Tsohuwar jarumi na Arsenal Ray Parlour ya yabi Declan Rice sosai, yana kwatanta ɗan wasan tsakiya a matsayin muhimmin jigo mai canzawa ga kulob ɗinsa da ƙasarsa, a cikin shirye-shiryen FIFA World Cup 2026.

Rice ya zama ɗaya daga cikin ɗan wasan tsakiya mafi tasiri a ƙwallon ƙafa na Turai tun ya shiga Arsenal daga West Ham United a lokacin rani na 2024, kuma Parlour ya ce bai yi tsammanin ƙasa da haka ba tun lokacin da an tabbatar da canja wuri.

"Na tuna lokacin da yake shirye-shiryen sanya hannu, ina a mashaya ta gida, inda Mark Noble ma yake zuwa," Parlour ya gaya wa FourFourTwo. "Ina magana da Mark ina cewa, 'Me ke faruwa da Declan, zai sanya hannu?' Saboda su biyun sun kasance abokai kusa a West Ham kuma Mark ya ce ya ji hakan. Na yi farin ciki sosai domin na sani irin ɗan wasan da yake."

Fiye da ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa

Parlour ya jaddada cewa tasirin Rice ya wuce kwanakin wasanni. Noble, tawagarsa ta tsohon West Ham United, ya yabi halayyar Rice a filin horarwa — himmarsa, mayar da hankalinsa, da son sa hannunsa wajen taimakawa ƴan wasan ƙanana da ke kewaye da shi.

"Akwai ƴan wasan ƙanana da yawa da ke kallon Declan a matsayin abin koyi," Parlour ya ce. "Wannan yana da mahimmanci sosai domin a can ne kake yin ainihin aikin ka kowane rana — a filin horarwa, yana magana da mutane kuma yana ƙoƙarin taimakon su."

Tsohon ɗan wasan tsakiya na Arsenal ya ba Rice daraja ga nasarar kambun Premier League da Arsenal ta samu a kakar da ta gabata. Rice, a cewar sa, yana jagoranci ba ta kalmomi ba ne, sai ta ƙoƙari na gaske — yana kafa ma'auni da ya tilasta wa waɗanda ke kusa da shi su ɗaga matakin wasanninsu.

"Yana da wahayi domin ba ya tsoron yin ayyukan mawuyaci — aikin da ba shi da daɗi, duk da dukkan baiwarsa. Wani lokaci dole ka yi ƙoƙari sosai kuma kana iya jin yana yin haka. 'Yan wasan da ke kewaye da shi suma suna yin haka, don haka ya zama wahayi na gaske ga ƙungiyar Arsenal."

Mutumin da England ke dogara a gasar cin kofin duniya

Rice ya fara wasan farko na England a FIFA World Cup 2026 — nasarar da suka samu akan Croatia — kuma Parlour ya yi imani cewa mutumin Arsenal zai zama mai muhimmanci a fatan England a duk tsawon gasa.

"Shi ɗan wasan mafi kyau ne, kuma mutum ne mai kyau, wanda yana da mahimmanci kamar yadda zama ɗan wasan mafi kyau yake," Parlour ya ƙara. "Har yanzu ƙarami ne, don haka yana da shekaru masu yawa a gabansa. Zai iya yin ƙari sosai ga Arsenal da kuma ga England."

Parlour ya bayar da maganganunsa a matsayin wani ɓangare na gangamin Best Seat in the House, wanda ke gayyatar masu son ƙwallon ƙafa a duk faɗin Burtaniya su goyi bayan mashayoyinsu na gida a lokacin gasar — yana jaddada yanayin musamman wanda kwarewar kallo tare kawai zai iya bayarwa.