Arsenal Thread | 2025/26

Phil1 said:
He walks into the City team that started Sunday. He doesn't walk into a fully fit City side.
He's a good player and I'd have been happy to sign him but you and the happyammer are a bit deluded in how highly you rate him.
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He walks into any City side. If you had Rodri back on top form you'd have Rodri at 6 and Rice at 8.
 
bridgeno1 said:
He walks into any City side. If you had Rodri back on top form you'd have Rodri at 6 and Rice at 8.
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Just because you say that's the case doesn't mean it's the case. I'll stick to my own opinion if that's ok.
Can't wait for your shithouse team to err, shithouse again and you slip back under the rock you came from.
 
Phil1 said:
Just because you say that's the case doesn't mean it's the case. I'll stick to my own opinion if that's ok.
Can't wait for your shithouse team to err, shithouse again and you slip back under the rock you came from.
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Phil knows more than every world class manager.
 
It’s great that arse have stumbled. Shows a weakness I thought was eroding over the last few seasons.

Still think we need a massive run and Rodri back to some level never mind if city pick up any injuries.

Arsenals injuries will slow and get back on it. I know we say it all the time but it’s the next month that matters. We need to be close. Chasing is great but no more than 5 points.

Bonus chase this season. Did not expect us to pick up so many wins without rodders but we have found a way.
 
Danny Tiatto said:
What did you expect Pep to do? Come out and bag opposition players

I don’t think Rice has the technical ability to play in a guardiola midfield
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funnily enough, i used to have these debates with my Arsenal mates, they never rated him when i said he's probably one the best players i've seen in a Hammers shirt - few of them would say 'well overrated', 'he's average', 'just a plodder' etc - fast forward to now and they can't stop raving about him.
 
This squad is the best they have had. They will however shite the bed as none of them have the required experience to get over the line for a title.
 
BlueHammer85 said:
funnily enough, i used to have these debates with my Arsenal mates, they never rated him when i said he's probably one the best players i've seen in a Hammers shirt - few of them would say 'well overrated', 'he's average', 'just a plodder' etc - fast forward to now and they can't stop raving about him.
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Most fan bases would be the same.

You just have to go back to Gareth Barry for the same reaction here.
 
TonyColemansbagofapples said:
Keep on plodding Declan. £110m for someone to take corners and throw ins.
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'
Rice is coveted by most of the Premier League's top clubs and it's easy to see why: the England midfielder's industrious work is backed up in the stats, winning possession more often than anyone else (334), making the most interceptions (63) and only eight players made more tackles (79) than he did across the campaign. Indeed, that possession won total is the most by a player in a season since 2017-18 (Abdoulaye Doucoure, 345) and the sixth-most in a season on record since 2003-04.

Rice is also prolific in carrying the ball, ranking second for ball carries (702), ball carry distance (7,136m) and ball carry progress distance (3,827m) Only three midfielders made more successful long passes than Rice (151). Rice also covered the third-most distance in the Premier League this season, a total of 412km, which is almost the distance of running 10 marathons.'
 
Andy TheCatalyst Morrison said:
Let’s end this debate over Declan Rice for good. Ranking of Premier League CDM’s …

God tier: basically just Rodri

Elite tier: Kante, Fernandinho, Makelele, Vieira and others

Premium tier: Essien, Barry, Petit, Rice etc

Bang average tier: Scholes ;-)

Debate over
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Vieira and Keane above Rodri IMHO. Or at least level. And above anyone, untouchable on his own is Ngolo Kante who was a cheat code for having the equivalent of 12 players on the pitch.

And I know this is a City forum but LOL at having Fernandinho above Rice, Petit and Essien!
 
Bluesince1979 said:
If city dont win the league i dont really care who wins it, apart from red cunts of course.

Liverpool, meh.
Chelsea, wouldnt lose any sleep.
Villa , whatever.

But if Arsenal bottle it again it would be truly hilarious
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I'm the same - if we don't win it then im not entirely that bothered who does, as long as it's not the Rags. Anyone bar those fuckers.

To be perfectly honest if I was asked Liverpool or Arsenal to win it is for for Arsenal as I find Dipper fans a lot more disagreeable. Have some mates who are Dippers and are good people but on the whole their fan base is fucking awful.
 
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