Declan Rice equalised for Arsenal in their 1-1 draw against Manchester United and shushed the crowd as he celebrated his goal.
The English midfielder has been a crucial player for Arsenal as they continue their pursuit of Liverpool in the race for the Premier League title. However, when Rice scored, the Gunners were already 15 points behind the league leaders, leading many to question whether the goal was worth celebrating.
Despite the circumstances, Rice chose to mark the moment with a celebration, which has drawn criticism from several supporters. His reaction has been compared to an incident involving a Liverpool striker, who, after scoring an equaliser against Southampton, immediately encouraged his teammates to focus on securing the win rather than celebrating.
Rice has since defended his actions, explaining his reasoning behind the celebration. As quoted by Metro Sport, he stated:
“I think it’s just a bit of football banter between me and the fans.”
Given the context of the match, Rice’s celebration has been scrutinised, as Arsenal were struggling and in desperate need of a win to keep their title hopes alive. Many believe that the team should adopt a more urgent and determined approach, particularly as the gap between them and Liverpool remains significant.
Moving forward, Arsenal must develop a stronger mentality if they are to compete at the highest level. With Manchester City also expected to be serious contenders next season, the Gunners will need to demonstrate greater focus and resilience in key moments. Ensuring the squad maintains a winning mindset will be essential in their bid to challenge for silverware and avoid falling behind their rivals.
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A bit harsh I would say. He had every right to celebrate, and he had just showed the team with 15 minutes to go, how it’s done.
Yea, nobody is allowed to celebrate any goals until we catch up to Liverpool. How dare you Rice.
RSH, thank you! The article isn’t even worthy of your sarcasm.
Rice is fine. Get rid of Arteta. He has wasted the last two years by not getting the striker that they still need.
The difference between winners mentality and wannabe mentality, and it starts from the manager.
Rice is just an average midfielder with good work ethics. That’s all.
He doesn’t score enough goals and rarely dominates games. Yet he is our record signing player (110M) earning close to 250K per week. (But what do I know about Value For Money?
I expect more from Declan Rice. He is exhibit number 1 for lack of squad depth at Arsenal.
Declan Rice is still the 2nd best DM in European Football, only behind Rodri of course.
Takes a real genius to get the 2nd best DM in football, and then turn him into an average B2B Premier League midfielder.
Unsurprisingly we seem like we will go in for another DM this Summer, with Rice and Merino already on the books.
Need our new director to come in and put his foot down and balance this team. Too many DM types, no true FB or striker, even after 800 million spent.
Durand,
Declan Rice second best, now where have I seen second best before. Oh yes, second in the league twice in a row. I knew it would come to me. 😂😉👍
2nd best to Rodri, but we paid over 5OM higher than City paid for Rodri. Go figure!
So now the title race is over that means we and the player# can’t celebrate scoring goals, really? Do me a favour!
I think they need to stop pi££ing about about and do the business. Very wrong to take the pee, when you make yourself look stupid doing it.