Mark Nobel says Rice is better than Tevez, Sheringham and Payet
West Ham legend Mark Nobel has recently come out saying he believes that Declan Rice is better than the like of Carlos Tevez, Teddy Sheringham and Dimitri Payet.
Speaking to TNT Sports, he came out and has said that Rice is probably the best player he’s had the privilege of playing with and thinks he’s better than some of the all time greats.
Rice has been outstanding since joining Arsenal from his boyhood club West Ham I the summer and for what at the time seemed like an insane amount of money to spend on a transfer, £105 Million now seems like a steal and worth every single penny we spent. Rice has brought a sense of calmness to the midfield and almost looks like he was born to play for Arsenal and for Mikel Arteta.
Rice himself has walked away with five different Man Of The Match awards in the Premier League this season after 14 games, that’s an unbelievable amount when you really think about it and they weren’t easy games either. Walking away MOTM against Crystal Palace, Manchester United, Chelsea, Brentford and Manchester City, in my opinion he has been our best player so far this season and without him, I feel like we wouldn’t have done as well as we have.
Mark Nobel when speaking to TNT about Rice’s great start to life at Arsenal and said this ““I’m not surprised to be honest. I think everyone knew to be honest, especially the players that played with him and the coaches that had him knew how good he was going to be”.
“They knew what a top player Arsenal were getting. I had a lot of Arsenal fans telling me it was too much money, now they’re saying it’s cheap and what a top player he is. I said to them I have no doubt he’ll win Arsenal’s Player of the Season in his first season because I knew he’d go there and be so good.”
Stating that Rice is the best player he’s ever played with and Nobel has played with his fair share of good players so is honestly a huge compliment for Rice but not unexpected after how good he has shown to be since joining the Gunners.
Personally I knew he was good, having watched him for years at West Ham and then also become a huge part of the England team, I knew he was good but I never knew he was this good and under a manager like Mikel Arteta and the background staff at Arsenal, I think he could go on to become one of the best English players of all time and maybe doesn’t get the credit he deserves and becomes some what of a unsung hero.
Arsenal have bought a gem and if we play it right, we could be looking at a long-time legend of the club in the future.
What’s your thoughts Gooners?
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Maybe Ian Wright is right, Arsenal should pay West Ham an extra £ 20 mill and that’s putting it at the rock bottom of the scale.
Pound for pound he’s one of the best midfielder in the world just now, his interceptions skills are second to none and I have been watching football from saltfish use to shingle house.
The Englishman is tenacious and strong tackler, combative in the air, equally at depth with borh foot, flexible to jockey in either direction with a decent pace at his disposal, in the south they would say he’s the real Mckoy.
Biggest robbery of transfer market this season are Arsenal robbing westham for penny and Real Madrid robbing Dortmund for even less. That’s unfair but Arsenal need to be ruthless and do few more such robberies.
Us will know when we get to the end of the season if Declan Rice should be the player of the seasoo of Arsenal or not. But if he can maintain his current top level performance in games form for Arsenal as seen so far this season to season’s end. For which I really like him. And he starts adding goals and assists to his game for Arsenal. Which he should endeavour to be doing regularly scoring goals and provide assists throughout the season. He should be there as Arsenal player of the season but if he has no any viable competitor in the team vying for the award.
But would Arsenal in the upcoming winter transfer window sells their disgruntled goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale and back up striker Eddie Nkethia, to Newcastle. And to a Epl club side? So that their sales will help them to fund their next January transfer window budget to sign a new top quality regular top League goals scorer striker of at least 25 goals per season repute? And also sign a new top level quality defensive holding midfielder to help the team fill the void left unfilled really in the team midfield by the absence of Arsenal’s ace defensive midfielder Thomas Partey?
You can buy a top striker but, as long as the midfield is not creative it wont work. Its very rare to see those great passes releasing a striker to be one on one with a goalkeeper. Rice for me hasn’t reached the cult status that we are being made to believe. I would go with Saliba he had done two seasons in a row with us. Maybe a player has to be English to be considered player of the season.
And maybe , just maybe, SOME fans have an obvious paranoia against those who choose the BEST player, QUITE IRRESPECTIVEOF HIS NATIONALITY, AS WILL BE THE CASE , WHATEVER YOU “THINK”!
What on Earth do you mean by ….obvious paranoia…? Strange term methinks
What I mean Pat- though without being to say it in words of one syllable, as you do not allow straight talling – is that CERTAIN FANS, generally those from certain countries which are never Britain I notice, have a chip on their shoulder when discussing British players.
AND THOSE FANS OFTEN “THINK” Brits are preferred to their own countrymen, which is BUNK.
Apart from which CERTAIN of such fans have never worked out that top British players are more costly than top players from abroad, which is a firm financial reasonfor clubs to prefer non Brits.
Most top clubs have far more non Brits then Brits in their regular first choice eleven and whole squads too, which gives the lie to the dull witted allegation made by the fan in question.
I am speaking about inverted racism Pat, WHICH IS RIFE WITH CERTAIN FANS, THOUGH IS THANKFULLY NOT PRESENT AMONG THOSE WITH KEEN INTELLECT!
100% end of.
Saliba will push, also Saka, but right now he’s nailed on. It’s going to take some major cock ups to not win this award.
Saliba IMO
Easily our best player so far imo (even more consistent than saliba, even fewer mistakes), and it’s hard to see that changing.
I think both Rice and Saliba are in contention and a level above everyone else. How can I say that?
Consistency my friend, they both deliver top notch performances every time they step on the pitch.
You may see a mistake from them rarely, but how many matches have they been invisible, off form, or playing badly? It’s that Consistency that separates good from great, and they both have it.
Durand, Yes both are clear as first two best and most reliably and constantly EFFECTIVE players. Well clear of even SAKA AND ODEGAARD in that respect.
I remind all fans, myself included however, that above all, it is the RELIABLE EFFECTIVESS OF THE WHOLE TEAM AND SQUAD THAT MOST MATTERS!
I agree Jon, the sum is greater than the parts. Football is a team game, and while individuals may be mentioned or acknowledged, it is a team game and the individual, no matter how great, is part of a team.
Rice has been a revelation… I wasn’t too sure about the transfer fee but now its looking like a real bargain… Saliba is a close second but so far it’s Declan no doubt
Just imaginea pairing of Partey and Rice in our midfield?
Wow 🤞🙏
No wonder Arteta refused to give up on signing Rice. Most of us were all scratching our heads as to why Arteta kept pushing for the board to bid a bit more and more and more for Rice. The prices nowadays are well over inflated but I can see why our manager was willing to push the owner for this signing. The guy has been so constant in our midfield.
I think you’re right Durand Saliba and rice at the moment on a different level! Bobo sponge many other thought it was too much money and wanted onana over rice oo
It was a lot of money but if you watched him for England and west ham you would have seen he was worth it! He’d been playing like that for years and he was what we’d been missing since wenger times! How is Mr Wenger? Hope he’s doing well!!!