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Pearce: More to England U21 than Arsenal's Walcott

England U21 boss Stuart Pearce says there's more to his team than Arsenal winger Theo Walcott.

Walcott's face has been on the front of promotional magazines for the tournament but Pearce is treating the Arsenal winger, fresh from seniors duty against Kazakhstan and Andorra, like any other member of his team.

"He is one of the younger members of the group but he will come in or go out on merit," Pearce said. "Theo is just one who is in the mix and going for a place in the starting line-up.

"I will view him as just another member of the squad, I don't look at him differently because he has been with the seniors.

"In tournaments, reputations and being well known count for nothing. We have got to go flat out in every match and see where it takes us."

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