mirrorstare
Well-Known Member
Not a good game, but nothing.
Not a good game.
Not a good game.
He hasn't been playing well. He has been OK. Nothing more nothing less. Nobody is expecting Messi. We are simply expecting a defensive minded midfielder not to get sold so quickly by a change of direction and dangle his leg out every time at the edge of the box. He almost cost us the game against Sp**s. He ran off the pitch against Sp**s in the first game. He gave away again some silly fouls tonight in dangerous areas.He played fine today. Nothing too exciting, sure. He is the engine and he is adjusting to that responsibility.
He’s been playing well if you know football. If you don’t, and you think he should be Messi, then of course he will disappoint. Teams do not come down the Arsenal middle for a reason, and he always looks to progress the ball, even when the forwards just sit there.
He needs to practice shooting if he wants to add that to his game.
Yeah I let A-M convince me that he was a number 8 even though my instincts told me he wasn’t.This is the conversation AM hasn't been having for the past 8 months. He isn't Yaya or PV4, imo he's a Fernandinho. Just because he can make some excellent forward passes doesn't mean he's not a holding midfielder.
Also go look at his stats and who they're similar to, it's Yves Bissouma, who plays as the deepest midfielder for Brighton.
Think about Utd's midfield right now with Pogba and Bruno, pretty much universal agreement that what it needs is a McTominay/Fred upgrade. Frankly they should have bought Partey last summer. Now their fans want Bissouma. Partey/Bissouma plus Pogba and Bruno is a complete midfield. We have one of those elements, maybe the AM if we get Ødegaard or someone else. What we don't have is a Pogba. There's a good argument that that's the type of CM we need.
He played fine today. Nothing too exciting, sure. He is the engine and he is adjusting to that responsibility.
He’s been playing well if you know football. If you don’t, and you think he should be Messi, then of course he will disappoint. Teams do not come down the Arsenal middle for a reason, and he always looks to progress the ball, even when the forwards just sit there.
He needs to practice shooting if he wants to add that to his game.
Thought that too. His worst period of the game was before the break with the two dangerous free kick positions he gave away. Everton has way too decent freekick takers to give those away.Hmmm .... I thought he was mostly very good today outside of the continued horrible long-range attempts. Won a ton of balls in midfield. A couple sloppy passes but also some very good ones and was more good than bad.
Also, a central midfielder absolutely need to know how to shoot and Partey isn't a very good shooter. Look at those winning clubs and their central midfielders usually are very lively, very involved in play and love to shoot. Look at Scholes, Lampard, Bruno, Gundogan vs players like Özil who doesn't dare to shoot anymore. I think that even Fred, McTominay or Elneny are better players than Partey because they dare to shoot and can shoot decently well and willing to run more.
Pretty much useless player.
Quite slow, not enthusiastic enough. Poor at dribbling. Not involved in one-two because he doesn't run forward after passing. He's focused on passing only and doesn't try anything outrageous. It isn't a bad thing but you expect more. A lazy player who passes the ball whenever he gets it and then doesn't run much after passing. Basically, he was happy with his new contract at Arsenal and stopped trying. NOT AN ENGINE AT ALL.
Many players are better than him. Ceballos supposedly was only available at 25 mil is more technically gifted on the ball and tries harder. Now they have a Ceballos who is on loan and playing 1 in 2 games, disrupting team play and understanding because the line up keep changing every week.
Also, a central midfielder absolutely need to know how to shoot and Partey isn't a very good shooter. Look at those winning clubs and their central midfielders usually are very lively, very involved in play and love to shoot. Look at Scholes, Lampard, Bruno, Gundogan vs players like Özil who doesn't dare to shoot anymore. I think that even Fred, McTominay or Elneny are better players than Partey because they dare to shoot and can shoot decently well and willing to run more.
haha you are right. Fred can't shoot that well but he's still better than Partey who just sits back and walk after passing.You guys really do deserve Ceballos, El-neny and X
Did you just say Fred can shoot? @UnitedBeard have a word please.
players. Xhaka is a great shooter outside the box. All players with a pretty low ceiling. Maybe Partey did come here for the paycheck and chill vibes. Plus there is no way a rookie manager like Arteta would know how to manage a midfielder of his level. Players like Saka, Partey, Saliba, Tierney deserve a more experienced and talented manager than Arteta leading the way.
He doesn’t run forward because he’s our only fixed CM in this system while Ceballos and Smith Rowe were free to float around. If he ran forward there’d be a gaping hole in midfield (something Ramsey used to get slaughtered for even when he had a CM partner).Pretty much useless player.
Quite slow, not enthusiastic enough. Poor at dribbling. Not involved in one-two because he doesn't run forward after passing. He's focused on passing only and doesn't try anything outrageous. It isn't a bad thing but you expect more. A lazy player who passes the ball whenever he gets it and then doesn't run much after passing. Basically, he was happy with his new contract at Arsenal and stopped trying. NOT AN ENGINE AT ALL.
Many players are better than him. Ceballos supposedly was only available at 25 mil is more technically gifted on the ball and tries harder. Now they have a Ceballos who is on loan and playing 1 in 2 games, disrupting team play and understanding because the line up keep changing every week.
Also, a central midfielder absolutely need to know how to shoot and Partey isn't a very good shooter. Look at those winning clubs and their central midfielders usually are very lively, very involved in play and love to shoot. Look at Scholes, Lampard, Bruno, Gundogan vs players like Özil who doesn't dare to shoot anymore. I think that even Fred, McTominay or Elneny are better players than Partey because they dare to shoot and can shoot decently well and willing to run more.