Ally McCoist has urged Declan Rice to ‘get on with it’ following his complaints concerning the calls for on footballers with the ‘obscene’ fixture schedule.
The West Ham captain has endured a busier couple of years than most after turning into a key participant for the Hammers, competing within the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League final season.
Add into that his central function with England and this season’s Europa Convention League fixtures for his membership, and it’s clear to see how the 23-year-old’s calendar is wanting fairly full.
Rice made it clear he loves enjoying and needs to play as many video games as he can, however the calls for positioned on footballers and their our bodies within the fashionable to an excessive amount of.
And issues aren’t wanting any higher with a winter World Cup on the horizon in Qatar.
Discussing the fixture pile-up, Rice mentioned: “I labored out final 12 months from June 2021 to June 2022 I performed 68 video games. That’s an obscene quantity of video games.
“You’ve got to remain match, acquired to eat the correct issues, your vitamin needs to be good and you must be spot on all through the entire 12 months.
“After all sooner or later it’d take its toll however it’s all the way down to the participant to seek out that steadiness. I’m beginning to do this once more now, I’m beginning to really feel good once more and really feel sharp.
“Hopefully I can preserve pushing and as a staff kick on in Europe and within the league as effectively. I at all times stroll off the sphere knackered.
“I prefer to preserve enjoying, to maintain the momentum constructing. That’s the place the boldness flies.
“When the season was closing up I used to be attempting to see what number of I may get.
“From the Euros to the top of the season was 68 and I used to be pondering: ‘How can I get 70 in?’
“I simply needed to maintain pushing and get as many as potential. I really feel just like the extra video games I play… I don’t prefer to relaxation.
“You solely get one profession and also you wish to maximise that. Once you hit that quantity of video games it’s a proud second for your self.
“It reveals the exhausting work you’ve put in. Earlier than Silkeborg final month, I mentioned to the supervisor that I needed to play. I wish to play in each sport.”
However responding on talkSPORT Breakfast, McCoist was having none of it.
He mentioned: “Too many video games? Come on, Declan. Come on.
“You’re the identical as me, simply get on with it, Declan. Simply get on with it, you’ve acquired a World Cup to look ahead to, enjoying in some good video games.”
Responding to Alan Brazil’s remark that he’ll get a while off after the World Cup, McCoist added: “I’m certain Moyesy will give him a day without work!”
Former Aston Villa captain Gabby Agbonlahor agrees with the Rangers legend.
Requested about Rice’s feedback, he added: “That is loads of video games.
“Once you assume the Premier League is barely 38, he’s had the European video games and worldwide video games as effectively.
“Nevertheless it’s what they receives a commission to do, isn’t it? Play soccer!”
