Leighton Baines has always done things his own way and now Everton’s young players will be benefitting from his unique approach.
Baines is of course the best-known member (certainly among the general fanbase) of the trio of Blues appointments confirmed on Monday as the club looks to reshape its junior sections.
New academy director Gareth Prosser already boasts a glowing CV from a similar role at Wolverhampton Wanderers while Paul Tait has been working with youth players at Everton for many years. As a former Premier League player for 15 years and England international, Baines possesses a bigger profile than either of them but he remains at this stage something of an unknown quantity when it comes to his coaching ability.
