Declan Rice

[bobmcfc]

Good. Keep arsenal from building on their "nearly" success from last season

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Who does he replace in the current system? It's Stones or Rodri.

You tell me because I find it baffling.

It’s stones who will be moving back into centre half

 

[willipp]

Good. Keep arsenal from building on their "nearly" success from last season

They fucking despise us as it us, this will just tip them over the edge if it happens.

 

[hello]

You haven't watched Havertz much? He is a possession striker. Soft as jello, sure. But can't be accused of being a route 1 player.

I do agree, I don't get why they wanted him.

Tbf I only really watch Chelsea playing us so my view may have been tainted by how defensive tuchel et al set up. But pace definitely seemed a bigger asset than his touch for me and still a strange 65m signing for them imho

 

[bobmcfc]

Oh and you can guarantee that Arteta only wants him because he's been on our radar for years. He's simply copying our blueprint. Don't call him Lego pep for nothing

 

[bobmcfc]

They fucking despise us as it us, this will just tip them over the edge if it happens.

They have Chelsea to hate now with all their shady fucking sales to Saudi to balance the books.

No fucking way those deals aren't "related party" transactions.

 

[HelloCity]

News: City won’t bid unless the player says he wants to come.

Next news: City bidding.

:)

 

[vin]

This gets done IMO. You can smell it a mile off.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I think Rice is slightly better than Phillips but certainly not £50m better and it seems especially wasteful as he would just be back up to Rodri the same as Phillips has been.

Unless Pep thinks he can do the Stones CB/DM role but even then I can't imagine he would be better than Stones at it for at least his first season.

“Slightly better”??!!

 

[MarsLlama]

Who does he replace in the current system? It's Stones or Rodri.

You tell me because I find it baffling.

Walker--------Stones---------Dias-------(Gvardiol)
(Lewis)-------(Dias)-------(Gvardiol)-----(Ake)
(Stones)------(Akanji)-------(Ake)-------(Gomez)
(Akanji)----------------------------------------------
-----------Rice------------------------Rodri-----
----------(Stones)------------------------------
----------(Lewis)---------------------(Phillips)


It's about having loads of options all over. We thought 5 CB was too many but they all got plenty of minutes.