As a West Ham fan who watches Rice on a daily basis, he truly is a world class player. Works his ass off nonstop. I don't think I've ever seen a game where he's been less than an 8, 9, or 10 out of 10. Incredible player, a class act on and off the pitch, and a born leader. Surely the future captain of England.

Declan Rice is an absolute worldbeater. Absolutely dominates the midfield.

I came back after Rice has played significant games and you're spot on wrt goals and assists.

Great video. I do think what u might be getting wrong is Rice can't really do what Partey does cuz he is not a press resistant player. But he would sure improve on Xhaka and the entire team. He would also be required to make those runs Xhaka makes as it creates an extra attacker in the box. Rice doesn't only improve Arsenal, Arsenal will add a lot more to his attacking game. Just my humble opinion

Just praying for that Fabrizio tweet now 😂

Partey has been class this season. He'll play with Rice next season

Really interesting coming back to this after Rice has played so well up to this point in the season (GW 30), really good predictions!

Interesting, it was one of Rice's interceptions that lead Arsenal to concede the penalty vs West Ham and what happened next, is history

Rice has better stats because West Ham spends a lot more time off the ball than Arsenal. Agreed he's still better than Partey defensively, but Partey is a class above Rice on the ball. Watch the first half against man city at the emirates, he completely dominated the City midfield. He dropped in form in the last 5 games, but he was the best 6 after Rodri last season. The biggest attribute required from a 6 in Artetas system is the ability to control the ball and beat the press in very high pressured situations. Rice can't do it anywhere close to as well as Partey. So he maybe an upgrade on Xhaka, but definitely not Partey.

OMG, that was one of the best analysis of players I have ever seen❤

Great analysis really enjoyed it 👏🏽👏🏽

this was an incredible overview im parying we get him

Before all this rice to arsenal started I was really impressed with rice during arsenal vs West ham. His reading of the game is superb. Very calm in distribution as well

Love the video! Now I'm a fan!

I was excited, but you just elevated that excitement to 1000!

Defensive numbers are deceptive because west ham did a lot more defending this season than Arsenal. If Partey was in the west ham team and rice in the Arsenal the stats could be flipped

Thanks for clarifying. I almost thought you were Declan rice or Pochettino 👍🏾

Thanks Adam - as an Arsenal fan I'm grateful that you explained to me why my team plans to splash £105 mil on Declan and I get it. Now, let's get James Ward Prowse and we're set

This is why Arsenal have brought Haverts too. Haverts replaces Xhaka as that more attacking player and Rice replaces Partey as a More dynamic DM.

I think taking specific metrics to create a narrative can be quite misleading where Partey is concerned. Firstly, because of the way Arsenal set up, Partey is bound to have numbers that aren't as great as far as those defensive metrics are concerned. If Partey was playing for West Ham, who have a much more defensive set up, then Partey would have those number as well or better (if he stayed fit). Also, when comparing who the better player is, you have to look at other aspects of the game, Partey's passing is elite and he's very mobile and can make great one-touch moves to make space and make deft passes as well as drive in with the ball. Rice isn't a better player than Partey but he certainly is better than Xhaka and would be miles better in that left 8 role. Partey is absolute quality he's just not fit, which is where the problem is and where Rice comes in. A midfield of Partey, Odegaard and Rice will be ELITE! I cannot wait for it. But like you said, Rice can play the Partey role aswell and in time he could do it even better. I just hope the deal gets done soon! Great video btw.

And the unveiling is killing us.

Thanks again excellent analysis. Ditto.

What a player..am just buzzing

Brilliant brilliant video

His arsenal journey, will depend on who going to partner him at our midfield, will get best out him or just

Nice we signed him Now we should get Caicedo or Aurelien Tchouameni or Frenkie de Jong and we're very scary again 😊

Everything in this video turned out to be true!. Rice is an absolute beast

I think you overate him. Statswise, his numbers are heavily influenced by the team he plays in. Hence why judging saliba and gabriel vs others cbs for tackles doesn't reflect their play as Arsenal dominate the ball. He will be a massive difference defensively in the midfield.

they're not signing overlapping fullbacks. Inverted fullbacks are an important part of their setup for a reason. Saka and Martinelli are out wide exactly because they represent wide threats capable of beating their fullback 1v1

The only thing Rice has over Partey is being English. Making alot of defensive actions in a relegation battling team doesnt make him better than any top 6 DM. Take his pssession stats for instance and compare

Agree with you..

I am sure you are giving Partey his due. Rice needs to play with him. That's what will make our midfield special!!

My man, Rice the best no6 inPL??? You haven’t watched Rodri? Partey is not benched by Rice at his best. There’s no need for Partey to win the ball like Rice because at Arsenal, Arteta insists on the entire team winning back the ball, rarely is Partey ever called in to win the ball. Partey doesn’t need to make those stupid long runs and tackles like Rice because the team is super organized and everyone contributes to getting the ball back and Partey is tasked with supervising a certain area with or without the ball. What Partey and Rodri do is elite! Insane. Rice played for a terrible team so he’ll work harder than Partey and gather stats like that more, but he’s not better than these two! Arsenal is very organized; That’s because we use our front players to start pressing aggressively IMMEDIATELY we lose the ball. Rice is NOT better than Partey. Arterta wants to replace Partey long term and reduce his minutes or take advantage of availability of a good player in the next season or so. City key players played far less minutes than Arsenal key players last season. That’s how they caught up with Arsenal. I do agree with your profile of both Harvetz and Mount; Rice the best no6 in PL??? Naaaah!

I believe he’s really that good, I’ll be sad to see him go 😞⚒COYI

As an Arsenal fan, I’d prefer we get Lavia or Zubimendi, keep Partey and Jorginho for this season as we bed in Lavia or Zubimendi. Havertz will walk into the Xhaka role and upgrade it immediately.

Welcome to Arsenal 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

West Ham are always defending, what do you expect

Both Partey and Xhaka (and Zinch) can receive the ball in our own half as pivots and pass it immediately or dribble, making a half turn. Rice can't. He seems afraid to lose the ball there. I don't know where he can play when we are in our own half building our attack. He will be a problem. He seems to be a much better tackler than Partey** **(West Ham plays a low block , so it's much easier to stop opponents => Rice's numbers are higher than Partey's.) He isn't an injury prone. He seems to be available all the time. But he can't replace Thomas.

That's why we need Castagne

What a bullsheet rice become a best DMF by own if got counter better than man city 2 DMF on what based man..if opposition give long ball through two winger left or right side can that Rice can block it ...the answer is not a change

He’s fantastic. We can play Zinchencho or Timber as inverted midfielders in alternate games. Havertz mainly for UCL does the job for 2 players Odegaard and Jesus, allowing Saka and Martinelli to attack more.

Ok, this guy makes sense. He’s probably clever

You're over hyping Rice. Let the man play first. This is just an OTT analysis

Rice is not comfortable under pressure like Luka modric Tomas partey fabinho

Arsenal still haven't put in bid in I doubt we will sign him this just typical arsenal pr Chelsea likely club to get him because they will tell west ham they are more serious about wanting him and slap the cash down on the table

Over price British players, 110 M for Declan Rice, no team outside uk is ready to pay so much.

Haha someone who understands, arsenal,and modern football,

Moises caicedo and Kai havertz Arsenal tatics as well???

Rice is really good but now i feel his price tag is really exaggerated. For 100 m i would look to buy 3 players in positions arsenal is not too strong in

I like Rice, absolutely great player, buuut i think a truly world class club would be better for him (a Real Madrid or Bayern Munich), not to knock on Arsenal

Arsenal will be near unbeatable with him, Caicedo and a replacement for Gabriel. They can totally win the CL next year.

Declan Rice is a good player but not better footballer when compared to Thomas Partey. Would be nice if people stop overhyping Declan. He's not the Messiah and not even on Rodri's level. Let's just hope he can perform well in the Arsenal squad which has better players all over the pitch to elevate Rice's game.

Bro rodri is the best dm in the prem even stones

What’s this guy nsme

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This host is amazing. I think its a much better situation for Arsenal than Rice though. Should go to a more established team

Lots of biased ideologies. You attributed Xhaka's superior assist to the quality and style of play of the Arsenal team. But you won't attribute the superiority of Rice's successful tackles to the fact that Westham chased the ball much more than Arsenal had to. Ofcourse your ball recovery will be more if your team's ball retention is low.

I think Partey's main problem at Arsenal (injuries aside) is not that he's a bad defender, but actually more so his lack of temperament a reliable DM has. The ideal 6 in a system like this is not one who has delusions of being Pirlo and tries to make things happen with every pass but someone who controls the tempo well and keeps things safe and ticking.

If you to be mentally damaged to pay more then 30 millions for this guy .Barella from Inter has 3 classes over him.

I recall reading Arsenal fans saying that Partey was better than Casemiro. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.

Hes not better than Partey.

Nonsense Partey is way better on his position that Declan Rice you didn’t explain how that’s the case

Declan Rice is going to Manchester City or Manchester United. 100 %. Arsenal have no chance. You can come back to this comment after Arsenal screw up Declan Rice and Caceido. Edu is useless

English hype

Stop it

Absolute nonsense, defensively yeah rice is better, but technically partey is on a different planet than him. Its funny how u didn't compare Partey and rice directly in all statistical metrics, neither did u put forward caveats that could inflate both players stats. Disingenuous Video

Switched off when he said Rice is better than Partey at No.6. Watch some real life football. The game is not all stats

I like rice.. but better than Partey? Not yet. He can't pass, control nor shoot like Partey.