Declan Rice

[remember arthur mann]

Nowhere near City class, no mobility or footballing brain, total shite.

 

[blueparrot]

I really don’t see the point of Rice in our team, if Pep and City think otherwise then that’s fine by me. Either way he’s not the Belleingham alternative, that will be somebody else, even if the somebody else is already at the club.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Nowhere near City class, no mobility or footballing brain, total shite.

I wouldn’t say he has no mobility, he seems like a powerful runner from when ever I’ve watched him.

 

[Vester]

He won't be backup. If he fits both the stones role and rodri role then he will have plenty of minutes for sure. Plus I don't think rice will cost 100M, more like 80M

Well, in my opinion, the only thing worse than signing Declan Rice as a backup would be signing Declan Rice to get plenty of starts. Going from Gundogan to Declan Rice would be like replacing Ruben Dias with Harry Maguire.

 

[MaskedAguero10]

I hear you,and i also prefer a proper attacking fullback,but i dont know who as i think Walker is coming to the end of his time here.

For debate sake.....

--------------Eddie--------
Walker--Stones-Dias---Ake
----------Rodri-----Rice-------
----Foden------KDB------Grealish
--------------Haaland---------------

Just do the 3 box 3 formation pep plays with.
Grealish-Haaland-Silva
Gundo-Kdb
Rodri-Rice
Ake-Dias-Stones

As an example

 

[jrb]

West Ham won’t sell.

And if they do, it would be around £100mill, just like what we paid for Grealish.

 

[remember arthur mann]

I wouldn’t say he has no mobility, he seems like a powerful runner from when ever I’ve watched him.

Agreed but it's all in straight lines, reminds me of the Barclays horse.

 

[MaskedAguero10]

Well, in my opinion, the only thing worse than signing Declan Rice as a backup would be signing Declan Rice to get plenty of starts. Going from Gundogan to Declan Rice would be like replacing Ruben Dias with Harry Maguire.

Na come on Declan rice is actually really good. With Pep he will become an absolutely beast in the middle.

 

[blueparrot]

Just do the 3 box 3 formation pep plays with.
Grealish-Haaland-Silva
Gundo-Kdb
Rodri-Rice
Ake-Dias-Stones

As an example

How is that better than playing a full back or Akanji and Stone stepping into midfield, because Rice is okay but no better than Stones stepping in. That to me is £100 mill spent and no better off.

 

[MaskedAguero10]

How is that better than playing a full back or Akanji and Stone stepping into midfield, because Rice is okay but no better than Stones stepping in. That to me is £100 mill spent and no better off.

We don't play with fullbacks. Stones will simply slot back into CB in place if Akanji. Stones is also better than Akanji as a CB so there's that. Rice will take stones place of stepping into the midfield since rice is better as a "midfielder" than stones as that's were he plays. Out of possession he comes into CB where he has played a lot before earlier in his career. Tactically for the way we are playing right now, Rice would be a very good addition.