'That they're celebrating': Curtis Jones aims dig towards Everton's mindset after Liverpool snatch late win
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Curtis Jones has belittled Everton’s mindset after starring in Liverpool’s first ever win at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday.It was a big game for the Blues, who knew that they could move within two points of the Reds and closer to a Champions League spot with a win.But according to Jones, Liverpool have far bigger ambitions than simply being close to their city rivals, and are now looking up the table rather than down it. Who was Liverpool’s best player during Sunday’s smash and grab win over Everton?
Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Jones unimpressed by Everton’s ambitionsJones was one of Liverpool’s best players on Sunday, largely locking down Illiman Ndiaye while filling in at right-back, and also playing a part in the game-winning goal, with his positive and inventive play key in getting the Reds up the pitch late on.Being the team’s only Scouser, the derby obviously means much more to Jones than any one of his teammates, and he showed why when speaking to Viaplay Fotboll after the match.Asked by former Norway striker Jan Aage Fjortoft what it would have meant to Liverpool had Everton moved to within two points of them, Jones dismissed the notion that it should be celebrated as any kind of success.“I mean, look, it shows the team we are and the team that they are, that they’re celebrating being two points behind us in what is seen as one of our worst years,” the 25-year-old smirked. Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: What Curtis Jones is expecting to happen this summer as Aston Villa step up interest in Liverpool star“If that’s what they take as a stepping stone or a step in the right direction, then I don’t know.
“We don’t think about teams that are catching us, we only ever look forward and we know that we have to play in the Champions League.”In another season of frustration for Jones, Sunday was a day in which he very much showed what he can bring to the table.Tenacious, comfortable on the ball and calm in big moments, the midfielder demonstrated why Liverpool may be making a mistake in letting him leave this summer. Everton fans won’t like it, but he’s very much the last one flying the flag for the Reds’ local identity right now.