Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has admitted that the absence of Black Stars midfielder, Thomas Partey creates a big void in his team.
Thomas Partey has been out injured for the last couple of weeks having missed the game against Chelsea, Sheffield United and Champions League group stage fixture against Sevilla in Spain.
Mikel Arteta ahead of the West Ham game announced that Thomas Partey will be out for weeks injured and they as a team always feel his absence because his availability brings more victories.
“I think he will be out for weeks – I don’t know how long but he’s got another appointment today and we will see more after that,” Arteta said in the pre-match presser.
“It is a big concern because when Thomas is fit and available and he’s been part of the team, we’ve seen the results and the impact that he had. This season we have more protection especially for that reason because we know in the last two seasons what has happened and the result it had on the team,” he continued.
“We had to address that and now it has happened. It can happen in football and I’m so sorry for him because I think he is doing every single thing he can do right to be there. He was gutted and we are for him, but he needs to lift himself up again with our support and go again because he’s a player that is critical for us.”
