In a seemingly unending debate of who the best holding midfieder in the Premier League is, Oleksandr Zinchenko’s choice between Thomas Partey, Rodri and Casemiro has generated a lot of controversies.
On the Vibe with Five podcast hosted by Manchester United veteran Rio Ferdinand, Partey’s teammate Zinchenko made the assertion that Partey is the most underappreciated player in the English Premier League.
He acknowledged that he would choose the Ghanaian international over Casemiro to play in defensive midfield.
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The finest holding midfielder he has played alongside, according to the Ukrainian, is Partey over former Manchester City teammates Rodri and Fernandinho.
“I have a debate in my head, Who is actually the best holding midfielder I ever played with? The debate was between Fernandinho, Thomas Partey, and Rodri but Thomas Partey I don’t know but it is.”
“I don’t want to say something bad. Casemiro is a world-class player, five Champions Leagues. But if I had to choose, it would be Partey.”He added.
Thomas Partey has been deployed as an inverted right back after three games this season and many football fans and pundits have called on Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to restore Partey in the midfield even at the expense of £ 67.5 million new signing Kai Havertz.