West Ham first-team coach Stuart Pearce has once again been lauding Declan Rice.
The 22-year-old has been in spectacular form this season and continues to take centre stage as David Moyes’ side thrive.
Pearce was moonlighting as a pundit for talkSPORT (Tuesday, November 2) and was asked just how far Rice could go.
As far as he wants to be fair. Every game he takes to the field in the expectation for me should be he needs to be the best player on the pitch. He’s got the tools, the stature, he’s got everything, honestly. He’s an absolute pleasure to work with, he drives us from midfield. I was sat next to Billy McKinlay and he asked me ‘Is he as good as Roy Keane at the same age?’ I said ‘I think he’s probably slightly better’.
The 59-year-old went on to cite the addition of goals to his game and compared the ace to another Manchester United legend, Bryan Robson.
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High praise indeed.
Although at present it would appear Rice is capable of doing anything and everything he wants in football – even emulating half of what Keane or Robson managed to achieve would be a monumental feat.
From a West Ham perspective, Hammers will be hopeful that their star can fulfil all his potential and dreams at the London Stadium.
