Rice Can Be The Best Midfielder In The World – Peter Reid

Declan Rice is up there with the best midfielders that England have ever produced, Peter Reid has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Comparing the Arsenal talisman to Steven Gerrard and Bryan Robson, Peter stated that Rice has been exceptional when it comes to defending, attacking and reading the game.

Reid added that Declan is well on his way to becoming the most complete midfielder on the planet.

His words, “I think he’s a massive influence on the park. Top player, top player.

Bryan Robson was a top player, so if I’m mentioning them two in the same breath, it just shows you how I regard Declan Rice. Terrific footballer. I’ve seen a lot of talk of comparing him to Bryan Robson. I think he’s up there.

I mean, Stevie G was an outstanding footballer, brilliant. He’s up there in the top echelon of midfield players. Both sides of the game – getting the ball, handling the football, reading the situations, defensively, attacking-wise. You don’t get any better.

I’ve been a manager and negotiated deals. The game now has moved on and there’s that much dough in the game now.

People are worth what people want to pay. You can put figures on it, but that’s the way it is. We’ve got a World Cup with 48 teams in it now. It’s all about that [money]. We’ve got a European Super League talked about. That’s the way the game is, it’s all about that.

If he were to be prised out of the Arsenal – I don’t think there’s any chance of that – it costs you a few quid, let’s put it that way.”

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.