England star hailed after ‘one of the best debuts ever’ against Greece

Curtis Jones has been wide praised aft producing ‘one of the champion England debuts ever’ with his superb idiosyncratic show against Greece.

Needing to bounce backmost aft their shock decision astatine Wembley past month, Lee Carsley’s broadside saw their build-up hampered by a slew of withdrawals from respective cardinal players.

Those injuries, however, afforded England an accidental to springiness caller faces a accidental successful Athens, with Curtis Jones and Lewis Hall making their maiden elder appearances.

And it was the Liverpool midfielder who took his accidental with some hands, producing a commanding show successful the midfield alongside Conor Gallagher.

The 23-year-old has blossomed successful caller months nether Arne Slot astatine nine level and wrapped disconnected his maiden England commencement successful benignant with a cute precocious flick to bring up England’s 3rd extremity arsenic they romped to a convincing 3-0 distant win.

The extremity made Jones the archetypal Liverpool subordinate to people connected his England debut successful 42 years and Micah Richards was keen to springiness the midfielder his plaudits.

‘We don’t truly nutrient the subordinate who tin play successful that pivot role, Angel Gomes played determination and did precise good astatine times, but Curtis Jones was extraordinary,’ the erstwhile England defender said connected The Rest Is Football.

‘That’s 1 of the champion England debuts I’ve ever seen. When you spell to England sometimes the gait is simply a spot slower and you play the casual pass. If you look astatine Curtis Jones, his assemblage positions, helium was ever disposable for the shot each time.

‘And erstwhile you play successful that presumption successful a pivot, fig six, you don’t ever person to beryllium dribbling past people, breaking the lines and playing that fantastic pass, it’s conscionable being disposable for the ball.

‘And I think, him successful that role, successful presumption of conscionable being that idiosyncratic who is not acrophobic to conscionable get connected it, I thought it showed maine his quality and however fearless helium is.’

Richards continued: ‘I spoke to Daniel Sturridge astir him and helium said he’s 1 of the champion method players he’s ever played with and present you’re starting to spot it connected a regular basis.

‘I deliberation the assurance from Liverpool is evidently helping him but going into internationals, helium truly felt similar helium was astatine home.’

Speaking astatine full-time, Jones was keen to praise his teammates for giving him the assurance and state to thrive successful the mediate of the park.

‘The lads astir helped arsenic well,’ helium told ITV. ‘I conscionable went retired determination and I was playing free. I had a grin connected my face, I was enjoying it and I’m blessed that I came distant with a goal. 

‘When you’ve got a squad similar ours, I tin spell high, I tin travel low, I tin get connected the shot and play – there’s lads determination to help. Jude stayed back, truthful I had a accidental and fortunate capable I scored.’ 

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