Ray Shearwood is the U21s analyst, a role he took upon in November 2020, and is also assistant manager to Barry Lewtas.

Ray has been at the Academy since 2014 and worked with various age groups in that time.

He also has a sports science degree and a teaching degree, which he obtained from John Moores University in 2013.

His day-to-day role as U21s analyst includes working closely with Lewtas to use the video evidence of games and training to help support the individual development of players.

Commenting on his role, Shearwood said: "I feel working in this area will give me a greater understanding of the players' needs and how to help them develop.

"The game is becoming more analytical and already you can see just how much the players val...