“Do the right things and he’ll give you a chance.”
Mason Holgate is proof Everton boss Ronald Koeman is willing to call on youth. And the Toffees defender says that faith has given young players throughout the Club a “massive lift” as they bid to break into the first team.
Koeman has handed more first-team minutes to teenagers than any other Premier League manager this season – and last week insisted that’s a trend he’s happy to continue.
Holgate has been one of the younger players the Dutchman has turned to, starting the 20-year-old in the season’s opener against Spurs and using him in various defensive roles throughout the campaign.