Thomas breaks with Arsenal tradition

Thomas Partey will start his second season at Arsenal after starring in a 50 million euro transfer from Atlético. The Ghanaian midfielder can’t wait to start, after a season in which the team failed to achieve its goals and personally the midfielder was unable to squeeze in as they would have liked due to injuries. Perhaps that is why he has chosen to change course, look for an amulet to erase last season and begin this by making a clean slate. To do this, he has broken with an Arsenal tradition that has attracted a lot of attention.

Thomas has recovered his number, the one he wore in his last season at Atlético. The 18 with which he premiered in the Premier has changed to 5. “I like the number 5 because it is one of the most important numbers on the team and it is also a lucky number for me. It is the number that I have used for the last few years, so for me it is one of the best numbers, “says Thomas excitedly., who wants a season without ups and downs due to injuries. Being healthy and with rhythm, he has received the praise of the critics as the player called to back up the Arteta system. Many great legends of the Premier have come to declare, after their first matches, that they missed a player like that in other greats in the league.

But four injuries have sapped his first season as a gunner. 17 games absent and 78 days off, something that had never happened to him in his period as rojiblanco. But nothing changes the faith they have in him at the Emirates. Both Arteta and Edu trust that it will be the year of their consecration and for Thomas it is a long-distance race. He has also had to adapt to the physical rigors of a new league. Its changes are palpable. As soon as he arrived, he began to strengthen his upper body and adapted his diet to it. Little by little the work was seen, but the injuries have not yet allowed him to reach cruising speed.

Now look for a twist also aimed at breaking that bad luck. He recovers the number with which the five feels most comfortable and for this he has broken with the tradition of Arsenal. Since the Premier era began, never has a midfielder worn that number. They have always been central. Specifically, Papastathopoulos, Gabriel Paulista, Thomas Vermaelen, Martin Keown, Steve Boul and Andy Linighan were the bearers of that number before, according to the Mirror. Thomas breaks the stream in search of changing his luck. Confidence in him remains enormous at Arsenal.