Several exciting talents have emerged from Everton's academy over recent months but Paul Tait believes their individual success has been rooted in the progress made by the wider team.
Tom Cannon, Isaac Price, Stanley Mills and Lewis Warrington have all caught the attention of Frank Lampard this season, earning minutes in the first team and call-ups to matchday squads. Warrington is already on loan at Fleetwood Town but the other three are closing in on senior football in the new year, whether through greater first-team involvement or on loan in the Football League.
For Tait, their rise is linked to the work taking place at Finch Farm and the success of Everton Under-21s as a unit. As he braces for the loss of his many of starlets for the second half of the campaign, he looked back with pride at the opening months.
