The unusual nature of Hall's development may have been challenging, but it has also been the making of him as a left-back.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has stressed the importance of patience in the development of young players, following left-back Lewis Hall's first call-up to the senior England squad on Thursday.

Lewis Hall’s first England call-up is “a great achievement for someone so young” but there is still “a lot more to come” from the Newcastle United left-back, insists Eddie Howe. The 20-year-old has represented his nation from under-15s through to the under-21s,

Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall and Southampton centre-half Taylor Harwood-Bellis were given first England call-ups in interim boss Lee Carsley’s final squad. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

When Lewis Hall was either kept back after training for extra work with Newcastle's coaches or taken away for analysis sessions, it caused the teenager to doubt himself.