{"id":292176,"date":"2023-09-11T16:34:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292176"},"modified":"2023-09-11T16:34:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:34:39","slug":"declan-rice-says-mikel-arteta-was-the-main-reason-he-joined-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/declan-rice-says-mikel-arteta-was-the-main-reason-he-joined-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Declan Rice says Mikel Arteta was the main reason he joined Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Declan Rice says playing under manager Mikel Arteta was the main reason that he joined Arsenal as midfielder reveals he &#8216;knew the moment I met him&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Declan Rice joined Arsenal for a club record fee of \u00a3105m in the summer<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The midfielder says he was convinced the moment he met Mikel Arteta\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast\u00a0It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Declan Rice says that manager Mikel Arteta was the main reason that he decided to sign for Arsenal from West Ham.<\/p>\n<p>The English midfielder joined the Gunners for a club-record fee of \u00a3105m in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Rice has hit the ground running and scored his first goal in the 3-1 victory over Manchester United last time out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with Joe Cole on Channel 4, Rice said &#8216;I have to say the manager&#8217; when asked why he joined Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The way he sees the game, the way he wants to play football. I think you&#8217;ve seen arsenal the last two years the way they&#8217;ve played as a team I really saw myself fitting in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/16\/75299209-12505067-image-a-1_1694444835008.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta (left) was the main reason that Declan Rice decided to join Arsenal\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/16\/75299705-12505067-image-m-14_1694445724691.jpg\" height=\"322\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rice was speaking to former England star Joe Cole in an interview on Channel 4<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So far that decision has paid off. I feel really at home. I always had that gut feeling that Arsenal would be the club<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sometimes one journey ends and another starts,&#8217; he added. &#8216;I cannot thank everyone enough there (At West Ham). It was a fairytale ending for me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve still paid a massive interest in them this season. I still speak to the boys regularly. I text the manager at the start of the season and said good luck boss.<\/p>\n<p>Rice also spoke on the differences in his role at his new club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;s say the difference in the way I&#8217;m having to play, it&#8217;s much more advanced. Much more forward thinking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Instead of sitting in a low block waiting for the counter attack it&#8217;s much more like winning the ball higher up the pitch and being more aggressive on that front.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve always wanted to reach the top level and get every inch out of myself. Arsenal is where I see myself doing that best.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12505067\/Declan-Rice-says-playing-manager-Mikel-Arteta-main-reason-joined-Arsenal-midfielder-reveals-knew-moment-met-him.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Declan Rice says playing under manager Mikel Arteta was the main reason that he joined Arsenal as midfielder reveals he <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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