Why Declan Rice is perfect for Arsenal

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Declan Rice is one of the most sought-after midfielders in the Premier League. Each summer he is rumoured to go to one of the Big Six teams. But why? What is it that Rice is so good at? And what makes him a cut above the rest? Why would he be perfect in Arsenal’s set-up?
JJ Bull explains.
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[@thepolticalone961]

He'd pair well if Arsenal get Steph Curry

[@patrickhanlon2325]

Rice drives into the box then kicks it out to Steph for 3. Lethal combination

[@musix3197]

Lmao this comment made me click to the video twice. About to click off so I can watch home but I saw this lmao.

[@Hugh_Amungus]

Curry & Rice, goated combo

[@thepolticalone961]

@@patrickhanlon2325 trust me bro. Lethal combo. Rice with a long pass here and WOW Curry with the another 3 pointer.

[@Butofcitsreallyme]

True

[@williambuckley5601]

Rice is simultaneously underrated and overpriced. He'll excel wherever he goes.

[@awadal-asmary4624]

Most English players is overpriced

[@lidskee461]

It’s the state of the market unfortunately. He would suit any club with the qualities he has and he’s young and physical. Hope Arsenal will go over the line to get him as he’d upgrade our midfield.

[@preetjitsingh328]

Perfect comment!

[@iJaxy10]

Is he even really overpriced. Why would West ham wanna sell their captain and best player to another club in the prem at a deflated prices. If you’re buying an english player from another prem team then obviously there’s gonna be an inflated price tag. That’s how much he’s worth to West Ham so who’s to say they’re overvaluing him

[@samfreeman1974]

​@iJaxy I think it's more so that there are players out there that can provide similar production for a fraction of the price. He may not be overpriced for West Ham, but he would be overpriced for the buying team

[@mitchellsmith8689]

We don’t deserve Tifo. Thank you for all the lovely content, team!❤️

[@irawangani1]

We dont deserve JJ Bull

[@princesssolace4337]

TiFO are full of kids doing BS stuff. Overated bcoz its a white Brits

[@monkeechicken]

Speak for yourself, I'm incredibly entitled :)

[@hurri90]

Tifo r gonna ruin scouting soon 😅

[@balighy1472]

This is by far the best football channel. So much more thoughtful commentary and content than everyone else.

[@superclips842]

Next video should be about feyenord and how Arne Slot has tranformed the team

[@DJMKN93]

Saka, Rice, ESR Hassss to bring some magic 🙏🏻

[@Jonifico]

JJ's command of the camera is pretty cool to see

[@gacielcaro5351]

I would like to see tadic from ajax, he was the orchestrator and the best player during the champions when ten hag was in ajax.

[@PinakKashyap42]

Perfect fit for us at Arsenal. Prepared for Chelsea bidding 200 Mils and take him away.

[@robo.5550]

Rice wants to be in London AND play in CL next season. Last I checked, that's not Chelsea.

[@aztro1]

Can you do another Sensible Transfers episode on Arsenal. Apart from Mount, Arsenal haven’t been linked with an 8s. Also suggest some forwards and RB and CM options😊

[@codybauer4343]

Tyler adams

[@utsavpaudel17]

Gundo has been linked and i would love the idea of gundo on a short term deal

[@mohammeddmalik]

His reading of the game and positioning is exceptional but don't understand his physical attributes. Strong and very leggy makes him superbly suited for intercepting and ball progression

[@victorjacobs5691]

Rodri of Man City is the best at winning the ball back in the whole of Europe

[@stefanpetrusev2327]

Wouldn't he fit amazingly next to enzo,can fall back and carry the ball from the centre backs,enzo doesn't carry the ball amazing but rice does,enzos incredible attacking creativity can finally be explored with rice sitting back and doing what jorginho did for us

[@raydonmerby]

excellent analysis

[@Gaming-Doc]

ISS :) Man knows his stuff.

[@williamhausjah]

Loving the FM stats 😁

[@Saksham00007]

He's got to be world-class. Cause English instantly become a much better & sturdier team just with his presence in the middle.

[@sewaeric]

Do a video on arsenal Vs Brighton tactical analysis ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@SGb_08888]

"100 mil + nice lad " seems fair enough 🤔

[@joebradley2010]

The bull is back

[@alpha8550]

Do ugarte for chelsea

[@gombfej]

Never injured you say? Wait until he comes to Arsenal :-I

[@theobservationsreal3291]

Welcome to Arsenal❤🤍

[@hoangbach0610]

top right rodri

[@ayushapoorva]

I don't think arsenal would go for him if he is valued over 100m, we have seen time to time arsenal has a cap on the valuation for a player and they do a money all approach to purchase anyway.

[@catfishpoptart8895]

11/10 with rice.

[@samuelmbugua975]

This Rice will not germinate.

[@arrdeepeebakz]

Arsenal fan here❤

[@AyaGumede]

I see us getting Caicedo or Zubimendi because West Ham will be ridiculous 🙄

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Brighton get the being ridiculous gold star.

[@AyaGumede]

@@virupakshawalla5734 lmfao very true

[@usorohkoko1403]

I think of odumodu black each time I hear Declan rice

[@atishtete1775]

✅ let's go

[@TwistedSoul2002]

Why have we chosen Arsenal? Umm… views dude. No other reason.

[@littlewing62]

120M he's never coming

[@jaimesanchez6390]

It saddens me that our skipper is more likely than ever to leave West Ham :(, even if we win the UECL I don’t see him staying

[@felix-bk7ne]

Winning Conference would more likely be a 'happy ending' for Rice. Making leaving more easy for him.

[@fundiswaolona1073]

Am I the only person that sees Yaya toure play style in Declans game??

[@TheSesameStreetGang]

Declan Rice is a brilliant footballer, every time I see him play I'm always impressed, especially for England, he instantly makes the team better. He's underrated because he's not flashy like Grealish but he does the nitty-gritty better than any footballer I've seen play. He deserves to go for 100 mil+ and I shudder to think how good he'll be after playing a few seasons in the Champions League. This is great analysis from JJ.

[@dribblesbarbax7570]

Flashy like Grealish? He's a very bog standard winger. Receives the ball. Afraid to to commit defender. Goes backwards and passes it back to defense. Relies on his right foot, restricting how he can play. His best attribute is he knows how to get fouled. Let the opposition chase you with the ball. Cut across them and slow down ever so slightly hoping for minimal contact. Fall over like a sack of spuds

[@Wilcoranking]

​@@dribblesbarbax7570 excellent.... Once a player scores a few goals in consecutive games these fans forget everything else. Grealish should really play on the right, he slows the play down turning sideways. I don't know why fullbacks get sucked into allowing him inside.

[@visianwatson1047]

@@dribblesbarbax7570 grealish is flashy he just can’t do it with pep lol look what pep did to mahrez

[@benchwarmer2973]

he is unselfish, positioned himself correctly to balance the structure, thus enable players upfront to have freedom attacking. tactical wise, he is good.

[@znhait]

Calling him a brilliant footballer is a bit of a stretch. He's definitely very good, but I think you're being paid by West Ham to hype him up.

[@Beanskiiii]

I’m so glad you mentioned his dribbling aesthetic and it’s deceptiveness. That’s what won me over, because I didn’t think he was as good on the ball as he is; precisely because of his aesthetic

[@MylesB93-]

0:32 Look at Rodri 😱😱😱

[@danonck]

Yeah, it's easy to say Haland was vital for City winning the league. But this year seems like Rodri was their MVP

[@a.d.7763]

Exactly! Right?)

[@ryanyates6761]

rodri is stupidly good

[@StuttGooner]

People act like he all of a sudden showed up 😅 He's been doing that the last 6 years. Rodri at Atlético was already one of the best 6 in the world, even back in his Villareal days with 21 he was the heir to Busquets thrown.

[@Saeroye]

Scoring the champions league winner couldn’t be better. Quietly impressive and underrated. What a way to get the attention you deserve.

[@huubhuijbens8816]

So if Rice comes to Arsenal, Arsenal has the option to play both with Odegaard and Smith-Rowe in the midfield. Very very exciting. I think a lot that Arsenal should try to get Mazraoui from Bayern, he didn't got a lot of play time from the club the whole season. We don't have a real rightback. Mazraoui is very energetic, he is very dangerous in offense and also very responsible as defender. He is almost the exact players as Zinchenko but for in the rightback position! If Arsenal get Rice and Mazraoui in the summer they could play 2-3-2-3! A children's dream of every person who loves attacking football!! Very awesome it could almost happen for my favorite club.

[@TheSealDribble]

Mazraoui is a great shout! And we'll have Tierney and White/Tomi to sub if Arteta wants a 3-2 shape in build up instead.

[@jdjphotographynl]

Mazraoui is relatively injury prone though, not sure if that would make him a great fit for the Premier League. Think he is better off staying at Bayern, where he has been getting sufficient playing time again in the past month, or to move to La Liga, where the play isn't as quick and physical as the Premier League.

[@ShiNooBi1986]

My dream to see ESR and Odegaard in midfield regularly

[@KA-ps1ne]

Rise a moderate player not standard for UEFA and Uerope fit, better to remain in his own ecxisting team.

[@wannenburgwannenburg3695]

@@KA-ps1ne Bird brained take

[@fromisgunner]

Some Arsenal fans want Caicedo over him if they only had to choose one 😂 I like Caicedo too but Rice on the Xhaka role would elevate the squad to the next level

[@huubhuijbens8816]

If we had Caicedo and Rice we might have won in the decisive game against City 😟😟😟😟 I'm happy how exciting attacking football we play with the whole squad, but we don't have one Caicedo or Rice kind of player in the squad. That made it that when Arsenal were against a team that play the similar way, but with more experience and more wealth, a horrible disaster.

[@alzer6467]

Ricedo

[@spacenodus7959]

If u think it would worthy over him then why not get him 🤷🏻

[@jplb96]

Caicedo is outstanding and a different player to Rice. They could play together.

[@angkhoapham8209]

Nah Rice doesnt really pose an imminent inbox threat like Xhaka, nỏ can he be smart positionally in front of the box. He's a different kind of player, a defensive that can innitiate attacks.

[@Smile-newaccount-tj2lh]

Rodri is underrated look at the stats WTF , WHAT A PLAYER

[@nuudelz3711]

Idk if he’s underrated or just overlooked. Happens a lot when you play on Madrid, so many great players up front you forget where the counter starts from

[@ajmalaj4381]

Considering the money required to bring him in, he could be either Arsenal's equivalent of Virgil Van Dijk signing or also could be the Paul Pogba signing

[@siberianTiger639]

Or Arsenal's Maguire 😬

[@sloht4061]

He'll be an amazing player for Arsenal. He's not got the attitude of Pogba. Pogba failed due to his stinky idea that he's amazing and the best in the world. Self entred and very egotistical. Rice is level headed, determined to learn, improve and be a better person aswell as a player. He's be transformed by Arteta and, judging by the players Arteta gets in, he'll be willing to get his head down and improve. He's never sign a Paul pogba.

[@virupakshawalla5734]

As long as he isn't Pepe signing 😂. He isn't Pogba, he's got feet on ground

[@jefferysweaty6028]

Pogba? Don't even mention his name

[@DonAl_Capone]

Paul pogba is the most technically gifted player of our generation. He didn’t flop but he didn’t reach his potential (to be the goat midfielder). Rice is nowhere near that level, he will either be vvd or mctominay for arsenal.

[@Maj1794]

Rice and caicedo is what we need

[@fabjon6311]

Rice is a really good player. I like him. But he is not a great passer like JJ says. He is an average passer & he is not a progressive passer. Also he is not comfortable if opponents press him with his back to goal. But he is really really good certain things. Elite ball winner, i remember him winning a ball in his own box against Rashford after sprinting more than half of the pitch. Also his atleticism is helping in his carries, not his technical ability.

[@commentarytalk1446]

You know it's serious when, "cost of living crisis" or "stealth inflation" are running riot, when a bag of Rice costs £100m !!!

[@linusxv181]

Can you do one about Ugarte and how underrated he is?

[@Mandem909]

He was great on my football manager save. I rate him highly! lol

[@Slim2Flo]

He played exceptionally against us in europa, didnt realise he was so young!

[@stefanpetrusev2327]

I hope Chelsea can get him,he's basically the next kante,and would fit amazingly with Enzo

[@Alex-tn3tq]

​@@stefanpetrusev2327 we can only hope bro, sadly I think we'll either settle for Lavia (who is good but Ugarte is better) or overspend ridiculously on Rice or Caicedo

[@katman9900]

​@@stefanpetrusev2327 he's probably gonna sign for Liverpool since we are the frontrunners for his signature

[@iandecastro6661]

He was made for arsenal. He’s meant for this club

[@chancethefappr]

❤

[@kingkai18]

He’s also exceptionally versatile, young, and possesses great mentality. You can plug him in as a 6, 8, or even a fullback which i can see with Arteta occasionally if we lose Tierney and want to rotate zinny out

[@Sreeve94]

Great vid. I didn't know too much about his style but this is fab. Really hope Arsenal sign him now. Only two things not mentioned - he's English, which puts him at a premium, but useful for the homegrown numbers. Also, he's right footed. If he was left footed that would be amazing, I think Pep & Arteta try more to put right footers on the right and left footers on the left - for everyone except wingers. In this vid you see him play the Xhaka position, but the passing options are slightly (very slightly) different for a right footer vs. a left footer on the left side of the pitch. Maybe his all round skills mean that's not the biggest issue, but I wonder if he would excel even more on the right side of the pitch?

[@patrickdaitya7084]

Odegaard is a left footer playing on the right side, so he could always swap

[@sanietj7626]

🤣 by that graph hes like a lesser version of Rodri. Obviously you have to take into account that they play for very different teams

[@vvrath]

Anyone else's brain automatically insert the phrase "dribbly boys" at 4:59 ? JJ has ruined me

[@fajitariñho]

watching JJ repeatedly describe a perfect lone 6 only for him to then just shove the player through the cookie cutter of an all around 8 because *he’s able* to play there is not what I expected from a video about *best fit* but here we are. edit: literally gestures at parteys area of the pitch at the beginning of the video then just never places the guy there.

[@lasersnake]

This wasn’t much more informative than the version I created in my own head to the old silent video.

[@phoenixfire6559]

"He's so fast he can get past Fabinho ..." I think most Liverpool fans would restructure that sentence as "Fabinho's so slow, [Insert Name] can get past ..."

[@awaynekerr]

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[@reccyre]

Welcome to The Arsenal, Dec 😍😍😍

[@obaroedafe3692]

Who’s back here after the Arsenal signing?

[@SuperSuperscope]

Rice is xhakas successor caicedo is parteys

[@inreX30]

Why does this feel like an Ad to buy Rice

[@biggerinofudge]

pleaaaaseeee bring back Tifo football show

[@fugaziishime]

Rice and frenkie are up there with the aesthetics in their way of controlling and dribbling the ball.

[@znhait]

Good player and real tidy on the ball. However, he's not a sitting midfielder or a box-to-box midfielder. Whether he can become great will depend on if he can be a more adventurous passer of the ball.

[@avenellroad]

I agree with all of it except the runs in small spaces he could make, I can't see it. He can cross or feed Martinelli but he won't dribble into the box. He does have the control for it. Also some doubts about his press resistance in his own third. I'd like him but as WH play a completely different game I think it's crazy to pay over 100m. Or let's say it I think we need more players than only him. Haha.

[@felix-bk7ne]

He is one of the most press resistant players I've ever seen at west ham. He's honestly so good at keeping the ball, either dribbling round players or making a good pass if needed. This is one of his strengths IMO.

[@Mussa.H]

He will do wonders in that xhaka role. If xhaka flourished in that role last season. Then Rice will be able to do that at an even higher level.

[@Zeerse_Chef]

The best thing would be the potential commentator puns on Ben White and Declan Rice being in the same team.

[@shaheryarnaqvi8]

90 mil you could get a proper player like De jong,Kimmich or even Barella

[@Mthandeni14]

He is not worth it to be honest!

[@mutondukalota6098]

Rice and Jude are Overrated

[@marwanzuqy6790]

Aside ability wise, his character tick all the boxes for Arteta's culture in Arsenal.

[@darreno2428]

No the boy is absolute classy not classless like the Arsenal team.

[@marwanzuqy6790]

@@darreno2428 classless like ur fanbase

[@chrismaryan]

I love how the KZbin generated captions note Granit Xhaka as Greenwich Jacket.

[@thehearingaid]

i know my FF team name next year.

[@AeonQuasar]

Meh, overrated English player. Though still a great player, but worth €40-60M if he wasn't English. Not sure how he can improve Arsenal significantly. The difficulty once you reach the top is squeeze the extra missing 5-10% for consistency and quality. There are more areas in that team that need upgrades then defensive midfield.

[@johnrohlf7902]

City will sign Rice so Arsenal doesn’t.

[@charles9489]

Yeah makes sense

[@Alorio-Gori]

So happy that we got him ❤

[@manlikeJide]

I love the iss 98 reference. Not only do you know ball you also know football games.

[@cold3055]

He will come back Home 💙💙💙 chelsea fans

[@oryem4301]

literally have been watching every Tifo video for the last 2 years. Just realised i’m not even subscribed 🤦‍♂️

[@ShiNooBi1986]

Lol I just subscribed

[@minifpl]

Excellent video. Can’t see him in the Xhaka position though, he could do it, but he’s one of, if not, the best 6 in the world.

[@MrMilla103]

I don't understand him at Arsenal unless Zinchenko plays as a lb holding the width or he takes Partey's or White's place. One of Xhaka's biggest things with Arsenal at least in their current form are his off ball runs in the left half space to make space for others or stretch the opposition defense, Rice never does that nor is left footed...

[@ACE360x]

Jorgi was the profile we wanted. Him and rice aren't too different. Good progressive numbers, wins the ball in midfield but need more in terms of goal contributions

[@javierlandaverde4108]

I don't get why people think Xhaka just passes in the final third. If you watch Arsenal constantly the guy moves off the Ball and creates many space for Martinelli or Odegard to get open. He's not a dribbler though and that's by his nature as a true CM.

[@MehediHasan-jt3py]

rice rice baby

[@JamSoupMusicLols]

He's a plodder. Useful ij the premier league but 90+ million? Nah fam im out at that price

[@j.s3300]

Kinda good for every team

[@sewaeric]

Do a video on arsenal Vs Brighton tactical analysis ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ittishim9136]

he should leave the premier league. after all switching countries is his favourite hobby

[@damircc]

Would love to see him at Bayern alongside Kimmich!

[@randyschwaggins]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@millbank]

How comes when spurs play the hammer and usually win I don't even notice rice?

[@thilla9317]

International Superstar Soccer, what a game been so long since I've even heard of it haha 😂

[@TwistedSoul2002]

I bought that for the snes when I was 15 lol

[@keenancerff5359]

Chelsea signed kante for £30 something million after winning the league !!! This man hasn’t won anything not even played champions league There’s just no way he costs so much

[@gooner3681]

transfer market is broken no point trying to make sense of it anymore

[@knappster1754]

I was thinking he could also do a sort of Stones role for Arsenal aswell.

[@kiloisnear]

Psalms 23:4 2 Cor 4:4, repent- Heil GOD

[@alistairdancepmm]

good content, pity about the odd, unnecessary background music

[@GregorySpikeMD]

To Barcelona?

[@marcusluci]

And now he’s about to sign, pin this comment, arsenal winning the league

[@BigWatersBand]

Depends whether he can bottle the Europa Conference League

[@NamPhan-st5ik]

man gon be 100 mil +

[@igaarnold7840]

If we are a serious club, we need to pay it. In UCL you need world beaters and he clearly is one

[@colouredIncognito]

This wannabe comedy show has gotten really really bad...

[@FlashMeterRed]

.... so chelsea will sign him and put him as back up on the left wing

[@ShadyDogg]

Will be an Arsenal legend, right there with Saka & Odegaard too

[@hanif-pl5hd]

really good player, but the english tax is ridiculous

[@keenancerff5359]

There is no way he is more expensive that caicedo

[@Badfilms6784]

So theyre finally replacing Patrick Vieira?