Declan Rice has said that he models his game on Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante. The West Ham United midfielder is slowly emerging as one of the best holding midfielders in the Premier League and has been tipped to join the Blues at some point in 2021. Interestingly, Rice has admitted that he’s keeping tabs on the Frenchman as he looks to take his game to the next level.
Declan Rice said “The main one I’ve always watched is Kante in my position, The way he protects the back four, the way he intercepts, always in position. I think I’m fairly good at that but there are still things I can do that can take me to the next level. Sometimes in games I get sucked out of position a little bit, attracted to the ball. I’m so enthusiastic to get the ball back for the team, I’m probably just better off saving my legs sometimes. I do more running than I should, put it that way. I’m so enthusiastic just to go and win the ball back where pretty much everything would come through me anyway if I stood right in the middle. That’s what [Sergio] Busquets and Kante do.”
