Thomas Partey: Midfield Tank Engine

[Riou]

That little dribble and pass for the opener was very Vieira-esque, plus Auba kinda turned into Thierry too...nostalgia heaven

 

[North5]

Guy is so elite, the way he snaps into tackles yeah...I'm sure he's the type of player who drains the confidence of the attackers he's playing against.

Not sure how he solves our main problems though but he's a coaches dream.

Everything Xhaka should be

 

[Rex Stone]

He shouldn’t really be playing for us

Should be at Liverpool or City but I’m not going to complain.

 

[El Duderino]

He shouldn’t really be playing for us

Should be at Liverpool or City but I’m not going to complain.

Seeing him play for us makes me wonder if this is how Cedric feels when he gets a game.

 

[AberGooner]

Nice to see a goal coming from a through ball. Stroll in the park for him tonight.

 

[El Duderino]

Last Cedrid joke of the night, lads. Promise.

 

[Rex Stone]

Seeing him play for us makes me wonder if this is how Cedric feels when he gets a game.

Not coming for Cedric ever again. Was like Dani Alves tonight.

 

[RunTheTrap]

He didn't even get out of 2nd gear. You can tell how respected he is. Auba comes infield to play passes with him, he doesn't do that with any other midfielder. Newcastle barely tried to press him because they knew there was no point. Even when he played safe passes, it was for intelligence and not for the sake of possession.

 

[Red London]

I was getting frustrated in the first half because we weren’t getting the ball to Partey with him facing the opposition.

Thankfully he started to get more involved in the game and was just sublime, even though we didn’t see him at full force.

 

[Rex Stone]

Imagine if we actually got him a proper midfield partner like Rice.

 

[Riou]

Imagine if we actually got him a proper midfield partner like Rice.

Rex, honestly, mate to mate...or at least AM poster to AM poster...what the hell was wrong with Atletico, why didn't they give this man a blank cheque to stay?

 

[L3T5 PL4Y]

He is a colossus. The question that comes to mind though is should we stick him in as a 6 or 8? I mean I prefer he starts in the middle with two players either side of him. Not predominantly as a sitting ball winner but with a box to box player on one side and a creative player on the other.

ESR and another creative outlet for the left side like Buendia and a box to box player like Sabitzer? Or do we get in a proper holding midfielder to push Partey at 8?

 

[Rex Stone]

Rex, honestly, mate to mate...or at least AM poster to AM poster...what the hell was wrong with Atletico, why didn't they give this man a blank cheque to stay?

Couldn’t afford it.

They’d done a mini Arsenal and given out banter contracts to dreck like Nolito and Costa.

Criminal decision making but at least he came here and not Utd or Chelsea.

 

[bonzka]

Serious man crush on this guy. He was born for the prem.

 

[DUFFMAN]

Decent performance, but you would think we were witnessing prime Vieira with the way he was getting praised in the comments

It reminded me of another player early days, and gave me 34 reasons to doubt.

 

[Taneruit]

Didn't think he was at his best and still excellent.

So glad he's an Arsenal player.

 

[Ash10]

His midfield partner is Granit Xhaka....let that sink in for a minute

The guy is too good for us

 

[Oxeki]

Glad we got a proper world class player in his prime and not allow him go to Chelsea only for him to come here for retirement in his mid 30s

 

[RacingPhoton]

Feels good to see how a good midfielder plays after a long time.

 

[Geofranco]

He is a colossus. The question that comes to mind though is should we stick him in as a 6 or 8? I mean I prefer he starts in the middle with two players either side of him. Not predominantly as a sitting ball winner but with a box to box player on one side and a creative player on the other.

ESR and another creative outlet for the left side like Buendia and a box to box player like Sabitzer? Or do we get in a proper holding midfielder to push Partey at 8?

Isn't Sabitzer a 8? I think Partey can do the job Xhaka currently does at a higher level. Partey looks more like a holding mid to me, although he is a very good all around midfielder. I believe if we can get Sabitzer, Buendia or another creative player, man I wish we could afford Grealish, we would look much more dynamic in midfield and attack.