Thomas Partey: Midfield Tank Engine

[Trilly]

@Mitch catching bodies right now, I'm shook. Think I'm going to log out

 

[OnlyOne]

Some of the Posts from the match thread who didn't share your @Legend14 opinion of Partey's peformance.

Not one serious poster amongst this list.

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

Some of the Posts from the match thread who didn't share your @Legend14 opinion of Partey's peformance.

I see you Mitch... I see you.

 

[Riou]

The only "negatives" about Partey so far, are his shooting and fitness (and the fitness one will hopefully be fixed soon)

Think he's a brilliant player, has taken our midfield up a level by his sheer presence alone...that list was funny though

 

[mpower2540]

How am I agenda driven? Because Ive said for years Bellerin is a weak link defensively and hasnt been good enough for years and that Chambers and Cedric are more talented? These players peformances have vindicated my opinion to point that majority on this forum now think Bellerin should be third choice.

That Ramsey peformances post leg break was inconsistent not good? I feel my opinion was vindicated when Arsenal decided not to offer him the contract. The counter argument was later on Juventus signed. I feel my opinion was vinicated when he was fifth sixth cm choice last season and Juventus at times would rather play the corpse of Khedira instead of him. This season Ramsey isn't one the main two cms and is now being linked to the likes of Villa, Newcastle and West Ham (I preditclicted that too).

Or was i agenda driven when i said Song was one of our worst players in his final season with us? People pointed to him joining Barcelona but low behold he flopped for them and joined West Ham.

Just call me mystic Mitch.

I agree with most of your opinions on those players, I just think you tend to go overboard on saying they were trash in certain games when it’s not true. Poor old Hector can’t do anything right by you!

Your reply to me there was excellent btw so fair play.............gonna have to draw the line at calling you mystic Mitch though I’m afraid.

 

[Legend14]

There are several posters on this thread that thought he was poor and look at the match thread during the actual match - it's full of posters criticising his poor peformance.

And I disagree with each of them. The numbers aren’t lying, so they saw what they wanted to see.

 

[CaseUteinberger]

Are you suggesting AM posters are emotional and prone to knee jerk, over the top reactions?

Slanderous Accusations.

To be honest it is the during the game BS that I enjoy the most. I am in the football desert here in NJ with COVID and games starting at 7am. So logging on AM and reading comments during games are really good. A bit like the banter in a pub but without the actual physical fights afterwards... I miss England!

 

[Gooner416]

Are you suggesting AM posters are emotional and prone to knee jerk, over the top reactions?

Slanderous Accusations.

Aren't you the poster boy of that or is that also a slanderous accusation?

 

[Jury]

Think @Mitch is being fair enough. a bit harsh imo but Partey definitely hasn’t hit the level we all know he can and so I’m not really going to praise him for being better than our other midfielders. I’m waiting for him to be as good as we know he can be before I start praising him.

How good do you know he can be and where did you see him be this good?

 

[mirrorstare]

That's a fair point, no idea where the world class stuff has actually came from. He's a solid footballer with one really cool looking skill but it's not like Atleti has missed him, or that we look like a new team with him on the pitch like Ødegaard has shown in flashes.

In fact defensive wise we look weaker since he's getting regular gametime. He can intercept a ball but it might not matter much if everyone ends up running rings around him anyway, even on his best games.

 

[gunner4lyfe]

I don't like the sound of that at all.

Looks better on the ball than Bellerin has so it's not a bad idea. He'd still overlap when possible

 

[Jury]

Best midfielder in the league and he’s ours. Still can’t believe we got him.

 

[GoonerJay24]

Looks better on the ball than Bellerin has so it's not a bad idea. He'd still overlap when possible

I don't want Arsenal playing anything like Peps City team.

 

[Finesse]

I don't want Arsenal playing anything like Peps City team.

Both Manager have different styles and team structures based on similar philosophy. I want Arsenal players having the confidence , first touch and application on the ball in tight places like the City team. Football is a very simple game , but playing football in a simple way is the most difficult challenge for players.

 

[gunner4lyfe]

I don't want Arsenal playing anything like Peps City team.

The team that has been winning league titles recently? Ok

 

[Gooner416]

Best midfielder in the league and he’s ours. Still can’t believe we got him.

Gundogan has been so clear of him this season and it's not even close.

 

[GoonerJay24]

The team that has been winning league titles recently? Ok

Yes I know but that's not Arsenals philosophy. I want quick combination play Wenger style football, not this dull control freak Over coached Pep nonsense.

 

[celestis]

my posts there are exclusively about his long shots lol, they piss me off.. As for his performance I don’t think he was bad. Overall though he’s been underwhelming with a few glimpses of what he’s capable of. He should be doing much better than this and I’m expecting him too.

Yeah was a good performance , but the shooting , 5 mins left , space to pick a pass , shoots from 40 out , ball in the car park.

 

[CaseUteinberger]

Yeah was a good performance , but the shooting , 5 mins left , space to pick a pass , shoots from 40 out , ball in the car park.

I do feel he is getting closer though. In 12-18 months he will score on one of those babies!

 

[Jury]

I do feel he is getting closer though. In 12-18 months he will score on one of those babies!

There was a huge shift of at least 7 meters nearer the goal between his penultimate effort and his last effort. By my calculations, another 6-7m shift with no more than a 5kph cross wind should result in the death of a goalkeeper unless he’s good at diving out of the way, in which case it should be a gol gol gol !!!!