Thomas Partey: Midfield Tank Engine

[Yousif Arsenal]

we'll need to wait what the scan will show the message could mean anything but if it's damaged i'm expecting 1 month out we really in trouble but that should force us get midfield and we needed one anyway.

 

[TromsoGooner]

Thomas' PR manager

Doesn`t sound good at all. So it turns out he wasn`t out clubbing in Paddington?

 

[boonthegoon]

He's 28. Prime age lost due to these injuries. Feel sad for him. Arsenal has some curse over injuries. Alexis, xhaka and to an extent giroud are the only people to escape from it.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

He's 28. Prime age lost due to these injuries. Feel sad for him. Arsenal has some curse over injuries. Alexis, xhaka and to an extent giroud are the only people to escape from it.

Even Alexis in 16-17 he was playing with hamstring problem because the over load games with us and his national team. of course Partey injury this one is duo bad tackle but he'll be back in worst case 2 weeks after the season start or even before that depend on his ankle but i wouldn't be worried if we signed a midfielder but now that will force us to play a guy who not fully committed and a guy who s**t.

 

[boonthegoon]

Even Alexis in 16-17 he was playing with hamstring problem because the over load games with us and his national team. of course Partey injury this one is duo bad tackle but he'll be back in worst case 2 weeks after the season start or even before that depend on his ankle but i wouldn't be worried if we signed a midfielder but now that will force us to play a guy who not fully committed and a guy who s**t.

Hopefully lokonga starts and does well like how guendouzi started from nowhere against Chelsea in his first season and did pretty well

 

[berric]

Of course, it had to be Partey. Impact injury nonetheless. And just as he started bossing it.

 

[drippin]

I really can't believe they play pre-season friendlies against derby rivals. This is the most idiotic thing I have seen in a long while from our club, and that is something.

Who would have guessed they will try to injure our most important players? I'm so surprised!

Hopefully we now get the Xhaka bencher/rotation midfielder out of necessity, if not otherwise.

 

[Gunners1616]

Let's just hope it's not a high ankle sprain even though it does look like that... Same injury as Lebron last season. Very hard to manage and would take him a while just to get back to where he was at.

*fingers crossed*

What a stupid idea to play rivals before the start of the season... The game against Nuno's Sp**s might be even more physical.

 

[DUFFMAN]

Arteta is cursed.

The bad luck he has brought since his arrival is bizarre.

 

[Atlas]

The one top quality midfielder we have and he’s out for the start of the season. Will be even worse when Arteta rushes him back for another injury like he did last season.

 

[boonthegoon]

Whew FFS!

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Sounded like it was the ACL on both knees...

 

[grange]

I didn't see any clips but sounds like a high ankle sprain, right? A couple of weeks possibly a month and a half.

 

[CaseUteinberger]

Horses man, horses!

****! Don’t say anything to the cows! :confused:

 

[HairSprayGooners]

As long as he's back for City away...

 

[Barry]

As long as he's back for City away...

Not great but could be worse... Opportunity for Willock or Lokonga to start alongside Xhaka.

 

[boonthegoon]

As long as he's back for City away...

Lokonga vs Chelsea like Guendouzi played few years back in his first or 2nd game and did pretty well.

 

[Riou]

Xhaka and Elneny will almost certainly play all the games until Partey is back...kill me.

 

[boonthegoon]

Xhaka and Elneny will almost certainly play all the games until Partey is back...kill me.

I'm not sure, Arteta was pretty much angry with mistakes passing from the back in the friendlies and Elneny was the culprit a few times. I think (or hope) it will sway his decision.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

I dont get why people think Elneny is going to start over Lokonga? Bizarre forum.