[Craig Ward]

This isn't on Jones imo, but Southgate is a moron.

He's just forced himself back into the England picture with some excellent performances for his club, and he wants to solidify that position with the world cup just over 6 months away. The management should have assured him that missing this pointless friendly with a strapped up thigh wouldn't impact his place.

Agee. Southgate has stated Jones is his best defender, if fit he'll be going. In this instance, Jones/southgate looked at the bigger picture and realised playing half fit would likely cause an injury, which in turn will lead to less game time.

Poorly managed by England, Man Utd, and Jones. England shouldn't have played him half fit, UTD should have pulled him out and Jones should have had common sense not to play on injured.

While Gomez/Maguire done well (albeit playing 7 defenders made life a little easier for them), they wont start ahead of a fit Jones in a W/C

 

[Zoo]

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[Randall Flagg]

Disappointing to hear that

Can’t fault jones willingness to play.

 

[SwansonsTache]

Disappointing to hear that

Can’t fault jones willingness to play.

In a meaningless friendly and having to take 6 injections to do so? Yes you can.

He is fully aware that he is one of our first choice CB's and that we might need him for the weekend.

 

[Elokobi]

He's an idiot. For someone with a lengthy injury record why the feck is he taking injections for a friendly?

 

[andy0]

"I am not an angel and I had players injected to play official matches, crucial matches, but a friendly... to get six local anaesthetic injections to play a friendly, I've never heard of that.

"Phil Jones had it, and had it before the match, and after 15 minutes he was out and tomorrow he is out."

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42030913

 

[Zlatattack]

Very dissapointed with Jones. He's a professional footballer, he should know better.

 

[Adisa]

Taking jabs to play in a friendly.
Jones and Southgate don't have a brain between them.

 

[Shane88]

Should be fined for stupidity.

 

[3KDré]

Luckily we've got good depth.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Think seeing his pal Smalling get kicked out easily made him determine to prove himself in front of Southgate, truthfully he'd be better off impressing Southgate by performing for us.

 

[PlayerOne]

Jones should know better, he knows how injury prone he is and the risk is stupid. Southgate is a moron too

 

[PoTMS]

Everyone involved in this debacle are brainless morons, including our very own Phil. Other England players pulling out with chipped fingernails and yet they take a massive risk on this injury prone defender in order for him to play some meaningless friendlies.

 

[redom]

Very strange for Jones to go that far for a friendly, especially with his injury record you would think he'd be a bit more self preserving, with Rojo on his way back it might be tough for him to get back in depending how long he's out for.

 

[Steven Seagull]

Surely Jones just listens to actual Doctors. If they say he’s ok he’s learnt from Mr Mourinho to play through the pain. Can’t turn around now and complain about his new mentality

 

[Darkhorsez]

Just watched the presser and Mou really didn’t look happy about this and I sensed he placed some of the blame with Jones - although he did not specifically say as much. What a crappy decision all round for him to be in such pain even during the warm up! Defies belief really and very odd.

 

[Hansa]

Jones might be the type who views England as the pinnacle, dreaming of captaining the side in a major championship. I can find no other explanation for his desire to play through injury.

 

[The Red Roman]

I think it is harsh to blame Jones for this. Ultimately he wants to stake his claim for a World Cup place, there is competition in his position, Southgate has warned players that they will lose their place if they don't play or drop out, and without a doubt he will be aware of the fact that he has a reputation for being a 'sicknote' player. He is the type that will put his body through it, it's partly why he is such a good defender and also probably why he hasn't fulfilled his potential either.

I think the England medical staff have the duty to protect the player from himself and look after him better than this. It is an important game, but not important enough to risk a players injury. I am surprised they injected him considering they had other alternatives who could play and it was just a friendly game, I think it poor by them and Mourinho is right to call them out publicly on it.

 

[POF]

Based on Southgate's post game comments that he was "fine" and "no worse than before the game" it was obvious he was in arse covering mode and knew he'd messed up.

It was a scandalous decision to play an injured player in a friendly, injections or not.

 

[haram]

These national team managers are fecking idiots.

 

[edcunited1878]

Form is temporary, injuries are inevitable

 

[adexkola]

feck Southgate.

 

[chb23]

Jones is an idiot. If I was mourinho I'd be pissed at him too.

He's injured for the majority of the past few seasons and yet he wants to take injections to play a friendly, that's pure stupidity.

 

[Gopher Brown]

He probably has those injections as routine before every game.

 

[prath92]

Jones is an idiot. If I was mourinho I'd be pissed at him too.

He's injured for the majority of the past few seasons and yet he wants to take injections to play a friendly, that's pure stupidity.

you mean someone actually cares to play for the country. Wow. What a dick.

 

[Irrational.]

Jones was stupid not to pull out of the friendlies, and its probably going to cost him. Harry Kane, Winks, Alli, Sterling, Delph and Henderson all pulled out with "injuries" and Jones should've been one of the first to rule himself out, especially considering his record. He's going to lose his place in the team and he has no one to blame but himself. All for the sake of a completely pointless and meaningless friendly that will add nothing to the bland brain of Southgate.

 

[RooneyLegend]

He probably has those injections as routine before every game.

Pretty much, maybe not as dramatic but obviously he's always playing with a niggle or 3 give his past with injuries.

 

[AndyJ1985]

He's a fecking moron. Risking his fitness for a meaningless friendly is unacceptable. Hope Jose lays in to him.

 

[red4ever 79]

He's a fecking moron. Risking his fitness for a meaningless friendly is unacceptable. Hope Jose lays in to him.

Pretty much this. Dont get all this, but he has been called up for his country malarky. England are not exactly blessed with top class players anyhow

 

[Garethw]

feck Southgate.

The guy is a chicken nugget without any dip. Bland and fecking boring.

England will be lucky to get past the group stage at the World Cup with that parrot nosed prick in charge.

 

[Garethw]

He's a fecking moron. Risking his fitness for a meaningless friendly is unacceptable. Hope Jose lays in to him.

He is an idiot, but we don’t know the circumstances of the situation. If things were reversed and it was Mourinho in charge and He refused the injections, Jones’ United career would probably be finished.

Southgate may have put him under the same pressure.

Either way the manager and player were fecking stupid.
You could understand it for an important qualifier or World Cup match, but a friendly? fecking idiots

 

[Andersons Dietician]

Honestly, he’s just an idiot. It’s a god damn friendly and you’re taking 6 shots so you can play. If it’s a crucial qualifier, or a major tournament game that is a crunch game then yeah do what you have to do but seriously this only compounds the idea that the boy is brainless.

 

[ZAGREB RED]

Mourinho is right, 6 painkilling injections to last about half of a friendly is ridiculous. Why did the player agree to this, or of it was his idea then what was he thinking of.

 

[Hammerfell]

He is an idiot, but we don’t know the circumstances of the situation. If things were reversed and it was Mourinho in charge and He refused the injections, Jones’ United career would probably be finished.

Southgate may have put him under the same pressure.

Either way the manager and player were fecking stupid.
You could understand it for an important qualifier or World Cup match, but a friendly? fecking idiots

Mourinho isn't stupid enough to let a player have 6 injections for a fecking friendly. Southgate is a moron and his lack of concern for a player's wellbeing is frankly alarming.

 

[stepic]

Stupid from Jones but I can understand why he would want to play.

Utterly ridiculous from Southgate though. He's an idiot.

 

[King.of.Red]

I can understand that playing for your country is important and makes you proud but Jones certainly should know himself better how injury prone he is.
he is really fecking idiot and Southgate too. feck, he stupidly must want to show Jose his philosophy about playing through pain. brainless Jones....

 

[podurban2]

Well this just made me hate Southgate, a lot.

 

[Amar__]

What an idiot.

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

I'm sure injections are used more frequently than we'd like, but it seems silly to use them for a friendly. Jones needs to be less reckless with his body, if he breaks down again soon as much as I'd be sympathetic and frustrated for him I'd also feel he could have taken better care to avoid putting himself in harm's way.

Also feck Southgate.

 

[Fully Fledged]

Mourinho isn't stupid enough to let a player have 6 injections for a fecking friendly. Southgate is a moron and his lack of concern for a player's wellbeing is frankly alarming.

I said this when he went off. It irritates me no end how little international managers seem to care for the long term condition of players.