England Under 21 boss Lee Carsley has challenged Liverpool’s Curtis Jones to add more to his game and said he cannot ‘play within himself’.
Jones starred for England during Friday's 2-1 win away to Czech Republic which left them within one victory of qualifying for next summer’s European Championship. The midfielder has previous experience of that tournament when he was part of Aidy Boothroyd’s England side that fell at the first stage during the 2021 Euros, finishing bottom of their group.
Jones burst onto the scene at Liverpool when he scored a superb curling effort during an FA Cup victory over Everton in January 2020 and has gone on to net eight times in 74 appearances for the Reds. He made 27 appearances in all competitions across 2021/22, but only 18 were starts and he will be expected to have a more prominent role next year.
