Everton first-team boss Craig Shakespeare has said that Tom Davies is ‘very keen to learn’, and has backed the teenage midfielder to continue improving.
Davies joined Everton’s academy at the age of 11, and has progressed through the various youth teams to become an established member of the senior squad.
The 19-year-old’s debut for the first team actually came during the 2015-16 season, but his breakthrough came last term when he made 25 appearances in all competitions.
This term, Davies has scored once and provided two assists in 37 appearances for the Toffees, and has started each of the team’s last five matches.
Shakespeare has claimed that Davies’ willingness to listen makes him easy to coach, with the midfielder being tipped to go from strength to strength.
Shakespeare told Everton’s official website:
“He’s very keen to learn. He wants to analyse his games, wants input from the coaches and we’ve worked on a one-to-one basis with him showing him clips.
“I’m a big believer in that [analysing performances] from all players but particularly with young players – the enthusiasm they have for training relates then to the game.
“With Tom, you can see the enthusiasm that he carries in training – the distance that he covers but also then the enjoyment that he takes out of playing. To work with a player one-to-one is always a pleasure when they have that response and want to learn.”
Davies, who is extremely popular with the Merseyside club’s supporters, has featured in 27 of Everton’s 31 Premier League matches this season, and will hope to be involved in Saturday’s clash with division leaders Manchester City.
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