Ideal argument for a transfer: Four defeats for Arsenal this season – four games that Partey is missing!
If anyone is still wondering why Arsenal need to sign a new midfielder, look at Thomas Partey’s numbers. The Ghanaian defensive midfielder, who in the four times his team has been defeated this season in all competitions, was not on the pitch himself!
Arsenal put in an excellent first half performance against Manchester City at the Etihad, with the Gunners reading the home side’s game perfectly and containing them to the absolute limit.
They conceded no real chances, apart from an excellent shot from outside the area from Kevin De Bruyne, while they had their moments, with Tomiyasu, Nketiah and Trossard failing to score the first goal of the Mikel Arteta era at Etihad.
However, things are completely different in the second part and the main reason for this is Thomas Partey’s change. The Ghanaian is the absolute “boss” in the key midfield area for Arsenal. He has played in every game in this season’s Premier League, except for the one against Manchester United, has not been beaten in any game that Granit Xhaka has been alongside him and was performing superbly until a knock to the ribs occurred.
He was substituted at the break, Lokonga took his place and that’s how Arsenal started to lose control of the game, which eventually resulted in their 4th defeat in all competitions this season. All of these, which have taken place in as many different institutions, have one thing in common.
This game is a fine example of Thomas Partey's influence on Arsenal.
— AFTV (@AFTVMedia) January 27, 2023
When the final result was decided, Thomas Partey was not on the pitch! Shall we take them one by one? First defeat against Manchester United, in the 6th round of the Premier League. Partey didn’t play a minute.
Second defeat, away from home against Eindhoven. The Ghanaian entered the game when his team was already losing 1-0. Third unsuccessful result, this one in the League Cup at Emirates against Brighton. He also did not play. And it comes down to a 1-0 loss to Manchester City in the FA Cup round of 32, where he went out at half-time and we were level.
Arsenal lost 4 games all season.
United (A) – Partey didn’t play
PSV (A) – Partey came on when losing 1-0
Brighton (H) – Partey didn’t play
Man City (A) – Partey went off HT when it was 0-0
He’s a great player but the alternatives are nowhere near the level required.
— Sash ~ (@ltarsenal) January 27, 2023
The definition of… necessary, highlighting once again how good Arsenal are with him and how important an addition to that position would be in the next 3 days!
Dimitris Manakos
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If I way ask a very simple question was Lokonga involved in the build up to the man city goal or some arsenal fans just want a player who will always be made a scapegoat in every defeat we got.
We lost the game against man city because Saka failed to mark is man Ake who actually kept Saka quite all game if you watched the game.another reason is arsenal failed to take the chances they got Tommy,Nketiah,Saka and Trossard missed a lot of chances.
And finally being a sincere arsenal fan I am actually not expecting us to win every game this season I didn’t expect us to win against city a draw would have been good but I wanted arsenal to give city a real fight in which they did and I happy about that.
Fair argument BUT Sambi was in no man’s land! He was supposed to be marking Gundo who was in acres of space, infact I thought Ake would square it to Gundo ‘to slot it home ’cause he was in acres of space while Ake was on his weaker foot. Both Saka and Sambi were responsible.
The stats are a bit “stretched” to say the least.
Although we lost to Man U, we actually had a very good dominating performance. The only 2 PL games so far this season, where we have performed below average have been against Leeds and Southhampton, and Partey played in both.
However. he is very valuable for us, as is Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Xhaka, Neketiah/Jesus, Ramsdale, Saliba, Gabriel and Zinchenko. Ideally, we would like to have just as good back-ups for all these players. But it is just not possible, yet. Buying “any” players as back-up, or spending over the top for just one position to be covered, may not help us at all short term, and it may harm our project long term.
Even last season when we lost our first 3 matches partey was not fit then, when he was fit as the season goes we were unbeaten for some while immediately we loss him again to injury we lost 3 games toward the end of the season. He his the glue of the team moving forward , since he has come to arsenal team am not sure if partey has loss 2matches he plays in for arsenal
Partey is THE most important player in this team BUT how people think a player IE Lakonga can come into a team COLD not match fit and expect him to just perform miracles is just loopy land. I really dont get some people.
I wonder what would happen if we did buy Ciadedo and Rice. Partey has a couple more seasons in him at the least, what is going on in Arteta and Edu’s minds?
Imagine what would happen if he gets injured too.we need competition in that very position,and also rotation too. He must not fixture in all matches