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Declan "Deccers" Rice

Pepe LeFrits

Rice on the win:

I’m absolutely buzzing. This is what I envisioned when I joined the club. It was a really tough game, but we dug in there, created some really good chances and had a bit of luck at the end.

You just have to be patient against them. The manager said before the game that it’s like a load of little games rolled into one. They move and change so much. You can ger frustrated but it’s about sticking to what the manager wants. It’s my first [trophy] for this club, and Aaron’s, so we’re buzzing.

I feel like I’ve grown so much already in the three weeks I’ve been here. There’s a lot of information to take in on what the manager to wants. I’m eager to learn and keep improving. With this team we’ve got – the manager, the staff – we can achieve anything this year. We need to stay focussed, stay together and enjoy today.

I think the last paragraph is pertinent. He has an incredibly demanding role to step into.

KingslandBarge

daredevil yep I see it as project 'total midfielder'; an ensemble of high attributes at a 100 mill premium that will need to be shaped. He should be good to go on a few things in the short-term(now), and others will take longer.

That said, I thought he was good/par yesterday, not much more.

Pepe LeFrits Feel the same way; theres a development path here that leads to him regularly moving across 3 zones, needing to be top notch in attack and defense, slowing/raising tempo, pivot changes, ball progression etc. Thats quite demanding.

I actually thought his style in 19/20 was closer to our present needs, and do agree there is some unlearning just as much as learning to do.

Sicario2 - Tier 1

In one game already won more than Kane has in his whole career

HomeSteak

Better...but I still worry about how he looks when he has the ball, and his passing.

lorddulaarsenal

Love him

Gazza M

I see him dominating that left 8 position eventually. he has the engine to make lots of forward runs, the anticipation to win the ball high the pitch, and if he gets caught out he can make defensive recoveries like the one in the clip above.

I give it at least 6 months before we see his best form though, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him on the bench during the early part of the season, if only to observe and learn what his role is. similar to fabinhos development arc in that sense

JazzG

Around 43s & 1:30 showing awareness and athleticism that nobody in our squad has.

He needs to improve but massive talent.

daredevil

JazzG

I really liked what I saw of him yesterday. Real powerhouse of a midfielder who can play box-to-box. Will be interesting to see how his offensive play develops but I daresay, we have finally replaced Patrick Vieira. Playing him as a 6 would also be a waste of his athleticism and perhaps exposing his relatively weak passing game. He should be given the full length of the pitch to move in.

Mirth

He's got the raw attributes to be an all time great.

Unfortunately will have to unlearn all his West Ham training before he can make the step up. For instance, I hardly noticed him passing between the lines compared to the rest of our players.

Gazza M

Mirth his passing is good higher up the pitch eg. at the end of a powerful run or dribble, but he has always been noticeably conservative when passing from deep positions. not really a metronome or pass master, but that's not a surprise to me at all. I don't think that's what he was bought for any way

TambourineMan

He is quite a conservative passer but I'm sure he'll unlearn that part of his game with time.

Crucial we retain Partey this season whilst he finds his feet in a more progressive team.

IBL

Dude is an absolute baller

Meatwad

IBL
when you watch a video like this it's just a reminder of how amazing those who can take those impressive skills from the training ground to the real games are.

Clrnc

Weird for his yesterday showing to be deemed a baller tbh

IBL

Clrnc from the YouTube video, not yesterday

Gunner89

Fabinho was on the liverpool bench for 3 months at the start till he learned the system

Give it more than 1 match

Clrnc

Gazza M yeah agree. He's functional, athletic and good physically with decent power but wouldn't ever think he's a baller tbh. Don't have that kind of tekkers unlike Partey

daredevil

Gazza M

His biggest issue is when receiving the ball facing his own goal. Doesn't yet know how to receive the ball on the half turn and evade his marker, which isn't an easy skill to learn if you don't know how to do it. This is why I think he's very similar to Xhaka in terms of not being ideal as a 6. When he has the ball facing forward, his passing is progressive. It's when he's running back or receiving it sideways that he's negative with his passing.

daredevil

He's the perfect Xhaka replacement. It will be a tough ask to match the Swiss's G/A contribution but his athleticism combined with his positional play will transform our press. He's so quick and athletic that he was parallel with Odegaard and leading the press as twin 8's when City had the ball in their half, and when the press was broken and City reached our box, he was parallel with Partey and forming a double pivot. Very similar to Xhaka in his dual defensive and offensive contributions

It will be interesting to see how Havertz plays the role but I get the sense that Rice being the bigger purchase will retain his position with Havertz continuing on upfront, who will then be dropped once Jesus is back.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Arteta is the king of coaching body positioning so there's hope.

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