Barkley selection is way off target

ROSS BARKLEY will be very pleased to be included in England’s squad yesterday. ‘My performances for Chelsea show I am capable of being in,’ he said this week. ‘I’ve played a lot of minutes and I’m ready to be called up.’ For the record, at the time Gareth Southgate named his group, here were Barkley’s figures for the Premier League season: Goals 0, Assists 0, Chances created 0, Shots on target 2. So the criterion for England selection now is two shots on target. Barkley (above) has potential, no doubt. But shouldn’t the national team, and its manager, demand more?