Troy Deeney has added his voice to those defending Declan Rice against Graeme Souness' criticism.
The West Ham United captain was criticised by the former Liverpool and Scotland star when in his column for the Daily Mail last month, Souness said that to be a top midfielder you have to be able to defend, create goals and score goals, adding that Rice is only good at defending and that he can see the Hammers star turning into a centre-back later on in his career.
Former Hammers coach Stuart Pearce commented on the Rice situation this week, saying Rice should take what Souness said as a compliment while the player himself said while on international duty with England that the criticism was 'harsh'.
