Jurgen KloppĀ begins to have more interest and praised Curtis Jones’ performance in Liverpool’s win over Newcastle United, saying: “He set the standard on the counter-attack.”The Reds started 2024 with a 4-2 win over the Magpies at Anfield.
Mo Salah scored a brace before heading to the AFCON where he also missed a penalty. Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo were on target. In fact, Liverpool’s win would have been even more significant had it not been for the poor finishing and acrobatic play of Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka. Liverpool are currently three points clear of Premier League leaders Aston Villa.Jones returned to the starting line-up in a 2ā0 win against Burnley on Boxing Day.
The 22-year-old made a great start to the season before being ruled out through suspension and injury. But now Jones is back in Klopp’s plans. Asked about Jones’ performance against Newcastle, Liverpool manager Klopp said: āIt was a special game. To be honest, Curtis’ standout game is high pressing and counter pressing. We all know how good of a player Curtis is. It is very good from a technical point of view. But he is increasingly finding direction off the dribble, getting out of situations, pressing and countering.
That actually defines what the level is. I am really happy. This keeps all players in the game. As I was saying, the counter press I did today was very special. It was a school video and if you want to show it, you have to show it. People often tell me that I have a bad attitude and that I’m not good at regular football. Well, maybe the home team wants to buck the press and watch the video of that game.
This is very useful. “There were a lot of good games. I can’t remember any bad games. To be honest, they were all very good. But it had to be, because we can handle it 100%. Tell Newcastle immediately.” was.” But we made it difficult for them tonight and deserved the three points.ā
