Will Ross Barkley, Not Dele Alli, Be England’s Wild Card at Euro 2016?

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Published: January 29, 2016

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If it’s possible to have two breakout seasons inside four years, Ross Barkley has managed it. 2015-16 has been a season for him to remember so far on a personal level, and his performances for Everton have put him in the England picture ahead of this summer’s European Championships.

His six goals and seven assists from 23 starts in the Premier League this season paint a picture of production. It’s in stark contrast to the two goals and two assists he managed the year before from a very similar number of starts.

Both Everton and England require goalscoring midfielders to function, and Barkley is hard at work hashing out a strong reputation for himself in this area.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez’s praise must always be taken with a pinch of salt due to how regularly and how effusively it flows from him, but he's right to continually point out Barkley’s vast improvement this season. 

The Spaniard thinks his midfield starlet should start for England, per Sky Sports, while Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger labelled him a "special talent" in October 2015.

He’s achieving and improving this season, taking gargantuan steps forward, amid a backdrop of discontent at Goodison Park. On Sunday, as Everton fell to a disappointing defeat to Swansea City at home, boos rung out at half-time and full-time, and sighs of bitterness and exasperation greeted every turnover of the ball.

The most audible of sighs were reserved for Barkley—despite him trying the very hardest of all his team-mates to turn things around, and despite John Stones and Tim Howard combining for a horrendous error to concede the first goal.



Why Barkley receives such treatment is difficult to say, though the fact he’s a local lad with a potentially huge future leads to unprecedented expectations.

Goodison Park has been on edge for around 18 months and will ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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