Declan Rice

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

So you don't want to look silly with Saka's valuation? I assume you'd never sell Saliba either. Valuation????? Setting off now, will see your reply when I get to London. Enjoy your meaningless end of season game (wonder if those Johnny come lately fans who paid thousands for your end of season trophy presentation turn up?

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Phillips isnt getting in the Arsenal, United, Chelsea, Newcastle and Liverpool teams. Is he a better player than Bentancur at Spurs? Doubt it.

This is a player who played 11 teams for you this season, most of which I imagine came off the bench. Just because he plays for you, doesn't mean he is high quality. Pep obviously doesn't rate him.

Hahahaha!

I’m going to leave you to ruminate on that little bit of nonsense and then watch you eat it over the next 24 months.

Regardless, I wrote “Phillips walks into most Premier League midfields,” and you responded with the “Top 6“ teams in the PL. Last I checked, that would leave 13 teams (also excluding City) that you didn’t mention. Using both my fingers and toes, I believe 13 is most of 20. It’s not all, it‘s not a few, but it‘s well more than half, and about two-thirds, so I’m going stick on its “most”!

Now, I realize there are a few decent midfielders in the League, but if you honestly think he couldn’t get a game at the other 13…and probably most of the 6 you even mentioned!…then there’s no hope for you.

Once he’s Pep-Approved, he walks into ANY team’s midfield, because he doesn’t have to be a DM pivot, he can play box to box or as a second holding midfielder. However, as has been mentioned, people just don’t understand Pep or City. Pep has a 16 player circle of trust, because that’s how many he wants to play. Additionally, Pep requires you to learn his system and NEVER lose the ball. Phillips has been hampered in both aspects of that by being injured and having surgery and then coming back from the WC in Qatar overweight. That put him in the dog house at exactly the wrong time, because Pep has consistently played his “16 man team” since then, which has included rotating his most loved players around in the midfield, when needed.

Since the WC, City have been on a tear and Rodri has, once again, been a virtual ever present, as he was last season and they season before that when Fernandinho was on the wane. Rodri is the first name on the team sheet. Them’s the breaks for Kalvin, but he knows he has work to do and seems willing to do it.

 

[FantasyIreland]

There seems to a weird trend of Arsenal fans coming to this forum to try to convince us about how good or ambitious they are. First it was about how their first half season form was no fluke. And that they were the real deal. Now it's about how much signings (or Declan Rice) wants to join them, and how ambitious they are going to be in the transfer market.

Is this an Arsenal thing?

Its mostly the same Arsenal fan.

He talks shit,Jack shit.

 

[JTFactsPlz]

You do realise bookmakers are offering less than even money on Rice going to Arsenal? Where as City are around 10 to 1.

You cant change the fact Rice grew up in London and his entire family is in London. Your interest is incidental to our pursuit of Rice.

That's just an indication of how many people (hopeful Arse fans) are putting money on it. Also, you don't sound very "humbled" tbh. Maybe take a look into that.

 

[skillman]

You do realise bookmakers are offering less than even money on Rice going to Arsenal? Where as City are around 10 to 1.

You cant change the fact Rice grew up in London and his entire family is in London. Your interest is incidental to our pursuit of Rice.

I’d be very surprised if a player is arsed about staying in a certain area and prioritises that over chances of winning titles.

If he does, you’re more than welcome to him.

 

[Sky Blue]

That's just an indication of how many people (hopeful Arse fans) are putting money on it. Also, you don't sound very "humbled" tbh. Maybe take a look into that.

Cocky as fuck isn't he. That's Arsenal fans for you.

 

[Eds]

Phillips isnt getting in the Arsenal, United, Chelsea, Newcastle and Liverpool teams. Is he a better player than Bentancur at Spurs? Doubt it.

This is a player who played 11 teams for you this season, most of which I imagine came off the bench. Just because he plays for you, doesn't mean he is high quality. Pep obviously doesn't rate him.

Chelsea don‘t have a midfield, Newcastle has Longstaff in there, rags use the likes of Fred and Mctomishit and the dippers need to buy at least three new midfielders. i know schools are on holiday at the moment but you report would say ‘must do better’.

 

[Gumzy97]

You do realise bookmakers are offering less than even money on Rice going to Arsenal? Where as City are around 10 to 1.

You cant change the fact Rice grew up in London and his entire family is in London. Your interest is incidental to our pursuit of Rice.

You realise that if Rice was our main target it doesn't matter if you have interest, he'd be a City player, his idol is Yaya toure, he looked up to David Silva. Hes complimented City and Pep in interviews. If City and Arsenal go head to head for a player he's choosing us. It's not cockyness or arrogance it's just truth.

You want to compete for the highest prizes in football, do you go to a team that bottled a 8 point lead or go to a team that's in their second champions league final and won another title.

Its just common sense. If Rice does go to you because of London then he doesn't have the winning mentality for a top team if location is all he thinks about.

 

[HumbledGooner]

You realise that if Rice was our main target it doesn't matter if you have interest, he'd be a City player, his idol is Yaya toure, he looked up to David Silva. Hes complimented City and Pep in interviews. If City and Arsenal go head to head for a player he's choosing us. It's not cockyness or arrogance it's just truth.

You want to compete for the highest prizes in football, do you go to a team that bottled a 8 point lead or go to a team that's in their second champions league final and won another title.

Its just common sense. If Rice does go to you because of London then he doesn't have the winning mentality for a top team if location is all he thinks about.

More to football than Man City. Earth revolves around the sun, not the other way around.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Phillips isnt getting in the Arsenal, United, Chelsea, Newcastle and Liverpool teams. Is he a better player than Bentancur at Spurs? Doubt it.

This is a player who played 11 teams for you this season, most of which I imagine came off the bench. Just because he plays for you, doesn't mean he is high quality. Pep obviously doesn't rate him.

He gets in all those midfields.

Even when he’s fat.