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Declan Rice gives classy interview after West Ham reach Europa Conference League final

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Published 09:28 19 May 2023 GMT+1

Declan Rice gives classy interview after West Ham reach Europa Conference League final

Declan Rice spoke to BT Sport after West Ham beat AZ Alkmaar.

Nasir Jabbar

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Declan Rice gave a tremendous post-match interview as he spoke emotionally after West Ham United reached the Europa Conference League final.

West Ham beat AZ Alkmaar 3-1 on aggregate to book their spot in the showpiece game in Prague next month.

Pablo Fornals scored the only goal of the game on Thursday as the Hammers will compete in their first major European final since 1976.

Rice could join an exclusive group of West Ham players that have raised a major trophy as captain.

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BT Sport's Jules Breach asked the England international about emulating Bobby Moore and Billy Bonds' achievements in a wholesome interview.

"You can't really put it into words. Everyone speaks about Bobby Moore all the time and his name lives on forever," he said.

The 24-year-old also revealed he pleaded with David Moyes to stay in the Netherlands for another night following their big win and touched on the importance of Mark Noble's role within the team.

He joked with former West Ham players Joe Cole and Carlton Cole as fans loved his interview, praising the way he conducted himself.

One Twitter user wrote: "Nice interview. Cool point from rice about how the Dutch teams always play possession attacking football even at youth level."

A second tweeted: "Class to see footballers so pure like Rice and Grealish. Some man."

A third added: "I always love Declan Rice’s interviews. Such a good talker."

Another said: "Declan really is a class act."

West Ham, who currently occupy 15th place in the Premier League table, have two remaining league fixtures in Leeds United and Leicester City.

They then meet Fiorentina on June 7 in what could be a huge night for the club.

Featured Image Credit: BT Sport

Topics: Declan Rice, West Ham United, Football, Fan Reactions

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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