Rice Advises Arsenal Players to Block Out Championship Speculation

Declan Rice, Arsenal's midfielder, urged his teammates to block out external noise about championship speculation, emphasizing that the team has performed excellently. Arsenal, currently leading the English Premier League, recently drew 1-1 with Brentford on February 12th. This result leaves Arsenal with 57 points from 26 matches, leading second-placed Manchester City by 4 points. Rice stated, 'We must block out external distractions. We've done very well. People are talking about the championship and Arsenal, but we have a calm group of players.' He added, 'I'm not naive enough to think Brentford is a weak team. They are one of the best teams in the league, and their performance shows it. This is a point we've earned on our journey, but we definitely want to win.'