England will face Scotland this Friday, and West Ham midfielder Declan Rice is now fully prepared and expects to feature in this crucial battle, according to the Daily Star.
Declan Rice has suggested that if Scotland try to use their physical superiority to apply pressure against England, they will be subjected to "tooth-for-tooth, eye-for-an-eye" retaliation from the Three Lions. The West Ham midfielder expects a perfect performance in this match. He believes that England have proved themselves strong enough to "rise" after defeating Croatia in their Group D opener.
Rice said: "Friday's game could be one of the most memorable games of my career, we know Scotland's history, we know how this matchup will go on Friday, Scotland has some of the most memorable games in the
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Top players playing in the league, McGinn and McTominay in the middle of the midfield are two gritty soldiers."
"Robertson and Tierney are both great leadership players. We can't say this match-up is easy because that would be wrong. They will come and show their physicality and we need to match that and do better than them. We need to be ready and we will be ready." Rice added.
Rice admitted that as a member of the Three Lions, he would have felt a little anxious about his youthful inexperience, but he now believes in himself completely. In the competition against Croatia, he embodied a strong and calm fighting spirit in the center of the midfield position, he has the potential to become England's hero.
Rice said, "A few years ago, I would have expected to step up and show myself at a higher level, but there may have been some misgivings. Luckily, after this season and my recent performances in England, I have plenty of confidence to play at a high level. "
"Me, Mount and Phillips were superb against Croatia and it felt really good to play with them. Everyone was great and it was unfortunate that we couldn't get the lead in the first half, but it was good that Sterling scored the vital goal in the end."
"We are buoyant and now we have to focus on the game against Scotland and expect to repeat the same performance."
