James McClean Is Bitter Because I Chose England Over Ireland – Rice

England midfielder, Declan Rice has come out to say that James McClean is filled with bitterness. This is coming after James called him overrated in a recent interview, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, McClean might just be bitter because he he chose England over Ireland, so he will not put too much energy into his comments.

Rice added that he played with James for Ireland for three games at national level, and they got on really well.

His words, “It might be a bit of bitterness towards me not playing for Ireland but I’ve not got a bad word to say about him, to be honest. I see the comments but I don’t try to put too much energy into it. It is what it is and you move on. Do you know what? I played with James for Ireland for three games and I got on with him really well. I am not going to sit here and slag him off. I thought he was a really top guy. When I left Ireland to come to England, I heard a few things he was obviously not happy about.

He made comments a few years ago. I am not going to sit here and say anything about him. He’s had a great career himself – I think he is coming to the end of his career now and he’s got over a hundred caps for Ireland. It would be easy for me to sit here and say something back to him but, like I said, we are at opposite ends of our careers now – he’s 35 and I’m 25. I’ve known him, I’ve played with him, he’s entitled to his opinion and I’ve had to fight a load of those opinions from other people before.”

James added, “I made comments about Declan Rice which, you know, people have got their knickers in a twist about. I think, for a hundred million pound player, I want to see more than just five yards sideways and backwards passes. Like, he attempted one forward pass in the half and it went straight into the keeper’s hands. Like, I want to see him do more, break lines.”

WOW.