Former assistant trainer of the Ghana Black Stars, George Boateng, has hailed the impact of Thomas Partey for his Arsenal side and national team.
Boateng, who represented the likes of Coventry City, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, and Hull City casted his mind back to his Ghana experience - working with Partey and Mohammed Kudus.
“Two different players but with great qualities. Partey is more of a defending midfielder, a holding midfielder and Kudus a more attacking player. But before talking about the players I want to talk about the human beings," he told Tribal Football.
“Partey is a lovely boy who has a very good humanitarian way of living his life and he does a lot for the community in Ghana. You can talk to him, he has a very good understanding of what the society is about and he gives so much respect to the coaches and his teammates. As a player Thomas has done unbelievably well, he is such a valuable asset to the club and when Arsenal is playing without him you can see that the team is different.
“Regarding Kudus, I think that he is one of the most creative attacking players that Ghana has had and he is constantly developing. He has a great dribble, so strong physically, powerful, and very technical. He is a very quiet and shy boy and I have a huge admiration for him.”
In May 2022 the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced that Boateng would be the new assistant coach of Ghana national team. He, however, left his role after the team's uninspiring performance at the 2023 Afcon in Ivory Coast where they crashed out at the group stage.
By: Pascal Amoah
