Curtis Jones

[Doc_Piptorious]

He’s always played better in a run of games rather than being in and out.

Yep he seems to be one of those players that needs a few games to get himself up to speed, but once there his levels of consistency rarely drop.

It's just during those games he is coming back in that he can look a bit patchy imo.

[BG1973]

He's a fantastic player but Dom is more effective in our system at the moment.

The way things are going I can see him reluctantly leaving end of next season.

[Corndog]

I still think he has gone up a level from where he was 12-18 months ago.

He’s very good player who can play a couple of positions in midfield.

I wouldn’t be looking to let him move on at all if it was my decision and I don’t think he will.

He can go up another level in the next one to two years and be consistently one of the better midfielders in Europe.

I think Szobo is already there though.

[SB]

I still think he has gone up a level from where he was 12-18 months ago.

He’s very good player who can play a couple of positions in midfield.

I wouldn’t be looking to let him move on at all if it was my decision and I don’t think he will.

He can go up another level in the next one to two years and be consistently one of the better midfielders in Europe.

I think Szobo is already there though.

Yeah I agree with that too. Likeable local lad who seems happy with his role in the squad & hasn’t demanded silly money in wages or a captaincy role etc.

[Tatterdemalion]

Slightly concerned that if Slot doesn't improve / increase rotation we could end up with a very strong starting 11 but a rather weak set of replacements. After all, if you are Elliott or Jones and told next season your game time will be like this season, what is the incentive to stay? And as others have pointed out - the English game requires rotation if we are not to knack every starter before the end of the season. I suspect Slot will learn this, but limited signs so far. Very different in style from previous managers here - I do think there is value in playing the same team every week, but I suspect he is going a little too far with it.

[Corndog]

Jones has played 37 games across league, league cup and CL this season so far. He’s getting quite a bit of game time and slot has rotated him in midfield for Mac allister or szobo during this time.

[Sus]

Maybe Elliott is the better example here - Slot looks a bit like Guardiola in terms of preferring have a squad of 18-19 core players over a season. That can work with a few multifunctional players in the squad

And it will be interesting to see his approach after a summer in which he will presumably get some of his own preferred choices in

[BG1973]

Jones has played 37 games across league, league cup and CL this season so far. He’s getting quite a bit of game time and slot has rotated him in midfield for Mac allister or szobo during this time.

Not many starts though and hence that lack of rythmn.

Not sure how I'd feel.. go and get more gametime and realise my personal potential or the opposite but for my own club who will win trophies.

I think... I'd want to play as much as possible in what is a short career

[BobTheCharmer]

Jones was kicking on with klopp get regular run of games.

Slot obviously prefers other options to Jones.

I think it's important we have some English/local players in the team but they do need to be good enough as the first requirement.

If he's playing right back tonight, I'm confident he'll have a decent game.

[Exiled_red]

Home grown players are always an issue for us and if a Trent leaves that puts us one regular first teamer down, Kelleher is another one that seems likely to leave. Other players currently occupying HG slots include Gomez and Morton, Jaros, Jones.
and Tom Hill.

Currently Elliott and Quansah don't need to be registered as they are still young enough for youth lists but would count has HG

There are rumours about a number of these leaving in the summer, but just from a quota point of view it isn't feasible to let any more go, as mentioned we have 7 HG players registered this year, reduced to 5 with TAA and Kelleher leaving. Elliott Quansah and Bajcetic would bring that to 8 if everyone stays (still including Tom Hill)

[Buzzo]

Top shift in an unfamiliar position. Completed 68 of his 73 passes (93%), won 3 out of 5 duels, and won possession six times (only Gravenberch managed more).

[Scratch]

Wonder if he fancies a change of position, make that RB slot his own.

[Tatterdemalion]

Maybe Elliott is the better example here - Slot looks a bit like Guardiola in terms of preferring have a squad of 18-19 core players over a season. That can work with a few multifunctional players in the squad

And it will be interesting to see his approach after a summer in which he will presumably get some of his own preferred choices in

Yes, thanks.

[Tatterdemalion]

Wonder if he fancies a change of position, make that RB slot his own.

tbh, I think he'd be wasted there, but he's certainly a player I'd like to see stay here.

[Lee]

Thought he was really good and I wasn’t really concerned when I saw the lineup. He’s better in some positions than others of course, but he rarely puts in a stinker.