Davis acknowledges lack of options ahead of Everton tie

On focus for the final two matches

“The key is to reflect on what’s happened previously, we’ll analyse that with the players and then start to plan for the next game, which is Everton at the weekend.

“For me, it’s looking at the individuals. I’m not too concerned about the result if the performance of the player is good. That’s what we reflect on, and that’s what we’ve got to build on, rather than result.

“Yes, we want to win and we don’t want to lose – everybody wants to win because they’re elite athletes and their mindset is that they want to win every week. So, that’s important to us, but at the same time we want the players to perform, keep improving, keep working on their game and keep finding ways to become better.

“In these final two games, that’s more important to me than the results – but at the same time, I’d like us to finish the season strong and look at building on that for pre-season.”

On planning for pre-season

“We’ve tried to look at bringing the under-23s and under-18s together for pre-season and maybe doing something very close to each other and working together because of the restrictions that we might face.

“Numbers might also be restricted within both groups due to what the first-team might need for their own pre-season plans.

“We can come together and have a bigger group, look at the programme while we’re working closely together, and see which of our players will move up for next season. I don’t know yet who those players could be.”

On team bonding with new faces

“Unfortunately, with the restrictions, we don’t know where we’re going to be in July. Hopefully with the upward trend, we’ll be able to do more.

“We do know it’s unlikely that we’ll be able to go abroad, but there’s already lots of planning taken place and lots of decisions have been made, but there’s still more to come.

“We’re also looking to add new players to the squad for next season. We’ve already added one or two, but we are hopeful of getting a few more in, but you can never be too sure.

“We’re beginning to put into place a six-week pre-season schedule and have tried to get some fixtures in place. I’ve emailed lots of clubs to get games on between us, and we’re also hopeful of a week away with a training camp in the UK, which will help build the bonds with the new players added to the squad and the young players who are going to come in full-time.

“This will also help our plan of what that particular group needs, because every year is different, and allow us to look at what sorts of systems and formations we want to put in place for next season.”