England midfielder Rice ready for another shot at Euro glory against Spain

Declan Rice is wished to thief England spell 1 amended than nan disappointment of Euro 2020 and says “there is 1 much successful nan legs” arsenic they hole to look Spain connected Sunday.

England secured their spot successful nan last acknowledgment to Ollie Watkins’ melodramatic precocious onslaught against nan Netherlands connected Wednesday nighttime and person nan chance to banish nan representation of nan Wembley conclusion to Italy 3 years agone – a consequence that still “haunts” Rice.

The Arsenal midfielder has been an ever-present passim Euro 2024 and knows 1 much large capacity is required.

He said: “Seeing Italy assistance that trophy will haunt maine forever.

“We are now presented pinch different opportunity wherever we tin constitute our ain history. We are up against different apical broadside who we person to massively respect.

“But we besides person to bask these moments because successful 15 aliases 20 years’ clip erstwhile I look back, these are nan nights I’ll remember.

“On nan transportation we consciousness together and strong. There is 1 much successful our legs to springiness it perfectly everything for nan boys, for nan fans and for this head and we are truthful hopeless to do this and bring immoderate happiness to nan country.”

Rest and recover, lads…

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— England (@England) July 11, 2024

Rice hails teen Mainoo

Rice has formed a beardown midfield business pinch Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo aft Southgate abandoned nan Trent Alexander-Arnold research and ditched nan little flirtation pinch Conor Gallagher.

And nan erstwhile West Ham man has been impressed pinch really nan 19-year-old has adapted.

He added: “You tin conscionable see. You speak to him and conscionable consciousness his calm beingness that he has and what I for illustration astir him is that he is not frightened to opportunity it really it is.

“There was thing towards nan extremity erstwhile he gave maine a walk betwixt nan lines and I sewage sold short for it.

“We had to sprint backmost and we had spot astatine each different but that is bully because you request that narration and astatine 19 I can’t ideate galore saying that to older players and that’s what I emotion astir him.

“That is what nan lads emotion astir him arsenic well. He gets that respect, he has that activity and nan measurement he takes nan shot and is comfortable.

“The conversations we’ve been having regular pinch each different and connected nan training transportation has brought america together and we person go a bully partnership.”