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Declan Rice lashes out at football’s ‘OBSCENE’ schedule after revealing he’s played 68 games between June 2021 and June 2022… as the West Ham star admits he’s ‘hungry’ after every game
- Rice says he doesn’t want to ‘do crazy things’ ahead of the World Cup in Qatar
- The 23-year-old midfielder has been a mainstay of the Hammers team in recent years
- West Ham will travel to Anderlecht on Thursday in the Europa Conference League
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Declan Rice said he’s played an “obscene” number of games in the past year, admitting the schedule left him feeling “crunchy” after every game.
Ahead of Anderlecht out in the Europa Conference League on Thursday, the West Ham and England favorite said: ‘I played 68 games from June (2021) to June (2022) last year. That’s an obscene number of games.’
West Ham are looking to maintain their perfect record in Europe this season after two group wins, and Rice added: “I’m not going into a game and not giving 100 per cent. Every game I walk away and I’m broken.
Declan Rice said he played an ‘obscene’ number of games between June 2021 and 2022
“There are big games for West Ham and England. I don’t want to get hurt or do crazy things.’
The Hammers were in the Europa League last season, reaching the semi-finals before losing to eventual winner Eintracht Frankfurt. They also reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup.
Rice, 23, has been a fixture at West Ham in recent years, having played 205 first-team appearances for the club.
The 23-year-old is a shoo-in for the England squad for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar
He is also expected to be selected in England’s squad for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.
West Ham are among the clubs facing a grueling month as they play nine games in October.
David Moyes’ team will receive Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday after the trip to Belgium to play against Anderlecht on Thursday.