Thomas Partey has been forewarned by Mikel Arteta that he would have to fight to regain his spot at Arsenal.
Parthey’s season has been ruined by injuries; he hasn’t played since October due to groin and hamstring issues. On Monday night, he returned to the field as the Gunners defeated Sheffield United, his first game back since that extended absence.
At Bramall Lane, the Ghanaian played the last 25 minutes in defensive midfield after coming off the bench. Even if Partey is now healthy again, it will be difficult for him to start again even though he was an integral part of Arsenal’s midfield during the team’s championship run the previous year.
Given Jorginho’s strong recent performances and Declan Rice’s acquisition in the summer, Parity’s comeback seems unlikely. Boss Arteta has now challenged Takehiro Tomiyasu, 30, to step up his game as he gets closer to his own comeback to health. “Thomas is clearly available to play a specific number of minutes today. After the victory, Arteta remarked, “He needs to build it because they were his first minutes in four months, which is a long period.
“After that, you must have the right to earn the minutes just like everyone else.” We think that, at least to begin the game, the starting lineup from today was the best choice. After Newcastle, we had a protracted time. “We had the time; it was nine days.
We have another game coming up, followed by Porto, so things will be drastically different over the next three days, so we’ll need to manage everyone’s minutes. Tomiyasu is quite near to us; he’s already working on the lawn, so perhaps we’ll have him close by.”
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