Partey is a battler

Thomas Partey

Winning the battle in midfield at the highest level is key. If you can win your one-on-one duels with your opponents, you are halfway towards winning the game.


Over the years, Arsenal have struggled to find a player who can command and control the centre of the pitch, but Partey looks like a perfect solution, with the Ghanaian having won 61% of his defensive duels last season.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.