Declan Rice

[MCFCFanTX]

Guy I work with is an Everton fan and he swears rice is a better player then rodri. I argued my point but it got me wondering is he? I honestly havnt watched that much of rice to judge but I found it strange that a guy who is completely neutral (he is Irish) rates rice so highly?

Rice is very good. Rodri is the best in the world at his position. Big difference.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Maybe it's because Rice is half Irish and played for the Republic prior to declaring for England.
Like our Grealish..;)

Republican Risotto to English Basmati

 

[TravisBickle]

From what I’ve seen of Rice he looks like a great player already, so god knows how good he could become under Pep if he were to sign for us.
Also seems a nice lad to go with it which would fit right into the holistic nature of the club.

 

[WallyA]

He would be a great signing of course, and can easily get minutes when you consider our usual midfield double pivot.

Any combo of Rodri/Rice with Gund/Bernie would be good. I could even see playing both Rodri and Rice working sometimes as well if say we wanted to play 2 attacking fullbacks (say we bring Pedro Porro back on loan and have him and Cancelo attack).

 

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[bluealf]

Guy I work with is an Everton fan and he swears rice is a better player then rodri. I argued my point but it got me wondering is he? I honestly havnt watched that much of rice to judge but I found it strange that a guy who is completely neutral (he is Irish) rates rice so highly?

No, just call the other guy a fool and don't speak to him about football again.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Declan Rice - FC 25 - Oct 8, 2024 | SoFIFA

Declan Rice (born 14 January 1999) is a British footballer who plays as a central defensive midfielder for British club Arsenal, and the England national team. In the game FC 25, his overall rating is 87.

sofifa.com

This pretty much backs up what I've seen of him. Watching him and Phillips together at the Euros cemented my thoughts, on both of them, in fact.
The two of them wouldn't make one Fernandhio.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

I'm going to be honest, I still don't really get the fuss. He's solid enough but some of the rumoured price tags he's had over the last couple of years are hysterical.

 

[loio]

Hes not a DM.. Hes a b2b player. Better to buy Kalvin Philips in that case. And I don't want to restrict Rices marauding runs really. Play him as an 8 then..
Hes nowhere near has the deep distribution (+and range of) of Rodri and Kalvin.
+He plays in a transition team (counterattacking) where ball-transportation to get up the pitch and relieve pressure plays a big/huge part. (I see similarities with Grealish in that aspect actually.)

Maybe after Pep in that case and switching of systems etc.

 

[Damocles]

Guy I work with is an Everton fan and he swears rice is a better player then rodri.

He must mean at table tennis or something