Yahoo Sports Curtis Jones says freedom behind impressive England debut
Curtis Jones said he was ‘playing free’ and with a ‘smile’ during an impressive England debut against Greece.
Jones was a standout performer as England won 3-0 in Athens in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday night, with the Liverpool midfielder marking his first appearance with a late goal.
It was the highlight of an encouraging showing from the 24-year-old, who completed 95.6% of his passes and won seven duels in addition to his goal.
The latter moment was a piece of improvisation as Jones backheeled Morgan Gibbs-White’s cross past Odysseas Vlachodimos to seal the win.
On making on an impression on his England debut, Jones said: “I tried, I tried! The lads around helped as well. I just went out there and I was playing free and I had a smile on my face. I was enjoying it and I’m happy I came away with a goal as well.
“When you’ve got a team like ours I can go high and I can come low and I can get on the ball and I can play. There’s lads there to help and there’s also lads who said I can go [forward] as well. Jude [Bellingham] stayed back, so I saw I had a chance to go and lucky enough I scored.”
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