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Not sure why AM needs to be reminded what a fit Partey brings to the table. Yes he will lose the ball on occasions in dangerous areas but that is because he makes daring passes that take out a few opposition players at a time. You will never get rid of that but the benefits are huge. Don't think Saka or Rice received the passes they were getting from him in just this game in 10 games when he wasn't there.
Also absolutely no coincidence that Ode reaches God level when Partey frees him up. I was convinced he would start Bayern away as that was just the game that suits him. Ah never mind now. Hope he stay fit AND focused for the rest of the season and we will be eating well.
That choice of song tho lol. Dangerous world we live in where a man’s reputation can be ruined and judged guilty in the court of public opinion based on mere allegations.
A lot of quick one passes. Rice has his qualities. But Rice doesn’t make that one touch pass Partey gave him. Not that it’s difficult. But he takes a touch and go forward before releasing it. Makes big difference in the flow of our game.
Why he wasn’t used vs Bayern or Villa I will never know
Sp**s fans will destroy him. Too risky.I tell you what we’ve ****ing missed this bloke this season. He speeds everything up in midfield. Last night we looked back to our absolute best in terms of speed of transition.
I’d start him against Sp**s 100%.
I know he can't be relied on because of injuries. But people were questioning his quality. Think Mitch started the Shartey moniker but a few others jumped on it. Completely forgetting he was excellent for 2/3 of last season. Sadly don't think we can get those kind of performances from him for much longer.It’s because he’s been out for so long and can’t be relied upon, we’ve given up hope with him. But it just shows even more that we need a deeper CM in the summer and not another 8.
Ødegaard doesn’t have to drop as deep so like you said just gets completely unlocked.
Don't do that, you know well he will be broken again next season and we will regret it.I’m gonna zig while AM zags here and say we absolutely should not be looking for a Partey replacement.
I’m gonna zig while AM zags here and say we absolutely should not be looking for a Partey replacement.
Firstly I just need to be clear that I want him out of this club, but that has no bearing on the rest of the post.
Like @TheEliteMaster100_ and many others before him have said, Partey on the ball is a unicorn. Not even Rodri can play through the press like he can. He is a one off in this respect, regardless of some of his shortcomings when out of possession. Having him AND Rice at the base of our midfield with their ridiculously complementary skill sets is like a cheat code.
But….
The thing with Unicorns is that they don’t come around pretty often. Basing our entire tactical set up around a unicorn is a strategy fraught with key man risk. It is not easily repeatable. City have a similar problem with Rodri - just look at how they drop when he doesn’t play.
This is not just an issue when said player is unavailable but also when it’s time to get a replacement. Just look at the struggles AM is having in identifying possible replacements - even guys with ️ like @2Smokeyy are out here on their knees suggesting names like plumbotka fs.
I can think of way way more elite b2b types than Partey types. Chain yourself to this ball at your own peril.
Don't do that, you know well he will be broken again next season and we will regret it.
This only shows us how badly we need a midfielder of his quality. Our defense and midfield are amazing already and they would be perfect with that addition
I just don’t want us splashing everything on a player who we’ll try to play in the 6 as a like for like replacement. In an ideal world if we’re selling TP5 then we need two midfielders in the 6 and 8.
I’d rather a cheapish 20m stop gap like Jorginho with a very good passing range as Declan Rice’s athleticism can bail them out which will enable us to spend the bulk on a Paqueta or someone of that ilk. The main issue for me is a creative 8 and that’s where I want us to place the majority of our focus next summer as another season of Ødegaard as our only or main creative player is risky to me.
I had enough as soon as I saw it, but makes sense now that you forced me to read itYou didn’t read the rest of my post did you ?
I’m basically saying we shouldn’t replace him because to quote the bald one “we cannot replace him”…
I’m not saying we shouldn’t get a midfielder!
He's been complete ass this season from the 3-4 games I've seen. Would be a disaster signing at 29 IMO.
if you want someone who can sit deeper and spray passes against a press I'd look at someone like Aleix Garcia from Girona instead, bit of a late bloomer but I've seen this guy control an entire game a handful of times this season.