Can't see it happening this summer since he's only just signed for England but someone who could be got in a couple of years time.
Declan Rice
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My guess as the journos mystery player that we're looking at. Secretly hoping it's Barella instead.
The thing i like about rice is that when viewing a match you can clearly see where the defensive line of the whole team is : ie the centre of defence protected by a player playing at CDM. Having that line stuck in the formation by him clearly allows a freedom in front of him; a gap where the rest of the CM have a freedom knowing there is protection behind him.
I'm not comparing him to these players - but players like casemiro, Motta, Kante & more have all been good enough to play such a role that is not dependant on ball playing because it allows the rest of the midfield to just that; play the ball and create things in front of them. Players like Fernandinho at his peak was more a player that rotates possesion to its creators rather than create chances himself.
As much as I still want a player like Neves to come in and dictate play for us - I am actually happy that Ole would target a player like Rice to play as our CDM than Neves; because Neves in that position does not give us the defensive balance we would need for the rest of our players to work. By having a player like Rice at CDM - players like Pogba, Neves or Bruno Fernandes can play freely with a midfielder covering that gaps behind them. Matic at CDM has a lack of legs & slide tackles to always get in the right position at the right time and is usually seen all across the CDM trying to recover from a opposition midfielder that has bypassed them.
Whether Rice is the right player or not is purely a point of view - players that have been succesful at other clubs have come to ours and been let downs aswell.
However, tactically I can see why Ole would want him & those tactics will aim to get the best out of rice- but also players like Pogba, Lindelof, Rashford & Martial in front of him. We need more creativity in the squad & a part of that is to find a destroyer that allows a freedom to our players to do just that - create chances.
I'm not comparing him to these players - but players like casemiro, Motta, Kante & more have all been good enough to play such a role that is not dependant on ball playing because it allows the rest of the midfield to just that; play the ball and create things in front of them. Players like Fernandinho at his peak was more a player that rotates possesion to its creators rather than create chances himself.
As much as I still want a player like Neves to come in and dictate play for us - I am actually happy that Ole would target a player like Rice to play as our CDM than Neves; because Neves in that position does not give us the defensive balance we would need for the rest of our players to work. By having a player like Rice at CDM - players like Pogba, Neves or Bruno Fernandes can play freely with a midfielder covering that gaps behind them. Matic at CDM has a lack of legs & slide tackles to always get in the right position at the right time and is usually seen all across the CDM trying to recover from a opposition midfielder that has bypassed them.
Whether Rice is the right player or not is purely a point of view - players that have been succesful at other clubs have come to ours and been let downs aswell.
However, tactically I can see why Ole would want him & those tactics will aim to get the best out of rice- but also players like Pogba, Lindelof, Rashford & Martial in front of him. We need more creativity in the squad & a part of that is to find a destroyer that allows a freedom to our players to do just that - create chances.
I also get really jealous when Liverpool have players like TAA, Gomez, Robertson (even the likes of Henderson or Milner) doing well for them more so than when Van Dijk or Salah produce for them. I usually find that these are the players that enable a certain style of football to be played by a squad whilst players like Van Dijk, Salah or Mane providing the goodies and special moments that are meant to win matches.
I look at the great Barcelona team and its players playing for Spain - Xavi, Puyol, Pique, Alba, Iniesta & more were the core of that team & went to prove just that in the WC & Euros whilst Messi would provided the goods at club level as a special player on top for them.
Same for Bayern Munich and Germany - Muller, Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Neurer were the players needed to win league titles as well as national cups; whilst players like Robben or Ribery were the players that stood out to provide the rest of the goods.
The so called golden generation of England was shown by our team players like Beckham, Scholes, Ferdinand, Carrick, Hargreaves, Wes brown and more wasnt it? It could be argued that this english generation are looking like a more team working complete force and who do we have to show for it? Rashford & Lingard?
Time to get the likes of Rice, Wan Bissaka, Sancho in to our DNA again whilst promoting the likes of Garner, Greenwood, Tuenzebe up aswell.
Then we can complain about the 'special players' we might need on top by doing something that the other players may not always be able to do.
I look at the great Barcelona team and its players playing for Spain - Xavi, Puyol, Pique, Alba, Iniesta & more were the core of that team & went to prove just that in the WC & Euros whilst Messi would provided the goods at club level as a special player on top for them.
Same for Bayern Munich and Germany - Muller, Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Neurer were the players needed to win league titles as well as national cups; whilst players like Robben or Ribery were the players that stood out to provide the rest of the goods.
The so called golden generation of England was shown by our team players like Beckham, Scholes, Ferdinand, Carrick, Hargreaves, Wes brown and more wasnt it? It could be argued that this english generation are looking like a more team working complete force and who do we have to show for it? Rashford & Lingard?
Time to get the likes of Rice, Wan Bissaka, Sancho in to our DNA again whilst promoting the likes of Garner, Greenwood, Tuenzebe up aswell.
Then we can complain about the 'special players' we might need on top by doing something that the other players may not always be able to do.
If we're going for Rice then we should also get a creative midfielder like others have said.
Bruno Fernandes has been the name that's been thrown around a lot and he seems quality
What do you guys think of a midfield with Pogba Fernandes and Rice
Also getting Rice and Fernandes would only make sense if Herrera is actually going. If Herrera stays then I'd prefer getting just Neves
Bruno Fernandes has been the name that's been thrown around a lot and he seems quality
What do you guys think of a midfield with Pogba Fernandes and Rice
Also getting Rice and Fernandes would only make sense if Herrera is actually going. If Herrera stays then I'd prefer getting just Neves
We need a defensive midfielder sooner rather than later, and they need to be someone that can cover for Pogba's defensive deficiencies.
I don't rate Rice highly but if Ole thinks that Rice is the man for the job then fair enough.
I don't rate Rice highly but if Ole thinks that Rice is the man for the job then fair enough.
I would love to sign him.
Buy English and they will be with us forever if they are good enough. Sancho, CHO, Rice and Wan-B would be a dream
Buy English and they will be with us forever if they are good enough. Sancho, CHO, Rice and Wan-B would be a dream
Need players who are excellent in possession. Is he?
If not that brilliant on the ball then he has to be comfortable in possession while excelling in other but suiting a team that's built to play on the front foot.
If not that brilliant on the ball then he has to be comfortable in possession while excelling in other but suiting a team that's built to play on the front foot.
Not sure about Rice but yeah we need to start buying PL talent again like Liverpool have been doing.
underrated postWest Ham United boss Manuel Pellegrini has told Football.London that the club may well be willing to let Declan Rice go if the price is right.
Article here: https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/03/28/manuel-pellegrini-comments-on-declan-rices-west-ham-future/
Should we bid?
Article here: https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/03/28/manuel-pellegrini-comments-on-declan-rices-west-ham-future/
Should we bid?
Of course.
There’s just as many raving Irish fans who are acting like the scorned mistress, tbf.
Can see his aggressive shielding nature as the deepest midfielder.
It's why I want him to play as a tertiary CB that moves outwards to intercept at the CDM areas.
Really? Maybe on here. Any Irish fans I know couldn’t really give a feck. I mean, for one he’s meh and secondly most sane Irish fans acknowledge that we are utter shite.
Let's get him.
He's far from meh.
I really like him and would love for us to sign him, however I'm worried that he is a tailor made replacement for Fernadinho and City will end up signing him.
Agree, except for Hudson Odoi who we will never sign, Chelsea aren't stupid.
I just don’t think you need to spend 100m for a top DM. 100m plus are for match winners. Wingers, strikers, 10’s.
Is Rice significantly better than Ndidi? Kante? Casemiro? Javi Martinez? Verratti? Emre Can?
Too much value in the DM market to pay 100m for that kind of player. I say absolutely not.
Is Rice significantly better than Ndidi? Kante? Casemiro? Javi Martinez? Verratti? Emre Can?
Too much value in the DM market to pay 100m for that kind of player. I say absolutely not.
I have no issue with signing him. He'd make for a good shield for our defence. Its the player to support Pogba further upfield in midfield with creativity that Im more concerned about
If we signed him he would be absolutely slated on here quite regularly.
A lot of our players from Carrick to Fletch got that though?
He's not worth 35m yet the figures which get banded around are just abit silly.
Why bother about Declan Rice? Is he any different from MCTominay who shut down Verratti? They both have same attributes which is all about man marking and defending. They offer little to the team's attacking play. I would rather we keep MCTominay than waste money on Declan.
Might as well go for Kalvin Phillips. At least he knows his surroundings when receiving the ball, something Rice never seem to do.
Rice would only improve and develop as a player at Ole Trafford!
Honestly, I’m not averse to this. If we get a midfielder who’s extremely strong defensively, rather than decent defensively but still requiring support (AKA the current version of Matic), then that allows us to make the third member of the midfield a more creative player, rather than a player who’s strongest point is providing defensive balance to the midfield (Hererra). If we can fill that role with a more creative player while still being able to keep the midfield solid defensively, I think the team will be much stronger overall for it.
He looks like he belongs further up the pitch as did Mata. I maybe wrong, i confess i have only seen a handful of games of him and a few youtube videos.
Yeah, he probably does, but he does much more graft than mata does deeper as well. So probably not a full mata, maybe something in the middle.
This is what I think too- at best Pogba should be the second most creative player in the first team and that wont be allowed to happen until we find a pure destroyer to do the dirty work.
Woww.. he's like the younger Matic there. For 50m, that would be a steal.
Looks like, dare I say it, a young Roy Keane with slightly less incisive short passing.
(minus the goal threat and the red mist).
(minus the goal threat and the red mist).
25 mill and toss then Fred like he's some hank of afterthought.
Yep, I wouldn't mind this signing, either...as long as we balance things out by signing the requisite profile of midfield player to alleviate some of the creativity-related concerns.
Reckon someone like Eriksen would be a great addition to the team as that playmaker — not the most athletic player and fairly subdued for Tottenham over this season as a whole, but the latter might be down to a lack of motivation considering he doesn't want to extend with the club — and unlike Vertonghen/Alderweireld, he does not seem to have a unilateral extension clause in his contract and could be a free agent in 2020, so maybe the club could be persuaded to sell for a decent fee. Still only 27 — which is not very old for a midfielder who doesn't rely too heavily on his physical skill set (for reference that's the age Modrić joined Madrid), vastly experienced in the Premier League so he can hit the ground running, can play in a variety of roles (like side midfielder in a 4-3-3 or 10 in a diamond), and perfectly capable of turning on the style...like he did a couple of days ago in the final minutes vs. Switzerland:
Though a fairly unrealistic option, all things considered — unless Levy is desperate, and wants to set money aside for their new stadium. Think he would rather take a £30 million hit and sell to Madrid, than directly fortify the domestic competition.
He's going to be the next Jack Rodwell. Stay clear
Hes quite a bit better than McT.
Decent but nothing to be too much excited about. Will improve defensively but on the same hand creativity wise we will suffer unless you add another playmaker on the right hand side of the midfield who can control as well unlike pogba. It's not just our defense which needs improvement, but also there is need to refine the way how we circulate the ball and create more chances than just be overdependent on one player to perform. Won't be against him. But if the scouts thinks he is the one than fair enough.
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This is the team that threw away De Bruyne, Salah and Lukaku...
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