Crystal Palace fullback Mitchell full of pride after making England debut | OneFootball

Crystal Palace fullback Tyrick Mitchell is full of pride after making his England debut last season.

Mitchell can now add an international cap to his list of achievements, after being called up to the England squad by former Palace captain Gareth Southgate.

“It's mad, because all the videos you watch… you know the behind-the-scenes on the England channel? Whenever there's an England camp on, everyone watches that," he explained to the On the Judy podcast. “As soon as there's a camp on, you're just waiting for training clips.

“So when I was going, it was really mad. To be fair, I didn't want to think about it too much because then you don't get disappointed if it doesn't happen.

“I just let it float in the air, and then when it was actually real that's when I said: 'Yeah, calm'."

Despite it being his first time joining up with the national team, Mitchell learned a great deal from his time at St George's Park.

“I tried to do the same things," he said. “That's what gives you your confidence. I was already nervous, so I just tried to keep my composure by doing the same.

“When you're at your club, because you're there all the time, there might be training sessions that you may take your foot off the pedal. But when you're there you know that you've [only] got a week to show yourself.

“Everyone there is trying to show themselves. I took from that: be on it 24/7. That's the biggest part. These guys, even if they're doing a little training session against no one, everything is sharp. Everyone's passing is sharp, everyone's moving sharp."

With the World Cup in Qatar fast approaching, can Mitchell force his way into the travelling party?

“I'm just trying to focus on what's in front of me," he says with a wry smile. “If I can get that right, then who knows…"