One thing that was clear on Friday night as Tottenham's U21s took on Everton was that Alfie Devine should be playing at a more senior level of football, but an injury after 78 minutes could scupper that.
The 18-year-old midfielder, who helped England win the European U19 Championships this summer, was one of Spurs' few standout players in their 2-0 defeat to the Toffees at the Lamex Stadium in Stevenage, the other being 19-year-old Irish goalkeeper Josh Keeley, who joined the club in the summer.
With former Spurs defender Danny Rose watching on from the stands, Devine breezed around the game, rarely looking under pressure when the ball was at his feet and in a Tottenham team that struggled to create, the teenager looked a cut above when he drove towards the box in his attacking midfield role during his 78 minute stint on the pitch.
