Jones: I have a point to prove this season  

He'll be steamin' and a rollin' his way back into contention this season.

He's a very interesting player. Last season just about everything he did, or tried to do, needed more precision and urgency, but his potential is big. Hopefully he works on his shooting a lot this time around, but at his best he brings a really good option to the midfield.

I hope he really kicks on this season along with Elliott who started last season on fire before that injury.

1 hour ago, Carra_is_legend said:

I hope he really kicks on this season along with Elliott who started last season on fire before that injury.

They have to kick on unless they fancy loan spells at Forest.  Make or break season for the pair of them imo

I fancy Jones to take it up a notch this term - not to necessarily become a world-beater, but just to go up a few levels. But agree that this is a make-or-break season. 

a bout of bout of Covid ?

Rarely ends well when someone comes out with this stuff in the media.

"Liverpool fans haven't seen the best of me yet."

12 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

He'll be steamin' and a rollin' his way back into contention this season.

Will be steaming into the opposition when he hears the tootin' of the whistle. 

4 hours ago, Elite said:

Rarely ends well when someone comes out with this stuff in the media.

“I do think I have a bit of a point to prove” is hardly him giving it the Billy Big Bollocks. 

53 minutes ago, Ron B said:

“I do think I have a bit of a point to prove” is hardly him giving it the Billy Big Bollocks. 

I don't think he's trying to be Billy Big Bollocks, it just never really works out when players make these type of comments.

On 12/07/2022 at 06:48, VladimirIlyich said:

He'll be steamin' and a rollin' his way back into contention this season.

I read this in a Quint off of Jaws voice.

 He's highly capable and has good games but needs more urgency and to release the ball quicker. Feels like he slows our game down too much. Probably bollocks, but I can never tell if it's just the way he moves that makes it looks like he's being too laid back and not intense enough.

He seems to underhit his passes a lot. No urgency in them.

7 hours ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

I read this in a Quint off of Jaws voice.

Robert Shaw never played Casey Jones as far as I recall.

Would we have any interest in signing him from another club? 

Like a new whining

6 hours ago, Josef Svejk said:

Would we have any interest in signing him from another club? 

Only if it was from Fulham.

6 hours ago, Jose Jones said:

Only if it was from Fulham.

That's not a way to look at it. Every club needs academy players and its always a gamble.

43 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

That's not a way to look at it. Every club needs academy players and its always a gamble.

I was just making a little joke because we signed both Elliot and Carvalho from Fulham.

Jones has an additional problem that, being a local lad, he’ll possibly have to impress that little bit more than most. It has been the case that in the past, locals have had more of a focus on them, Spearing, Lee, Case etc. who were all decent enough players, but the first the crowd got onto if they didn’t excel, whereas Gerrard and Trent for instance have/had their detractors unless they’ve been pretty much excellent every game.

Curtis has shown lots of promise but needs to be more aggressive, in my opinion, with his attacking play and certainly his shooting, he’s tidy enough but then again, plays safe passes as if under orders to keep it simple. That’s why he gives the impression he’s slowing play down maybe?

2 hours ago, coachpotato said:

Jones has an additional problem that, being a local lad, he’ll possibly have to impress that little bit more than most. It has been the case that in the past, locals have had more of a focus on them, Spearing, Lee, Case etc. who were all decent enough players, but the first the crowd got onto if they didn’t excel, whereas Gerrard and Trent for instance have/had their detractors unless they’ve been pretty much excellent every game.

Curtis has shown lots of promise but needs to be more aggressive, in my opinion, with his attacking play and certainly his shooting, he’s tidy enough but then again, plays safe passes as if under orders to keep it simple. That’s why he gives the impression he’s slowing play down maybe?

Hendo plays it simple but plays it quick, often one touch. Thiago almost always looks for a forward/line breaking pass and he hits his pass with a bit of oomph. Jones on the other hand, often takes an extra touch before he plays a safe pass, taking away all forward momentum. 

I do think he could do with getting himself some extra training sessions. Take the game this week - same old same old, he got the ball, wriggled his way into the box and then scuffed his shot. His balance is rarely right, and you don't just wait for that to improve, you work at it. 

I thought he looked ok today. Considering they're not 90 mins into preseason yet. He looks a little quicker and stronger. It's hard for them all in preseason. Klopp works the nuts of them. The lineups are all over the place and you get 30-45 mins to impress. The big thing for me was how often he was bursting past his man in midfield (without the ball). He didn't always receive it, but he just looked stronger and sharper than those he was up against. Let's hope this is the start of him kicking on. 

On 14/07/2022 at 03:13, coachpotato said:

Jones has an additional problem that, being a local lad, he’ll possibly have to impress that little bit more than most.

Agree they have a little more focus on them but I think it is the opposite - Flanagan only became the new Cafu cuz of where he was from.