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Lots of West Ham United fans on Twitter have been commenting on the performance of their homegrown star Declan Rice for England in the UEFA Nations League semi-final against the Netherlands.
The 20-year-old started in a midfield three at the Estadio D. Afonso Henriques in Portugal as Gareth Southgate’s men hit the front early on through Marcus Rashford.
The Dutch then turned the game on its head with strikes from Matthijs de Ligt and Quincy Promes as well as a Kyle Walker own-goal.
Members of the Claret & Blue Army have been defending Rice, who was only making his third competitive international start, after he came under fire for his display in the Three Lions’ second successive major semi-final defeat.
One articulated that the Academy of Football product was one of Southgate’s best players on the night and “didn’t put a foot wrong”. Others took aim at people criticising the central defensive midfielder claiming they don’t understand football and one more stated that he performed like the midfield version of the Brazilian great Pele.
Below is a list of the best defensive Tweets from Hammers supporting the man who took the London Stadium by storm in the season that has just gone by.