I don’t see it as much here, but I see confidence get talked about a lot with players these days (rightly so imo). Maybe this is point out the obvious or a hot take… The one thing I feel Rice visibly exudes aside from confidence is a hatred for losing. You see a lot of people get anxious or panicky, trying to bring the pace of the game up by making quick, rash actions either on the ball or when pressing/tackling, sometimes its yelling or instructing loudly and animatedly at teammates. He just seems…mad, like controlled furious about being in a losing position. Then goes and does something about it. Again, I’m probably pointing out the obvious, but it’s good to see that personality in the midfield.
Rice MOTM, arguably the best player so far this season. 4 points gained by him against big 6 teams.
I don’t see it as much here, but I see confidence get talked about a lot with players these days (rightly so imo). Maybe this is point out the obvious or a hot take… The one thing I feel Rice visibly exudes aside from confidence is a hatred for losing. You see a lot of people get anxious or panicky, trying to bring the pace of the game up by making quick, rash actions either on the ball or when pressing/tackling, sometimes its yelling or instructing loudly and animatedly at teammates. He just seems…mad, like controlled furious about being in a losing position. Then goes and does something about it. Again, I’m probably pointing out the obvious, but it’s good to see that personality in the midfield.