Declan Rice: Cooking Again

[Synical]

There have been some weird quotes from Declan this week. I've kind of ignored them up until now, but this Ødegaard one takes the biscuit. This man needs some media training or should just stop talking

 

[BaZZe]

You lads really have nothing better to do than pretend like Rice is gonna get Ødegaard involved in a freak yachting accident?

The international breaks are really tough on some people.

Just thought he worded it funny, not deeping it.

 

[DJ_Markstar]

Just thought he worded it funny, not deeping it.

My post was dripping in sarcasm

 

[fute]

Love Dec but why has he worded it like Ødegaard will disappear mysteriously in the near future?

"I'm not thinking about it".

I believe him.

 

[Riou]

There have been some weird quotes from Declan this week. I've kind of ignored them up until now, but this Ødegaard one takes the biscuit. This man needs some media training or should just stop talking

He's like a human version of a big, lovable, dopey dog to be honest.

Friends with everyone and just says stuff without really thinking, kinda adorable really!

 

[Synical]

He's like a human version of a big, lovable, dopey dog to be honest.

Friends with everyone and just says stuff without really thinking, kinda adorable really!

True, bless him.

 

[Synical]

He's like a human version of a big, lovable, dopey dog to be honest.

Friends with everyone and just says stuff without really thinking, kinda adorable really!

I think he's just living his best life at the moment and can't stop talking Very happy for him (and us).

 

[ArsenesCoatMaker]

Love Dec but why has he worded it like Ødegaard will disappear mysteriously in the near future?

Because Declan Rice is brutal enough to be planning to murder Martin to be captain of Arsenal. Do we like the ruthlessness or think it's a bit much?

 

[Topside]

Because Declan Rice is brutal enough to be planning to murder Martin to be captain of Arsenal. Do we like the ruthlessness or think it's a bit much?

Game of Thrones, Arsenal captaincy style.

 

[Pop Tart]

Did he have a good game ?as i do not support england so do not watch

 

[DJ_Markstar]

He's like a human version of a big, lovable, dopey dog to be honest.

Friends with everyone and just says stuff without really thinking, kinda adorable really!

And then watch him chase down that ball and bring it back to you. Good boy! *ruffles his fresh trim*

 

[DJ_Markstar]

Did he have a good game ?as i do not support england so do not watch

I do support England but didn’t watch because f.ck pointless internationals

 

[lomekian]

And then watch him chase down that ball and bring it back to you. Good boy! *ruffles his fresh trim*

His fresh £24 from the local hairdresser trim apparently.

 

[lomekian]

Did he have a good game ?as i do not support england so do not watch

He was Ok. Mostly good at what you'd expect, but his team-mates kept bypassing him in build up unless they were panicking. But the whole thing was your standard Southgate tactical meh, so not sure what to read into it.

 

[Trilly]

He bid 90 million for him, that's a fact.

Clubs don't bid such sums just for laughs. If Arsenal wouldn't have bid more, he would have had to buy him for that sum if West Ham agreed to it. So he rated him that highly and was ready to get him to his team.

It's okay if you can't see what top managers see in Rice. You will hopefully though.

I've read somewhere that sometimes decisions are made despite Pep's insistance.

He signs off on the players talent/potential but they're not always necessarily his type of player.

 

[Gooner Zig]

I've read somewhere that sometimes decisions are made despite Pep's insistance.

He signs off on the players talent/potential but they're not always necessarily his type of player.

Interesting if true, find it hard to believe a manager with Pep's stature wouldn't have 100% complete control over who his club signs.

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

From the Daily Mirror earlier in the season.

Pep Guardiola has claimed Manchester City would have been attacked for spending over £100million on Declan Rice.

But as his City stars face the Arsenal and England midfielder at The Emirates today, Guardiola has admitted for the first time that he really wanted the “exceptional” 24-year-old star - and pushed as far as he could to land him.

 

[Tnegs]

Pep signing Rice as a rotational player with Rodri would have been a crime against football. Rice belongs at Arsenal we’ve been desperate for a player like this since the Cesc years and what a signing hes turned out to be.

 

[DJ_Markstar]

Interesting if true, find it hard to believe a manager with Pep's stature wouldn't have 100% complete control over who his club signs.

I'd imagine for smaller "project" signings he'd possibly have less input and this would be assigned to a DoF or perhaps a development manager or whatever, but for a bid of £90m I'd be very surprised if it wasn't requested from him.

 

[DJ_Markstar]

Pep signing Rice as a rotational player with Rodri would have been a crime against football. Rice belongs at Arsenal we’ve been desperate for a player like this since the Cesc years and what a signing hes turned out to be.

Let's be honest they'd have gone with a 4-2-3-1 and had Rice/Rodri double pivot with KDB ahead, it would have been completely unfair