We shouldn’t be quick to overlook his fellow teammates in the middle of the park, however, with Curtis Jones’ steady display perhaps going a little under the radar.
The suspended (league) Englishman quietly kept the ball moving and was a dependable operator despite switching to the right of the midfield trio.We can tell that our Academy graduate has good ball skills thanks to his 83 touches and 94% (61/65) pass accuracy rate.
Uncomfortably, our No. 17 did give up possession a staggering 12 times—double Gravenberch’s (6) and quadruple Wataru Endo’s (3)—which may have been caused by some rustiness from not playing much football recently.
Still, there aren’t many more issues with Jones’ Europa League play.
