Declan Rice believes “faultless” England have “silenced their critics” and that the rest of the world, including France, should be fearful of Gareth Southgate ’s men.
And Rice believes the performance against Senegal would have been labelled a ‘masterclass’ had any other nation delivered it on the Qatar 2022 stage. Southgate’s players were clearly riled at being labelled too negative heading into the tournament.
But they have now scored 12 goals in four matches - with eight different scorers - on their march into Saturday’s quarter-final showdown with the French. And Rice said: “We’re silencing the critics. I’ve said it all along. I don’t think we get the credit we deserve in our performances.
