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Declan Rice is one of the most sought-after midfielders in the Premier League. Each summer he is rumoured to go to one of the Big Six teams. But why? What is it that Rice is so good at? And what makes him a cut above the rest? Why would he be perfect in Arsenal’s set-up?
JJ Bull explains.
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47 Comments
you love declan rice
It saddens me that our skipper is more likely than ever to leave West Ham :(, even if we win the UECL I don’t see him staying
"He's so fast he can get past Fabinho …"
I think most Liverpool fans would restructure that sentence as "Fabinho's so slow, [Insert Name] can get past …"
As if he'd join those bums at Arsenal, he'd stay at west ham if he doesn't care about winning trophies…
Can you do another Sensible Transfers episode on Arsenal. Apart from Mount, Arsenal haven’t been linked with an 8s. Also suggest some forwards and RB and CM options😊
Tifo forgot to put a sub-text at the beginning for JJ. My suggestion for this vid: "J.J. likes his Rice"
I'm gonna go ahead and say it, this summer we'll see a lot more of these Declan Rice to Arsenal stories. None of these guys are in the know with Arsenal transfer biz. Declan Rice will most probably be bought by chelsea and that will be that. Arsenal are not paying 120m for any player in '23.
I agree with all of it except the runs in small spaces he could make, I can't see it. He can cross or feed Martinelli but he won't dribble into the box. He does have the control for it. Also some doubts about his press resistance in his own third.
I'd like him but as WH play a completely different game I think it's crazy to pay over 100m. Or let's say it I think we need more players than only him. Haha.
Can you analyse Rice vs Brighton at the Amex.
Would be a great fit for Chelsea as well, though I am not so familiar with Poch's style of play. With Kovac likely going, Dec slots right in at 6 and allows Enzo to play 8. Ruben Névés / RLC would be a decent option for the other number 8, even if the latter makes it a bit unbalanced.
The bull is back
I think arsenal has more of a defensive issue. Midfield isnt the worst compared to the defence.
had to check if those were FM stats
Perfect flop potential.
I don't understand him at Arsenal unless Zinchenko plays as a lb holding the width or he takes Partey's or White's place.
One of Xhaka's biggest things with Arsenal at least in their current form are his off ball runs in the left half space to make space for others or stretch the opposition defense, Rice never does that nor is left footed…
I prefer Caicedo to Rice. Rice is overpriced!
West Ham have 2 really good midfielders. Soucek and Rice are both really good. You can't go wrong with either.
In other words, declan rice would be really good at carrying buckets of water up the mountain mulan style
Imagine Rice signs for Arsenal in the next few days ha
If Rice was truly the best at breaking attack in the entire Europe, top clubs like Madrid would have come for him. Rice is the most average defensive midfielder currently on earth.
Welcome to Arsenal 🙂
Didn't convince me he's a better fit for Arsenal than everybody else tbh, just seems a really good fit for pretty much any team with his skillset
Depends whether he can bottle the Europa Conference League
Rodri is underrated
look at the stats WTF , WHAT A PLAYER
"englishman lies to himself for 12 minutes"
He’s also exceptionally versatile, young, and possesses great mentality. You can plug him in as a 6, 8, or even a fullback which i can see with Arteta occasionally if we lose Tierney and want to rotate zinny out
Nothing on why he’d suit the Gunners particularly well.
JJ! JJ! JJ!
Am I the only person that sees Yaya toure play style in Declans game??
He’s overrated
Not worth the price tag
no, he would be better for United 😉
So Arsenal is blowing all of their budget on Rice?
👀
watching JJ repeatedly describe a perfect lone 6 only for him to then just shove the player through the cookie cutter of an all around 8 because he’s able to play there is not what I expected from a video about best fit but here we are.
edit: literally gestures at parteys area of the pitch at the beginning of the video then just never places the guy there.
really good player, but the english tax is ridiculous
Actually I want him at Liverpool as a long term replacement for Fab
PREACH, I need him at City!
Considering the money required to bring him in, he could be either Arsenal's equivalent of Virgil Van Dijk signing or also could be the Paul Pogba signing
Loving the FM stats 😁
"100 mil + nice lad " seems fair enough 🤔
The scatterboard is my favorite Tifo character. It needs more screen time😢
I’m so glad you mentioned his dribbling aesthetic and it’s deceptiveness. That’s what won me over because I didn’t think he was as good on the ball as he is precisely because of his aesthetic
Good player and real tidy on the ball. However, he's not a sitting midfielder or a box-to-box midfielder. Whether he can become great will depend on if he can be a more adventurous passer of the ball.
There is no way he is more expensive that caicedo
Chelsea signed kante for £30 something million after winning the league !!! This man hasn’t won anything not even played champions league
There’s just no way he costs so much
Am I wrong in assuming he'd be perfect for united, will do wonders in our first phase of buildup, and we desperately need a ball carrier too, could even slot in for casemiro in case he gets injured/suspended, next best thing after frenkie de jong for that position
I don't think arsenal would go for him if he is valued over 100m, we have seen time to time arsenal has a cap on the valuation for a player and they do a money all approach to purchase anyway.