after receiving maiden England call-up

Arne Slot reveals what Curtis Jones must add to his game after receiving maiden England call-up

Evans Ousuru 17:00 - 08.11.2024

The 23-year-old has been on fire for Liverpool since returning from injury, which has earned him a Three Lions recall.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has challenged midfielder Curtis Jones to add consistency to his game after receiving a call up to the England National Team.

Jones has been in impressive form recently, scoring in a league win against Chelsea and providing a brilliant pass in setting up Luis Diaz for a goal in Tuesday's 4-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.

He has again been called up to the England squad for games in November. The uncapped 23-year-old was drafted in as an injury replacement at the last England camp but withdrew because of the birth of his daughter.

"With Curtis maybe it's not me who did it because he became a father and I had nothing to do with that," said Slot as reported by BBC. "You never know if that plays a part or not but, since the moment he became a father, he started putting on great performances.

"He did it in pre-season but then his performances dropped a little bit. Since he became a father, he's outstanding again. It might have to do a bit with that but, in general, I think it has to do with how the team plays."

Jones spoke about how Slot's style of play suited him in the summer. He is the sort of player who can get on the ball more and be free. "He has a lot of quality on the ball. He's never afraid to do something special with it. He's quite complete but for him now it's all about consistency. The best players in the world show up every three days," Slot added.

Liverpool are top of the Premier League table, with a two-point lead over champions Manchester City going into Saturday's game against Aston Villa.

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