Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has tipped Declan Rice to be the next England captain. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he considers the Arsenal midfielder irreplaceable for both club and country because he has become a talismanic presence for the Gunners and Three Lions.
Rooney added that Rice is definitely a natural heir to Harry Kane on the international stage.
His words, “I have to say, Declan Rice is incredible, it was a pleasure watching him. He was all over the pitch and his decision making, when to pass it, where to pass it, what foot to pass it to, his detail on his pass. And it was a pleasure to watch, he was absolutely incredible.
He’s splitting the centre-backs, he’s taking the ball off the centre-backs, acting as a third centre-back, then next minute he’s in the box, trying to score a goal. The detail of his passes, picking up second balls, always landing on balls, and sometimes some of the stuff he does goes a little bit underrated, but he was absolutely incredible.
Obviously Harry Kane’s captain, but he’s the future captain of England. For me, he’s the one who’s probably waiting for Harry to hang his boots up at some point. Then he’s the right one to take over for me because just his drive, his personality, everyone seems to love him, who knows him, who’s close to him. He’s irreplaceable for England.”
WOW.
Arsenal Football Club is an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London. Arsenal compete in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.
The club has won 13 league titles (including one unbeaten title), a record 14 FA Cups, two League Cups, 17 FA Community Shields, the Football League Centenary Trophy, one European Cup Winners’ Cup and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In terms of trophies won, it is the third-most successful club in English football.
After conducting an overhaul in the club’s operating model to coincide with Wenger’s departure, Spaniard Unai Emery was named as the club’s new head coach on 23 May 2018. He became the club’s first ever ‘head coach’ and second manager from outside the United Kingdom.
In Emery’s first season, Arsenal finished fifth in the Premier League and as runner-up in the Europa League. On 29 November 2019, Emery was dismissed as manager and former player and assistant first team coach Freddie Ljungberg was appointed as interim head coach. On 20 December 2019, Arsenal appointed former club captain Mikel Arteta as the new head coach. Arsenal finished the league season in eighth, their lowest finish since 1994–95, but beat Chelsea 2–1 to earn a record-extending 14th FA Cup win. After the season. Arteta’s title was changed from head coach to manager.
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