There’s been plenty of criticism from the media, mainly from ex-England players, over the Three Lions performances at Euro 2024 in Germany so far.
England sit top of Group C with four points after two matches, with a win against Serbia and a draw to Denmark. Gareth Southgate’s side play their final group stage game against Slovenia on Tuesday.
The criticism about the performances from pundits has fuelled a debate online, and midfielder Declan Rice was asked in an interview with ITV how he feels about the comments from some of the former England players.
Rice said: “I’m not disappointed because I’ve played football long enough now, I know how they work. That’s why I really do not get bothered about it at all. Look, they’re entitled to their opinion. They’re on TV, they’re saying whatever they want. I know some of them personally. They’re great guys.
“But, like I said, they’ve been in our shoes as well and sometimes just to have that thought of process, you know, just before they speak. They’ve been where I’m sat, where our other players have sat and not done well at tournaments. So look, I don’t know why we feel like such a negative thing. We’re talking like we’re going out of the tournament here.”
Rice added: “We’re top of the group, we need to stay positive, stay upbeat. Let’s have some positivity going into games. Let’s give players the best confidence in the world. Players like Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, tell them they’re the best players in the world. Make them read that and think ‘I’m going to go out there and perform and give it absolutely everything.’
“Rather than reading the negative comments sitting on their mind and then thinking that they can’t play a certain way. That’s the way I think about it. And I’m sure we have enough of them people as well which is good.”
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