Declan Rice needs to score more goals, according to Graeme Souness, in order to justify his £105 million ($137 million) price tag at Arsenal.
Rice loses to Souness in the end.
Comparing his own move to Liverpool.
midfielder is given advice to increase his scoring.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Rice’s price tag has also drawn a lot of criticism, including some stern words from the former Liverpool player this month who said the midfielder needs to “do more” to try and help Arsenal.
Rice’s experience as a highly compensated midfielder has now been compared to Souness’ own 1978 transfer to Liverpool, and Souness predicts Rice will thrive in North London.
WHAT THEY SAY: In an interview with The Daily Mail, he claimed, “It’s not Declan’s fault that someone paid £105 million for him.”.
That is a fact he must accept.
When I was a player, I broke the record for the most transfers between English clubs.
Declan will no doubt deal with it as well, even though I didn’t ask for that fee.
“I believe he should score more goals.
It is insufficient that he averages two goals and two assists per season.
He’s joined a very good team and a great football club, so if I were his manager, I’d anticipate him to contribute more goals and be more inventive.
If you have anything about you, you wouldn’t just show up for work and be content with your lot.
This isn’t meant as a criticism.
Every day, you try to get better. And that’s exactly what the top athletes do—they strive to learn something new every single day.”.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE: Rice scored 15 goals in 245 games for West Ham, but his final campaign at the London Stadium saw the most success with five goals across all competitions.
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