Declan Rice ya yi watsi da damuwar da ake yi game da lafiyarsa ta jiki, yana mai cewa yana da lafiya, a shirye yake, kuma yana kona wuta don fara wasan rukuni na biyu na England a FIFA World Cup 2026 da Ghana a Boston ranar Talata.

Dan wasan tsakiya na Arsenal ya yarda cewa yawan wasannin da aka buga wannan kakar ya kasance mai ban mamaki. Bayyanarsa a wasan farko na England da Croatia shi ne wasansa na 63 na kakar — lamba da Rice kansa ya kwatanta da "na wuce kima."

Matsalar baya da jadawalin da ya cika

An maye gurbin Rice bayan minti 72 da Croatia, kuma tun lokacin ya tabbatar da cewa yana kula da matsalar kashin baya tun Kirsimeti. Wannan ya tayar da tambayoyi game da samuwarsa da motsinsa kafin gamayyar Ghana, musamman ganin nauyin da irin wannan jadawalin ke sanya wa tsokoki na cinya da sauran tsokoki.

Abokin wasansa na Arsenal, Bukayo Saka, shima yana fuskantar damuwarsa ta kansa ta jiki, yana kula da matsalar Achilles tendon mai dawwama a duk tsawon gasar — tunatarwa mai kaifin gani na nauyin jiki da manyan 'yan wasa ke biyan a cikin kalandar zamani ta kwallon kafa.

Duk da wannan, Rice yana da yakini cewa jikinsai na jurewa. Yayin magana da ITV, Rice ya ce: "Ina shirye, ina da lafiya, ina kona wuta don buga. Ina ganin ya kasance yanke shawara mai hankali don fita. Ina jin ɗan ciwo na jijiya a cinya ta, wanda nake kula da shi tun bayan Kirsimeti tare da Arsenal na tsawon lokaci."

Tunanin mai hamayya

Rice ya kasance a sarari game da yanayin wahalar kwallon kafa na matakin sama amma ya ƙi amfani da nauyin aiki a matsayin uzuri. "Ana ci gaba da shi," ya ce. "Babu shakka, adadin wasannin ya wuce kima. Jadawalin ya yi hauka amma mene ne za mu yi game da shi? Ba za ku iya zauna kuma ku yi kuka ba."

Ya zaro ƙwaƙwalwar rikodin Premier League na Arsenal a matsayin ƙarfafawa don ci gaba da jurewa da bukatun jiki. "Kun san za ku buga wasanni da yawa gwargwadon yiwuwa don samun wannan ji kuma," Rice ya kara da cewa. "Kuma sanin akwai Kofin Duniya a ƙarshen hakan — kun san za ku sa jikinkku a haɗari don kasancewa nan koyaushe da kuma buga."

Rice kuma ya kwatanta canjin matakin ɗan wasa da na 'yan wasa na wasannin mutum ɗaya. "Wani lokaci kana kama ɗan wasan tennis ko golf. Wani lokaci kana da wasan ka, wani lokaci ba ka da shi. Kullum kana ƙoƙari nemo matakinka mafi kyau," ya ce, yana ƙara da cewa ya samu damar kiyaye waɗannan matakan a tsawon wani ɓangare na kakar kuma yana da azma ya kai su zuwa Kofin Duniya.

Dan wasa da ke rayuwa don hamayya

Rice, wanda ke cewa ya buga wasanni "mara misali" ga shekarunsa, yana bunƙasa ta hanyar sautin kari da ci gaba. "Ina son zama mai jurewa. Ina son sautin buga wasanni uku a mako a kulob," ya ce. "Ba zan so buga sau ɗaya a mako ba — ina son kiyaye ci gaba, kuma kullum na kasance haka a duk aikin naɓ."

England na fuskantar Ghana a Boston ranar Talata, kuma ana sa ran Rice zai kasance a cikin tsarin farawa duk da tambayoyin lafiya da ke kewaye da shi.