Paul Tait has found Isaac Price's metrics have "gone through the roof" as the young midfielder is rewarded for his hard work to improve.
The Everton Under-21s boss is one of a host of coaches impressed by Price's development this season. Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole are among his fans - particularly after his performances for the senior side in Australia last month. The 19-year-old returned from Down Under to perform for the U21s and was in the side that produced a stoppage time comeback against Mansfield Town's senior side in the Papa John's Trophy.
For Tait, Price's self-belief is one of his starlet's main attributes but he has little doubt what his recent progress is down to. He explained: "Hard work. Definitely hard work - and probably a little bit of maturing."
