I was at the game yesterday and the fast majority of the people I sit with agreed he was the best player on the pitch.
He is a must buy for me as if we don’t someone else will and we will be kicking ourselves in a year or twos time.
I was at the game yesterday and the fast majority of the people I sit with agreed he was the best player on the pitch.
He is a must buy for me as if we don’t someone else will and we will be kicking ourselves in a year or twos time.
I have to say he was very imposing in the midfield. Would be a good addition
What Rice does well - and imo better than any other young players in the P.L, is that he combines composure on the ball with an aggression when the opponent has the ball. And my opinion didn't him didn't exactly go down when he several times went over to Jones to check on him, after elbowing him in the head. At one stage, Antonio looked like he told him to focus on the game and not the oppnent.
I want Rice, Sancho and Wan-Bissake - but I want Rice the most.
Having a baller DM would allow us to play two creative midfielders ahead of him.We need a more creative midfielder, I don't see him being a benefit to us in games where we're going to have the majority of the ball.
We need a more creative midfielder, I don't see him being a benefit to us in games where we're going to have the majority of the ball.
Better than what we have but we're shite so it doesn't say much.
The guy is 20. He's not ready to be a Matic much less a Makelele, he shouldn't be our answer to the DM problem. Would be a good signing but we need instant impact this summer and shouldn't focus on the likes of Sancho and Rice elevating us to title challenging levelHaving a baller DM would allow us to play two creative midfielders ahead of him.
Currently, our first choice midfield is probably Matic, Herrera and Pogba. If swapped Rice for Matic, we could field somebody a bit better than Herrera. He'd be our Makalele.
The guy is 20. He's not ready to be a Matic much less a Makelele, he shouldn't be our answer to the DM problem. Would be a good signing but we need instant impact this summer and shouldn't focus on the likes of Sancho and Rice elevating us to title challenging level
What Rice does well - and imo better than any other young players in the P.L, is that he combines composure on the ball with an aggression when the opponent has the ball. And my opinion didn't him didn't exactly go down when he several times went over to Jones to check on him, after elbowing him in the head. At one stage, Antonio looked like he told him to focus on the game and not the oppnent.
I want Rice, Sancho and Wan-Bissake - but I want Rice the most.
He's played well against City Chelsea and now United If you're good enough, you're good enough.The guy is 20. He's not ready to be a Matic much less a Makelele, he shouldn't be our answer to the DM problem. Would be a good signing but we need instant impact this summer and shouldn't focus on the likes of Sancho and Rice elevating us to title challenging level
We need a more creative midfielder, I don't see him being a benefit to us in games where we're going to have the majority of the ball.
Would love those 3. Throw in another creative midfielder (Nodembele or Neves or whoever) and I think we're challenging.What Rice does well - and imo better than any other young players in the P.L, is that he combines composure on the ball with an aggression when the opponent has the ball. And my opinion didn't him didn't exactly go down when he several times went over to Jones to check on him, after elbowing him in the head. At one stage, Antonio looked like he told him to focus on the game and not the oppnent.
I want Rice, Sancho and Wan-Bissake - but I want Rice the most.
He's played well against City Chelsea and now United If you're good enough, you're good enough.
Arguably the best DM in the league the last few months.
So has MCTominay against Liverpool, Barca, PSG. If MCTominay was a regular for a small club like Declan is, I bet you would be salivating over him as well. I don't know why we love to rave over other talents who are playing for other clubs while we have a similar one at our doorstep. A prophet really has no honour in his hometown.
They're very different players.So has MCTominay against Liverpool, Barca, PSG. If MCTominay was a regular for a small club like Declan is, I bet you would be salivating over him as well. I don't know why we love to rave over other talents who are playing for other clubs while we have a similar one at our doorstep. A prophet really has no honour in his hometown.
Whilst I like Rice I'd hasten to add we should draw no conclusions following a game against us. We must be piss easy to defend against.
No - we need to think ahead. We can't afford to let the biggest talents go to other clubs because they aren't world-stars now. Having said that - I don't agree with you, I do think he is ready to be a Matic.
Sancho would definitely make an instant impact.The guy is 20. He's not ready to be a Matic much less a Makelele, he shouldn't be our answer to the DM problem. Would be a good signing but we need instant impact this summer and shouldn't focus on the likes of Sancho and Rice elevating us to title challenging level
He probably would tbf. He's much better than anything we have on the right. Just a bit wary of this Sancho/Wan Bissaka/Rice talk as the perfect trio to add when they're all young and have never played at the biggest clubs. I mean our most established player after DDG and Matic (who everyone agrees is more or less finished and shite anyway) is.. Smalling? Who I'd say after 8 years the jury is still out on as a starter. We really lack experience in the squad, and I fear with an inexperienced manager that's the worst cocktail.Sancho would definitely make an instant impact.
He probably would tbf. He's much better than anything we have on the right. Just a bit wary of this Sancho/Wan Bissaka/Rice talk as the perfect trio to add when they're all young and have never played at the biggest clubs. I mean our most established player after DDG and Matic (who everyone agrees is more or less finished and shite anyway) is.. Smalling? Who I'd say after 8 years the jury is still out on as a starter. We really lack experience in the squad, and I fear with an inexperienced manager that's the worst cocktail.
Would love those 3. Throw in another creative midfielder (Nodembele or Neves or whoever) and I think we're challenging.
Would cost a shit ton though.
I agree with you on the price tag of potential signings. I've read some posts in the last few days that wildly underestimate how much it would cost to buy even one of Sancho, AWB or Rice.Those three would be a fantastic place to start.
Realistically, thatst easy £250m already just for those three.
There is no way that West Ham will let Rice for less than £60-70m. It's 2019.
I agree with you on the price tag of potential signings. I've read some posts in the last few days that wildly underestimate how much it would cost to buy even one of Sancho, AWB or Rice.
I was at the game yesterday and the fast majority of the people I sit with agreed he was the best player on the pitch.
He is a must buy for me as if we don’t someone else will and we will be kicking ourselves in a year or twos time.
You're looking at 100m minimum for Sancho too. Dortmund won't sell for less than they did with Dembele.Me too.
I think it's comical to think it 2019, a financially healthy PL club like West Ham would sell a 20 year old talented England midfielder for "£40m".
Even at £70m, I don't think they would WANT to. What are they really gonna do with that money?
The whole game was a pile of shite from both teams, in terms of possession. He doesn’t offer enough for us to be spending over 50m on, which is 100% what they’d want for him.Nearly everyone on the red cafe keeps saying how bad our midfield is so poor, so judging a player who has a good game against our midfield is meaningless. Having watched the game I can't see that he offers more than McT. We need more attacking options in midfield not more holding or box to box
Not true. How many of those are even DMs?
I agree with this. I have watched him alot too. Made a thread about him a while back. I think he could work as a DM, but its not where he has the biggest potential. At least not for a top 6-club that wants to control the games with the ball. (But I do not agree that he is not quick.)
His passing is not great for a midfielder, but as a central defender, with a bit more time and space, he would be a brilliant passer.
