Supporters of West Ham United have been flocking to an image of Declan Rice in training, which was posted to Twitter by the Hammers.
On Sunday afternoon, the Irons posted an image of the English midfielder running with a weight attached to him in training with the comment: ‘Back on the grind’ (per West Ham), which fans reacted to.
Back on the grind ?@_DeclanRice pic.twitter.com/GpxEo4ATjK
— West Ham United (@WestHam) May 24, 2020
You would go faster if you weren’t tethered to that plastic chair !
— Ginger fox (@MartinParker1) May 24, 2020
You’re a dude he’s a man. pic.twitter.com/KxZza5fBmo
— S. I. N. G. H (@pacifer123) May 24, 2020
Honestly love him
— Kai Diprose (@kai_diprose) May 24, 2020
Will Declan Rice still be a West Ham player at the beginning of next season?Yes, he's loyal to us
No, he will leave us
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Over the duration of the season so far, Rice has been the fourth-best performer for the Hammers in the Premier League with a solid 6.95/10 average rating (per WhoScored).
The 21-year-old Englishman has earned the rating across 29 league appearances in which he has bagged two assists (per WhoScored), leaving many fans commenting on the club’s image of the midfielder (per West Ham).
— FPL Hammer ? (@camjampad) May 24, 2020
Declan from boy to man in 3 months wow what a transformation in short time ready to control the midfield
— david irish (@Countd69WHUFC) May 24, 2020
Great mullet @_DeclanRice
— Steve Jeffrey (@606scuba) May 24, 2020
State of Decs lockdown hair! Looks like he’s dragging West Ham along as usual too.
— NeilRingrose (@RingroseNeil) May 24, 2020
What do we think?
As can be seen in these responses from the London Stadium faithful, there was a mixed reaction between those discussing his haircut and others discussing his physique.
However, if Rice can maintain the performance levels which have seen him be the club’s fourth-best performer in the league this season irrespective of the two factors fans were discussing, he will doubtlessly earn more of their admiration.