On their return to training, the Crystal Palace first-team called up a number of Under-23 prospects to work with the squad and hone their abilities, and Palace TV caught up with two of them.
Tyrick Mitchell and John-Kymani Gordon, 20- and 17-years-old respectively, have both spent the last few weeks training alongside the likes of Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke, and have now revealed what making that step-up has been like.
Mitchell, who has been a substitute for Palace on multiple occasions and joined the Eagles on their pre-season trip to Switzerland, explained how manager Roy Hodgson nurtures Development players while they're with the first-team.