It is almost a year since Lee Carsley spelled out what he wanted from Curtis Jones. “I expect more from him,” the England Under-21s head coach said. “He’s got to be the best player every day, every game. I think he can score more, I think he can assist more. He needs to show it on a regular basis for us.”
It has taken time but Jones showing it on a regular basis for Liverpool, and helping to revive his boyhood club’s Champions League hopes in the process, is deserved reward for a player whose patience has been tested to the limit while waiting for an opportunity to meet the demands Carsley outlined.
