Declan Rice is effortlessly world class by Daisy
As the months go by, the signing of Declan Rice at Arsenal for a massive £105 million seems to be more and more of a steal and I know that sounds outrageous to say, but it’s true.
I truly think Arsenal have managed to sign the Premier League’s best holding midfielder and the price (that was once so shocking for me), makes complete sense and he’s been worth every penny.
Since joining Arsenal, Rice has been unreal, we all saw this when he was at West Ham, but I personally never knew he was this good. He has this aura about him that makes you fall in love with him, he’s world class and I think he knows it, but is also incredibly humble about himself and doesn’t like to be the big man in the spotlight. He seems to be the perfect fit for Arsenal and resonates with a lot of the culture and passion that this great club was built on.
I keep wondering when we are going to see him make a mistake or a dip in form, but he’s so consistently brilliant, I might be waiting for a while. Since joining the Gunners, he hasn’t had a bad game, picking up a goal in our 3-1 victory against Manchester United, a goal against Chelsea in our 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge and an assist against Sevilla and Sheffield United, but he’s much more than goals and assists, Rice controls the whole game.
Sitting in the middle of the pitch, he constantly scans the whole field, looking behind and around him to pick out the best pass or way forward, he reads the game perfectly and almost instinctively knows where his teammates are going to be. Also staying solid and making important interceptions and keeping the midfield in line and in shape. He looks to have formed a great relationship with Arteta and having a great manager seems to be bringing the best out of him.
This weekend was just another confirmation of how good he truly is, playing a full 90 minutes and picking up 83 touches throughout the game, completing 89% (65/75) of his passes, won 2/2 of his ground duels, made 2 goal line clearances and blocked one on target shot and always seems to be in the right place at the right time.
We look to have signed the Premier League’s best holding midfielder and at just 24-years-old, we look to have found the perfect player for the next 6 years. Although the price tag was high, I still think he was worth every penny.
What’s your thoughts on Rice, Gooners?
Daisy Mae
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He reads the game so well where he is so often in the right place at the right time. Also, I’ve noticed that late in games when a positive outcome is in serious doubt, he begins attacking somewhat ruthlessly and starts to take more command in the final third. A true leader.
Rice’s goal-save in Brentford-Arsenal game on Saturday is one of his many spectacular saves that Arsenal fans must expect to enjoy. We won the Brentford thanks to Harvatz goal. We would have lost the game because we lack shots on goal. We must improve our shots on goal.
Yes, he’s a great midfielder of the Vieira type, and our captain in waiting, but I’ll leave the falling in love to you Daisy, while I just settle for admiring.
He is fantastic but not sure he has proven to be the best. Rodri has won the lot at City and is a player that even Pep hates to drop. It is noticable that they lost all three games that he missed through suspension.
What an awesome Arsenal pic to see Declan Rice and the big German.
The Englishman seems a real leader and a genuine bloke. He even seems the sort of guy you’d happily have a quart with done the pub.
There seems a definite plan towards getting the right sort of character in the dressing room., maybe away from egos, difficult super stars and tricky players to manage, Southgate once joke Bukayo Saka is the sort of kid he would be happy if his daughter brought home to meet the parents.
Declan is literally our midfield general in Thomas’ absence whom imminent return will help strenghten our midfield line up ahead of our crucial trips to Liverpool and villa next month.
Declan Rice’s price still trumps his value. Kevin de Bruyne, Rodri and Partey are still the best in the league. Following that class are Tonali, Casemiro, Bissouma, Rice and two or three others.
Let it go bruv, those players you are making an arguement with are established veterans who have played and achieved a lot before Rice’s emergence except Bissouma and Tonali who are not in any way better than Rice. your post is very much agenda ridden given the article was not even claiming he is better than everyone in his position.
By a country mile the single best Arteta buy and unlikely IMO, to ever be equalled as such in the future either.
We have another in the team equally important however and I put Salibas name forward as the only other one his equal in constant reliability and game by game effectiveness to such a great degree.