05 Aug 2020 15:27:43
I'm interested to know if you guys think jones should be a starter next season? I love the thought of Henderson Fabinho and jones, if Naby can stay fit he's clearly got something the others don't, I expect Gini to leave i think jones looks so good really want to see him get a decent run in the team.

1.) 05 Aug 2020
05 Aug 2020 15:32:44
You mean Curtis Jones
He can’t be a starter mate he will get games along the way but he has to fond his way in that squad before he can be considered a starter
If ox and Naby were long term injured then he would have a better chance of more first team starts.

2.) 05 Aug 2020
05 Aug 2020 15:33:04
I think it may be a bit early for us to rely on him as a starter. Would we want to put that much pressure on the lad? What if results don't go our way and he gets some media pressure - would be a lot for him to take.

I think ideally we keep Gini (new contract etc) and Jones gets eased into the team, taking over the playtime previously occupied by Lallana. This would probably mean a number of appearances off the bench, the odd league start and starting most cup games. THen if he does well we go from there!

Red Sandman.

3.) 05 Aug 2020
05 Aug 2020 15:36:30
I don't think it should be handed to him. I'd look to start the season with him as back up to Keita/ Ox in attacking midfield and maybe even the left wing covering Mane. If he is good enough to start he'll make himself un-droppable.

I think by the time he is 21 he'll be a regular starter. No need to rush him though. He's only 19 and has 15+ years of his career in front of him!

4.) 05 Aug 2020
05 Aug 2020 16:07:57
I rate him highly and for me he doesn't look out of place when he plays. He should certainly not fear competing for a place.

5.) 05 Aug 2020
05 Aug 2020 16:24:45
Jones won't be a starter right away cos as we all know, Klopp likes to ease young or new players in slowly but surely. This is common knowledge.

6.) 05 Aug 2020
05 Aug 2020 17:08:54
He's got it, there's no doubt about it. when Trent got his chance, there wasn't even a debate like we're having now. It was nathanual who? Like hmb says he was undroppable. Jones will get chances so it's up to him.

What's happened to Ben Woodburn? Did I miss something? Have I forgotten something?

With a lot of talk about our enigmatic midfield lately. The Ox seems to be missing in many assessments. If it was ox or thiago, it'd be aoc all day for me. And gini is often preferred to ox. Sorry, not trying to turn this into another wjinaldum thread.

I met a lad on holiday who was at school with Jones. Said he was a very quiet lad but like a magician with a football. He wasn't blagging either. He said to me "my mate made his premier league debut the other day" we were talking Liverpool, it was during the Chelsea game, he said "his name is James something, or something James" I said "what? Curtis Jones" his mates started saying "some mate, u can't even remember his name" in truth he just went to school with him. But his comments were music to my ears.