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Salah nor Szoboszlai are Jamie Carragher's favourite player to face Arsenal on Saturday

Key to victory lies with unexpected midfield player    

By Charles Cornwall

Key to victory lies with unexpected midfield player    
Key to victory lies with unexpected midfield player    
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Although at first glance the Reds' victory over West Ham seems to have served only to advance to the semifinals of the Carabao Cup, from outside the field of play former player Jamie Carragher had the opportunity to see situations beyond a simple knockout series, identifying above all the good soccer of an element that in his opinion should be one of the undisputed starters for the clash against Arsenal

With almost all the players having an average of "8" after the match against the Hammers, it would be difficult to know which player stood out from the rest and caught Carragher's attention, but the ex-footballer himself pointed out Curtis Jones as the best player on the pitch, and from his point of view he should be one of the 11 who will start the top-of-the-table clash against the Gunners.    

 

The implementation of Curtis Jones in the midfield due to injuries in this sector has been truly surprising, providing an unequaled offensive imbalance that puts his teammates in advantage in the last zone of the field, being one of his great virtues that reading of the game makes him a great assist or finisher, being proven with that pair of goals he scored in a period of less than 30 minutes.

 

It seems that Dominik Szoboszlai's great mid-range shots as well as Mohamed Salah's great effectiveness coming from the substitutes' bench are not enough arguments for Jamie to change his mind and choose Jones over the rest, and in a duel where the leadership is at stake, any kind of advantage over the rival can be crucial to obtain that first place so desired by many, Any kind of advantage over the rival can be crucial to obtain that first place so desired by many, being a draw the least encouraging result for both, since that situation only makes other institutions join the fight for the lead before the end of the year. 

Klopp could boost Jones' soccer for Saturday's game    

It is true that one of the main virtues of Curtis Jones coming from the midfield is undoubtedly that facility to distribute the ball with advantage to his teammates, but during the match against West Ham, the play of his first goal was spectacular, being Darwin Nunez an accomplice of his shot, who leaned on the right side gave great passes, being his placement on that end an opportunity for the duo Jones, Darwin to exist for Saturday.