Liverpool star Curtis Jones outshines Jude Bellingham and Martin Odegaard in key area
Curtis Jones currently leads an important metric in midfield thanks to an impressive season with Liverpool so far.
The red ones The academy graduate has been a standout player for the club despite only starting five of their 12 Premier League games.
jones He was particularly impressive in Liverpool's 2–1 win against Chelsea, as he won a penalty for the first goal and scored the second himself.
Despite strong competition for midfield at the club, the 23-year-old has shown his quality during his 14 appearances this season.
He was even rewarded with his debut for England in the 3-0 Nations League victory against Greece, in which he scored the final goal.
Jones' experience has now been highlighted by football statistics site WhoScored.com in their passing success rate data.
The Liverpool player has completed 94.8 percent of his passes this season and ranks sixth among all players in the top five European leagues.
Juventus defender Federico Gatti leads with 95.6 percent, but it is Jones who tops all midfielders.
This is more than a Real Madrid star Judas Bellinghamwhich has a 90.1 percent passing success rate.
Chelsea and Arsenal's respective stars Moisés Caicedo and Declan Rice have scored 89 percent so far this season.
arsenal general Martin Odegaard The score is even lower, with the Norwegian sitting at 85.9 percent.
Even Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes has less, at 81.5 per cent, as Jones stands out among Europe's midfield elite.
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Following his England call-up earlier this month, he was praised by his Liverpool manager Arne Slot, who even claimed he is “complete”.
“He has a lot of qualities with the ball,” said the Dutchman via BBC.
“He's never afraid to do something special with it, but sometimes, in my opinion, he touches the ball too much because he's so confident.
“But confidence is an important tool. He has an incredibly hard work rate and we trust him in defense. He is complete.
“For him now everything is a matter of consistency. The best players appear every three days and that is what he has to prove.”
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard recently said that although Jones is still a young player, he could become one of the best in the business.
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“Rafa (Benitez) had to grab me to take me to another level, and the exciting thing for me is that Arne looks like the man who can really take Curtis to the next level,” he said. saying.
“If he (Slot) can get him there, we will have a top international player on our hands. I am very excited to see his next 18 months and beyond.”
