Curtis’ Mystical Right-Back Necktie…
Hold onto your football hats, folks, because Liverpool’s Curtis Jones is packing his bags for a magical mystery tour to the right-back nirvana of England’s starting XI! Picture it: Saturday’s clash against Andorra, and Jones is slotted into a position like a misplaced jigsaw piece by the grand wizard Thomas Tuchel himself. Reece James decides to moonwalk to the left while Trent Alexander-Arnold chills on the bench like a football monk. Meanwhile, former captain Jordan Henderson is busy orchestrating symphonies in the middle of the pitch. Despite starting only half of the Premier League matches this season, our hero has already celebrated his first England goal like it was the moon landing!
Curtis is no stranger to right-back escapades! In 2020, he broke into the Liverpool squad like a football ninja under Jurgen Klopp, sometimes popping up at right-back when the stars aligned. Fast forward three years, and he has captained Liverpool in a League Cup triumph over Leicester like a ship’s captain steering through a storm! However, the cheeky goblin Gary Neville seems to have doubts, muttering spells of skepticism. His ruthless comments on Sky Sports could make the faint-hearted shiver like they’ve just seen a ghost: “There are games where he could play right-back, but will he handle the Bernabeu cauldron?”
But beware of the Fulham echo! In a 3-2 defeat, Curtis had his right-back spell broken by the tricky antics of Antonee Robinson and Alex Iwobi, and even the mystical Salah forgot to track back. His slow reactions resembled a sloth in a soup competition, contributing to Fulham’s cheeky opening goal. But fear not, brave readers, as he shifted back into midfield like a phoenix rising, and all was well again in the kingdom of football. Now, with England duties looming, can Curtis weave his magic at the back? Gather your scarves and popcorn, for this football pantomime is about to begin!
