Glenn Hoddle has compared one current Arsenal player to Premier League legend Patrick Vieira.
The Gunners extended their lead at the top of the table with an emphatic 5-0 win over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium last night.
Leandro Trossard opened the scoring very early in the game before a brace each from Kai Havertz and Ben White made it 5-0 for the North Londoners.
Every single Arsenal player had a fantastic game last night.
One player, in particular, caught Hoddle’s eye, and the Tottenham Hotspur legend compared him to Arsenal great Patrick Vieira.
Glenn Hoddle names the one thing about Declan Rice that reminds him of Patrick Vieira
Arsenal star Declan Rice has been the signing of the season in the Premier League.
The impact the Englishman has had at Arsenal since his arrival has been incredible, and if the Gunners go on to win the title, he will be one of the biggest reasons why.
Rice had a splendid game against Chelsea last night.
The 25-year-old assisted Leandro Trossard for his opener and came close to scoring a couple of goals himself later in the game.
Some of his runs with the ball from a deeper position were absolutely incredible. Chelsea’s players just couldn’t stop him when he charged forward.
Glenn Hoddle has been around the game for a long, long time, and he has seen some world-class players over the years.
After watching Rice’s driving runs against Chelsea last night, he compared the Arsenal man to Patrick Vieira.
He said on Matchday Live on Premier League productions: “When you let him off the leash a little bit, he can play like an eight and he can get himself forward.
“When he does win the ball, he’s further up the pitch, he’s in a lethal position. If you nick it in front of the centre-backs, you’ve still got a base to play, there’s six passes probably.
“But, if you win it in the last third, my word! He has got that little bit of Patrick Vieira run in him, that surge, that drive with the ball.”
Declan Rice can be compared to another Arsenal legend
There are a lot of similarities between the current Arsenal side and the great teams under Arsene Wenger all those years ago.
The legendary Frenchman compared Martin Odegaard to Dennis Bergkamp not too long ago, but that’s not the only similarity, is it?
Glenn Hoddle has compared Declan Rice to Patrick Vieira now, but just last month, Gilberto Silva compared the Englishman to himself.
The Brazilian claimed that Rice follows the same principles as a number six that he used to do when he played for the Arsenal Invincibles all those years ago.
Gilberto said: “For me, the principles remain the same. I still view Declan as a holding midfielder who protects the back four and gives support to the guys up front. It’s the same job I was asked to do.”
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