Liverpool defender Jarell says he could see his first team chance opening up for him this season.
Quansah is now with the England U21s this week.
He considered: In myself I've never had a time-frame.
I'm never one to say, 'give me two years and it's going to be this'. I've always known people just get thrown in and always known it could happen at any moment. I've always been ready for that and that is why I don't get overawed by it as much.
Probably when I was 16, I mentally prepared myself. Obviously not thinking I'd play at 16, but knowing at that age that something crazy could happen.
What really helped was we had the season where centre-backs got injured and it was Rhys Williams, Nat Phillips and we got (Ozan) Kabak as well. I think at that time I was 17/18 but I was fourth or fifth choice then.
I was like, 'if something happens to them I could be somewhere'. From then I knew I needed to maximise everything I can."
Quansah continued: I'm a good learner when I watch players so even just watching the games up close, I'll just focus on our defenders. In training, I'll just watch what they're doing and listen to how they're speaking, so it's everything.
Virgil makes everything look so easy, doesn't he? And even when you're next to him he does the same. It's just 24/7 learning really.
They're so elite, literally the most world-class players in the world, so just everything and anything I can take from them is a positive, and I can mould it into one hopefully and that's what I'm trying to do."