Declan Rice: Roy Keane explains why ‘sloppy’ West Ham midfielder has played way out of England side
The West Ham midfielder started against Kosovo at the base of the midfield
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Your support makes all the difference.Roy Keane has claimed Declan Rice has “played his way out of the England team”.
The West Ham midfielder started at the base of the midfield against Kosovo, but was omitted from the line-up vs Montenegro.
And Keane, who worked with Rice with Ireland before he switched allegiances, believes the midfielder has a lot to work on.
“Where he needs to improve, there are plenty of aspects when you think about it,” Keane told ITV Sport.
“Over the last few months he has had a lot of praise, I worked with him when he was with the Ireland squad.
“Where does he need to improve, where do you want me to start?
“His positional play, I don’t think is consistent enough, he doesn’t stay with runners, he’s sloppy in possession.
“I can go on. He’s one of those players, a couple of months ago everyone was enjoying him and loved him.
“He’s one of those players that’s now played his way out of the team because he’s not been consistent for West Ham.”
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