Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has now been reflecting on some praise he received from England manager Gareth Southgate. Right now, Rice and his England teammates will be preparing to demonstrate a much more fluid and controlled performance against Slovenia. Rice was one of several England players who were well below their usual standards against Denmark last Thursday, causing concern for the side moving forward. In Rice’s case, the performance was a complete one-off, and the Arsenal midfielder was clearly losing confidence as a result of the shortcomings around him. Perhaps the pitch was to b…
