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England coach Hodgson: Barkley has a lot to improve

England coach Roy Hodgson was pleased with the performance of Everton midfielder Ross Barkley for their 2-2 draw with Ecuador.

But he is keen to dampen the hype around the youngster.

"There always seems to be an enormous obsession with one player...

"I will be prepared to start any of the players in any game, but I'm not prepared to address your obsession with Ross Barkley."

"If he's going to be the player we want him to be, he has to make better decisions of when he turns with the ball.

"That's not a criticism, but there were other performances out there today. Oxlade-Chamberlain and Phil Jones were outstanding, as was Jack Wilshere in the middle of the park, while Rickie Lambert scored a magnificent goal."

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