"When Roy [Keane] was getting the team together and leading the team really well, there was a certain calmness about it. When I look at Declan Rice, he almost looks too emotional. He's lively, he's, 'Come on! Come on! Come on!' And then he makes his mistake. When you're going for a league title, when you've got tough games, there has to be a calmness about you."
"I don't like all that [Rice geeing up the crowd just moments before Kolo Muani's goal]. I don't like people being so emotional like that. And of course we don't, we want emotion but it has to be in the right way. Scoring goals and celebrating, that's great. But game-management in game situations, there needs to be a calmness."
Paul Scholes has criticized Declan Rice's overly emotional approach to football, suggesting it undermines his leadership capabilities. Rice, despite being one of the Premier League's top performers this season, made a costly error in Arsenal's north London derby after demanding composure from teammates. Scholes argues that the best leaders, like Roy Keane, maintain calmness during matches rather than constant emotional displays. While acknowledging emotion's place in football, Scholes contends that game management requires composure and control. He specifically criticized Rice's animated behavior moments before conceding a goal, emphasizing that emotional outbursts should be reserved for celebrations rather than tactical situations.
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