Tom Davies has vowed to make up for missing out on England’s summer of success by helping the Young Lions to more titles in the future.
The Everton midfielder captained the U19s last term to help them reach the Euro Finals, but missed out on the trip to Georgia where Keith Downing’s side went on to win the title.
After breaking into Ronald Koeman’s first team and starring at Goodison Park in the second half of last season, the 19-year-old was withdrawn from the summer tournament to rest up ahead of the new campaign.
And whilst Davies admits there was an element of frustration at missing out on a medal, he believes there will be more opportunities in the future after linking up with the U21s squad for the first time this week.
“It’s been a good summer for England,” he admits.
“I was in touch with a lot of the lads in the summer, especially at the World Cup with the Everton boys like Jonjoe [Kenny], Kieran [Dowell] and Dom [Calvert-Lewin].
“I remember watching the games and seeing them do so well, I was made up for them.
“Of course, I would’ve liked to have been there with them and then when the U19s went on to win too, it’s just spurred me on to do it myself and I’m looking forward to the chance to hopefully play and win a tournament with England.
“A lot of the lads from the U20s have come up from winning the World Cup and there’s the older lads who did well at the U21s Euros who are still here.
“There’s a lot of experience of winning in this group and that’s a good thing so hopefully they can guide us on to doing it again with the U21s.
“For me, that’s good as I’d love to win something with England.”
