Curtis Jones one of five Liverpool stars sharpened by Arne Slot and his new adventurous Total Football philosophy
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Sponsored by. CURTIS JONES got a text from Jurgen Klopp proving that while he may be gone those he left behind are far from forgotten. The midfielder found the Liverpool legend’s message after making his 100th Premier League appearance in Thursday’s 3-1 comeback win over Leicester.
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Jones, who marked the occasion with the goal that put the runaway leaders in front, revealed his dressing-room surprise and said: “Normally I would text family. “Then I saw a text from Jurgen Klopp saying, ‘Congratulations on 100 games and here’s to 500.’.
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"I was like, ‘What’s he on about?’ — then I checked and I’m so proud. “It was him who set up the team we have now — the foundation was there and Arne Slot has carried it on.”. The Dutchman is storming English football and the Champions League in his first season on these shores.
And Jones, 23, has become a crucial component of Slot’s machine that is swallowing the opposition both at home and abroad. Now he has the stats to prove it having declared after only a few weeks working with Slot that he had “never been happier” as a player.
The former Feyenoord boss also regularly namechecks his predecessor over the stars he inherited. FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS. Indeed, he was so happy with what he had that his only outfield buy after arriving was Federico Chiesa, 27, from Juventus for £10million.
