England U17 goals can help Tyjon kick on at Blackburn Rovers

Tyjon got on the scoresheet against Malta and Latvia as the Young Lions made a strong start to their Euro qualifying campaign.

The 16-year-old signed a two-year scholarship deal at Ewood Park in the summer and went on to make his senior debut against Bristol City.

“It is brilliant, international football is a good part of player development,” Sheron told RoversTV.

“He is playing alongside some good players and seems to be thriving on that. He has scored a couple of goals while he has been away so long may it continue.

“Hopefully, he comes back full of confidence and determination to challenge Harry (Leonard) in this team and then, going forward, into the first team.”

Rovers have a number of youngsters currently out on loan - including James Edmondson, who made a promising debut for Macclesfield – and Sheron insists that the experiences can be vital for development.

“The philosophy of the club is trying to get some of these younger players out there rather than just waiting for 21s football,” he explained.

“Go out there and try to show that you are good players, determined, have good physicality about you and can compete.

“But it is not about physicality, sometimes it is about your brain and how you can be successful while maybe not having that physicality.

“There are always ways of trying to get better and being effective, and that is hopefully what they are learning.”

Sheron’s Under-21 side saw their unbeaten run come to an end earlier this week following a 4-3 defeat against Arsenal at Leyland.

Lewis Baker got more minutes under his belt (Image: CameraSport - Andrew Kearns) There were positives to take despite the result as the youngsters finished strongly to set up a nervy finish for the Gunners.

“First and foremost, we are obviously disappointed with the result,” Sheron reflected. “We got close in the end with Harry scoring a hat trick, which is brilliant for him.

“In the first half I didn’t think we really looked after the ball and created enough problems for them, and they punished us. They have some talented footballers who are young, quick and gave us a few problems.

“Overall, we are pretty disappointed that we didn’t really dominate the ball which we have done in the last couple of games.

“We have scored three goals. I know two of those were penalties late on but I thought we probably deserved those.

“When it got to 4-1, I was worrying it could have gone to five or six because momentum happens in football.

“You have to try to delay it and manage it if you are having a bad time, and we didn’t delay it well enough.

“But once we did get an opportunity in the last 10 or 15 minutes of the game, we probably enjoyed it. We were on the front foot, dominating possession for a bit and probing to try and find goals.”

The fixture gave Kyle McFadzean, Lewis Baker and Balazs Toth the chance to get some minutes under their belts, and Sheron believes being around first-team players will have a positive impact on the youngsters.

“We want our lads to be able to embrace and enjoy playing with the experienced professionals, and try to pick up some of their habits,” he said.

“It is probably small things like how they manage the warm up, how they behave and prepare in the dressing room beforehand.

“These are small things we want to see our lads take on board and hopefully apply themselves in the future.”

It was also pleasing to see Harry Leonard continue his prolific form, and Sheron reckons the forward is getting back to himself after a tough time with injuries.

“I think confidence is a massive thing, especially for a goalscorer,” the manager added.

“Harry has had a tough time over the last six, seven, eight months and it is really pleasing to see him with that consistency.

“His energy levels have gone up, I see him running forward a lot more and that is a big part of his game.

“I know a fit Harry Leonard and I think he is getting to that point in his recovery, he is training hard and playing with a bit more purpose. Obviously, scoring goals will help that.

“It is just the belief and the confidence, he stuck his penalties away well. We all know he is a good goalscorer.

“Hopefully, that will keep pushing him forward to knock on the manager’s door but he has to got to keep doing it in training every day and learn to develop those habits.”