Curtis Jones has admitted he felt he had “hit a brick wall” when he bought into the Liverpool first crew, however defined how he overcame it.
Since correctly getting back from damage in April, Jones has been one in every of Jurgen Klopp‘s go-to males in Liverpool’s midfield.
His ascent so far hasn’t been linear, although, and he has needed to overcome damage and competitors alongside the way in which.
The 22-year-old mentioned: “As a child I all the time got here by the age teams. I got here into the primary crew and form of felt like I hit brick a wall – I couldn’t take the following steps.”
Jones actually introduced himself at Anfield in January of 2020, when he scored a implausible roller to beat Everton within the FA Cup. Since, his progress has been hampered however this 12 months has seen him take large steps ahead.
“I all the time needed to attain objectives, choose up the ball and stuff. Then I discovered ‘OK, there’s extra that the gaffer and the workers need’,” the lad from Liverpool 8 defined.
“I attempt to work on the general package deal now. Nonetheless rather a lot to be taught, however I’m getting there.”
As an academy prospect, Jones was all the time filled with objectives and trickery within the last third. He has needed to rein in that intuition, although, to turn into a extra everlasting fixture within the first crew.
He’s now a implausible holder of the ball and is vital to Liverpool’s urgent machine – not everyone seems to be absolutely gained over but, although.
On criticism, Jones mentioned: “I couldn’t care. Individuals will say ‘he’s the following this or that’ while you play properly. I’m a Scouser, we’re used to coping with dangerous components, it doesn’t faze me.”
That angle helped Jones when he confronted lengthy spells on the sidelines.
“I had a time the place I used to be out for, I feel, 15 weeks, and the starvation I needed to come again,” the Liverpool midfielder added.
“I noticed an opportunity to come back within the crew and assist. I labored exhausting, my mind set modified. However extra importantly, I wanted video games.”
Jones has come on massively lately, however continues to be younger and he has loads of potential to fulfil at his boyhood membership.
