Criticized for limited midfielder Rice: Have to accept what you can change

2023-03-23 09:18

Criticized for limited midfielder Rice: Have to accept what you can change


England star Rice has recently been criticized by Liverpool legend Graeme Souness as a restricted midfielder, and the West Ham midfielder also responded to this criticism in an interview with the media recently.


Although Rice believes that Graeme Souness 's criticism of him is very harsh, but he also believes that if someone like Graeme Souness has an opinion on him, then he must listen to it.


The "Three Lions" England will travel to the "Azzurri" Italy in the first round of the Euro 2024 qualifiers in Group C, and Liverpool legend Graeme Souness is in a column. West Ham midfielder Rice made harsh criticism, also pointing out that he is a limited player.


When interviewed, Rice responded, "This criticism is very harsh, because Graeme Souness does not watch West Ham every week. West Ham has many fans, 60,000 people go to watch the game every week, and they You can also see my performance."


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"But Graeme Souness was a player and when someone like him is talking, you sometimes have to listen and accept that you can improve if that's true. But you have to try not to Let it affect you too much, and I can take criticism very well."


It should be noted that West Ham is currently ranked 18th in the Premier League standings with 24 points and is in crisis of relegation. The 24-year-old Rice has only contributed two goals for West Ham in the league since the beginning of the 2022/23 season, and also scored 2 goals in the FA Cup.


But when talking about England's upcoming European Cup qualifier away to Italy, Rice said, "People's expectations are higher than ever, but if you look at this team, you will find that it is full of football. Top players. Italy's recent record is not ideal, and since the European Cup, this is the 4th time we have played against each other, but we have not won yet. If we can achieve a good performance, it will be very good Important words."


Rice continued, "A win would be a great sign, it would help us to be in a good position in this game. We are playing in a hostile city, a hostile stadium, and we have done Get ready. It's a difficult game, but after the World Cup, we also believe that the team can beat anyone."