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Roberto Martinez has revealed how he was convinced Ross Barkley was ready for a surprise return after the youngster inspired Everton to victory.
Martinez said: “The truth is eight days ago there was no way in my mind it was an option for him to start. But in the last seven days he has worked hard.
“On Thursday, he put the ball into the top corner out of nothing and scored three goals in a little exercise we did.
“It was his way to let everybody know he was ready and was desperate to be on the pitch.”
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3 goals today for Everton.
2 of them scored by defenders and assisted by defenders.
Football back to it’s best today at L4.
— Tony Scott (@Tony_Scott11) October 18, 2014
The three major talking points following the Blues’ comfortable 3-0 win over Aston Villa, including how Ross Barkley is back and already influencing things.
The three points are:
Ross Barkley hasn’t missed a step
Defence are best form of attack
International break proves a blessing
Click here to take a look at what we learned
RM: “It was an incredible performance from Steve Naismith. I was delighted with the standing ovation when he went off.” #EFCretro
— Everton (@Everton) October 18, 2014
RM: “We had both Sylvain and Antolin fit but Antolin has looked really good in training so I thought he should have the opportunity to play”
— Everton (@Everton) October 18, 2014
RM: We have six games now in three weeks. We need to work with Ross to get his match fitness up to 90 minutes and him enjoying his football
— Everton (@Everton) October 18, 2014
RM: We stopped Aston Villa from having a threat, which was a great achievement. Defensively we were solid.” #EFCretro
— Everton (@Everton) October 18, 2014
RM: “We kept the ball really well, never panicked and scored three goals. It was a good performance.” #EFCretro
— Everton (@Everton) October 18, 2014