Paul Tait said his Everton Under-18s side will learn valuable lessons after they were edged out 4-3 at West Bromwich Albion in a breathless FA Youth Cup quarter-final on Tuesday night.
The young Blues got off to an excellent start at The Hawthorns, with goals from Bobby Carroll and Korede Adedoyin putting them 2-0 up inside 20 minutes.
The home side rallied and struck either side to half-time to level the scores, before Ellis Simms gave Everton the advantage again.
The Baggies were to have the final word, though, with late strikes from Morgan Rogers and Taylor Gardner-Hickman securing their place in the last four.