I agree to an extent in that he definitely has weaknesses that don’t get talked about here. Out of possession he might be the best midfielder in the world, he’s extremely good at winning the ball and carrying.

The thing though is that for him to be the best #6 in the world he needs to improve his recieving and passing. Jon Mackenzie talked on the Potshot Podcast about how it really took Rodri 2 years to adopt and develop into the absolute world class #6 that he is today at Man City, and I think you’d have to assume that with Rice that’s the end goal as well. Rice doesn’t have the ability to control and run a game in the way Rodri does nor to be as progressive with his passing selection. There’s a chance he can develop that but that’s really the million dollar question, can he develop into that or do we simply need to add another midfielder that does that better and let Rice be what he currently is?