Declan Rice: West Ham captain Mark Noble reveals the advice he gave 20-year-old over England vs Ireland decision

Declan Rice: West Ham captain Mark Noble reveals the advice he gave 20-year-old over England vs Ireland decision
West Ham captain Mark Noble has revealed what he told Declan Rice when the youngster sought his advice over choosing to play for England or the Republic of Ireland.London-born Rice recently declared his international allegiance is with England after a tug of war between the Home Nations, despite having already made three senior appearances for the Irish.2

Declan Rice has been outstanding for West Ham this season and has chosen to represent England at international level

Former Three Lions skipper John Terry is said to be among those who convinced the 20-year-old to pick his county of birth.And, speakingat theopening of the new talkSPORT studios at London Bridge, Noble said he told the Hammers youngster to go with his heart just as he did when he was a similar age.Ive spoken to Dec, were really close, Noble revealed on Thursdays Hawksbee and Jacobs show.He knows where I am if he wants to talk, but hes such a level-headed young man. He knew what was coming, but he didnt rush into things and buckle to peer-pressure. I said to him, Look Dec, I had a chance and spoke to Ireland, and for me it was that I grew up and played in all the England youth teams until the Under-21s, and I didnt ever dream of playing for Ireland.Thats no disrespect to Ireland; theyre a fantastically proud nation – Ive got a lot of family from there and you can imagine the pressure I got from my family.But I didnt dream of playing for them.2

Rice made 23 appearances for Ireland at youth and senior level in total

The thought of being chosen over an Irish player who had dreamed of playing for Ireland… that didnt sit right with me.I made my decision and I stuck by it, and Declan has had to do the same now.Hes got the pressures of social media and the abuse you get on that, but if he’s going to keep playing the way he does while hes under this pressure, then keep on at him, Id say!

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