'I made comments yesterday about Declan Rice which people got their knickers in a twist about, but for a £100 million player, I want to see more than just five-yard sideways and backwards passes.'
James McClean has doubled down on his criticism of Declan Rice and has challenged the English star to do more than play sideways and backwards passes.
Former Republic of Ireland star McClean believes a £100 million like Rice should dominate the game and boss proceedings from the middle of the park. McClean's comments come less than 24 hours after he labelled Rice as "very overrated" by the British media, and claimed that the Arsenal talisman is "not world class."
"For me, he’s not world class. To me world class is someone who gets in every side in the world. I don’t think he does that.
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