{"id":299966,"date":"2023-12-21T00:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T00:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=299966"},"modified":"2023-12-21T00:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T00:24:37","slug":"cody-gakpo-heaps-praise-on-curis-jones-after-carabao-cup-heroics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/cody-gakpo-heaps-praise-on-curis-jones-after-carabao-cup-heroics\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Gakpo heaps praise on Curis Jones after Carabao Cup heroics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Cody Gakpo tells Curtis Jones &#8216;Santa&#8217;s come early&#8217; as the Liverpool midfielder is praised for his &#8216;very hard work&#8217; by his Anfield team-mate after starring with two goals in Carabao Cup victory<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Curtis Jones scored twice in Liverpool&#8217;s Carabao Cup win against West Ham<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Reds midfielder was praised by his team-mate Cody Gakpo after the match<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Roy Keane can be a pantomime villain, but you can never accuse him of faking it. He couldn&#8217;t hide his simmering irritation &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cody Gakpo warmly praised his Liverpool team-mate Curtis Jones after the 22-year-old starred in his side&#8217;s Carabao Cup thrashing of West Ham on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool set themselves up with a semi-final clash against Fulham after putting five past David Moyes&#8217; side, with Jones scoring twice in the Anfield encounter.<\/p>\n<p>Jones has been hard-pushed for starts at the Reds this season with the midfielder making three starts in the League Cup, but featuring in\u00a0Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s starting side just five times in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The Englishman has given the Liverpool manager a selection dilemma heading into the final matches of the year after starring in the semi-final encounter.<\/p>\n<p>Jones lifted the man-of-the-match award and was presented with it by a jubilant Gakpo afterwards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/23\/79195497-12887807-image-m-51_1703115603307.jpg\" height=\"404\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Curtis Jones starred with two goals in Liverpool&#8217;s 5-1 thrashing of West Ham on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/23\/79195511-12887807-image-a-52_1703115614793.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jones produced his best performance of the season as Liverpool advanced to the Carabao Cup semi-final<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in the tunnel, Gakpo celebrated with Jones and praised the hard work he has been putting in behind-the-scenes at the club&#8217;s training ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Santa&#8217;s come early,&#8217; Gakpo told Sky Sports while standing alongside Jones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Quick word, very proud of you, you are working very hard, nobody see&#8217;s it as it&#8217;s behind closed doors but you deserve all the best and keep going brother,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Jones will be hoping for more consistent opportunities after his League Cup efforts and was congratulated by his Reds team-mates on the pitch at full time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/23\/79195673-12887807-image-a-54_1703116113399.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cody Gakpo heaped praise on Jones after the match as he gave his team-mate the man-of-the-match award<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/23\/79195387-12887807-image-a-53_1703115618497.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jones also revealed what he discussed with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp at full time<\/p>\n<p>Klopp pulled the midfielder aside for a separate chat while putting his arm around Jones and the Liverpool academy talent gave an insight into what was being discussed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In the first half there was a time when Darwin [Nunez] had the ball and I could have a run. It was a throw-in but was at the end of the game.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, with a show every Monday and Thursday this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was saying that I wanted to manage the game and didn&#8217;t want to receive the ball and give it away and they score at the end.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is what it is, no problem,&#8217; Jones added as he was given his individual MOTM accolade.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12887807\/Cody-Gakpo-Curtis-Jones-Liverpool-west-ham.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cody Gakpo tells Curtis Jones &#8216;Santa&#8217;s come early&#8217; 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