West Ham star Declan Rice has received criticism following a poor performance for England in their surprise defeat against Hungary.
Rice has enjoyed a superb season for West Ham, establishing himself as one of the finest players in Europe in his position, and one of this country’s most exciting young talents.
It remains to be seen, however, if Rice is really all he’s cracked up to be as talkSPORT host Hugh Woozencroft was reluctant to put him alongside the likes of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos…
? ????: “You think he can run games at this level, I don’t think he can.”
? ?????: “He has everything you want in a central midfielder.”
? ????: “He’s not Modric, not Kroos, he’s not Thiago.”
Hugh & Gabby disagree on if Declan Rice can run games for England pic.twitter.com/deWmnwpviN
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) June 5, 2022
Rice clearly still has some way to go, and has time to get better, but for now it probably is worth calming the hype surrounding the 23-year-old.
If said the Amex for ages he’s an ok player but all the hype is blown out of proportion. He’s waves his arms about like a windmill and floats about and does very little. He was lacking speed and marking on Saturday he’s as woefully as maquire has become Sorry he believes the hype instead of working hard to become a great player
You obviously dont watch him play week in and week out! He is absolute quality and a Rolls Royce of a player for both West Ham and England.Possibly the best of a generation of young players coming through in the England team! This was a nothing game at the end of a very hard season for a lot of players out there who should be enjoying a well earned break right now! Did you watch the Euros last year and see how well Rice played then? Wake up mate!!!