Too make you guys more confure and this thread more chaos. I will come with my personally thoughts.
Rice is better with the ball than McTom. In the way of going forward, but not as keeping the ball. Because McTom is more explosive.
McTom is better destroyer and ballwinner than Rice
Fred is a better ballwinner than Rice
Rice is better with the ball than Fred
Matic is better with the ball than Rice
Rice is a better destroyer and ballwinner than Rice
Locatelli is a lot better with the ball than Rice
Rice is a better destroyer than Locatelli
Tchouaméni is better with the ball than Rice
Camavinga is better with the ball than Rice
So i hope mine thoughts and opinions have make it easier for you guys to come to a conclusion which DM/CM United shall go for and where Rice is as a player and DM. How good Rice is. And good luck with the endless personally point of view discussion. Personal thoughts will just lead to endless discussion = waste of time.
But in the end. Another personally opinion. United and Ole get to sell one of Fred and McTerminator. Before buying Declan Rice. No need for 3.4 DM in the squad. Include Matic. Waste of money and space.
And to claim Rice is a better destroyer and ballwinner than McTerminator?Not a chance. McTerminator is more explosive, quicker in the first metres, taller and longer feeets. More lightweight and easy on the toes than Rice. Rice is sligtly, just a little bit better on the ball.
If United buy a new CM. Then it get to be one of the upcoming creative cm players in Locatelli, Tchouaméni or Camavinga. United have engough destroyer in Fred and McTerminator. Drop one of of those two. Then go for a more really good creative cm to open up parking bus and tight defend. Scholes was really really and world class at it. Assist passes to the attackers. Scholes was world class at it. When Iniesta rate Scholes one of the best cm player. You know how good Scholes was out. No league trophy after Scholes retirement. Carrick was still there after Scholes retirement. But Carrick alone couldnt help much. Its a huge big whole United has solve yet. Even world champion and super creative and skillful Pogba couldnt reach Scholes level.
And Sir Alex knew exactly why he had to convince Scholes to come out of his retirement. And what happened when Scholes came out of retirement?To play his last season?Sir Alex was clever to retire too. When he knews Scholes retire second time.
Sorry nothing personally against Carrick. But not a chance Carrick was as good as Scholes. Scholes was world class creative cm player. A world class nr.8. Is about the creative and what you can do with the ball. All skills with the ball. Include finishing. Not a chance. Carrick is half level under Scholes. Carrick has never been a worldclass player.
Scholes worldclass and top level = 5 out of 5 point
Carrick = a half level under world class = 4.5 out of 5
Even i would pick Steven Gerrard over Carrick any day of the week.
The point is United need a new creative cm. In the direction of a complete creative, skillful and top finishing like Scholes and Gerrard. If United can get a new Scholes or Gerrard. Beside a world class and beast of a CB. Those 2 new world class players will make United premier league champion again. Then maybe a world class level of manager is required too. To match the level of world class players on the pitch. Not a chance if world class players join and work under a manager of championship level for example. Great and top leaders attract world class players. Hobby football managers attract hobby football players.
Conclusion and sum. Personally. If i am United manager and keep using 4-2-3-1. Then i will not buy Rice and a new Carrick type of player. BUT if i change formation from 4-2-3-1 too 4-3-3 with a deep laying DCM?Then i would go for a Carricka and Busquets type of DCM playmaker like Manuel Locatelli.
With 4-2-3-1, The nr.6 is a Roy Keane and Kante type of DM. Better and best in the defensive, but still capable of going and running forward with the ball. Like Keane and Kante. But they are better without the ball and in the defensive.
With 433 = Then that nr.6 i not a DM, but a DCM = Defensive central midfield player. or a deep laying creative cm player. Not a Roy Keane or Kante type of player. You get to know which kind of DM player you have to buy for different positions.
A reason why United have to sell one of Fred or McTom, before if buying Rice. If Ole and United will still use 4231 formation. No need for 3-4 DM in a Duo CM, in 4231 formation. If i am the owner of the club. I will definitely not give permission to buy a new DM, before you sell one of the current DM.
United were struggling and had problems of open up tight defend and parking bus. Because United were lacking a consistent top level nr.8. Pogba not consistent and injury. Even with Bruno helped a lot. But not enough. United need a nr.8 to combine with Bruno and the attacking upfront 4. Not only with passing, but many assist passes and triangle passes combination. Deliver and recieve the ball back combination. Scholes would defintely love to play in a team with Bruno, Rashford and Sancho. Some kind of a really fast and precise 5 a side combination. Then a peak and world class Scholes could do everything with the ball. That man is really really needed at United. Scholes out of retirement again.