{"id":35157,"date":"2022-12-01T17:07:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T17:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=35157"},"modified":"2022-12-01T17:08:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T17:08:45","slug":"bestpartey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/bestpartey\/","title":{"rendered":"I am doing my best for Ghana &#8211; Thomas Partey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Black Stars vice-captain, Thomas Partey has waded into claims that he doesn\u2019t play above his usual weight levels when playing for the country.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This recent development spans about as a result of the midfielder\u2019s subpar performance in Ghana\u2019s opening two games, which has seen them lose one and draw with Uruguay in line for the next game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Partey, he is only following the head coach&#8217;s instructions on the field despite requests numerous suggestions by Ghanaians to replicate his club form on the international stage for the Black Stars in the ongoing FIFA World Cup.<\/span><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking ahead off, the clash against Uruguay, the Arsenal star is unperturbed by the high expectations placed on him but claims he is executing his mandate as a player based on instructions by Coach Otto Addo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cMost people will surely expect more from me, but we are playing as a team,\u201d he told the media during the press conference ahead of Ghana\u2019s game against Uruguay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI listen to the coach and look to do what he has asked me to correctly so that he will be happy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn the end you know you can do something better, but you need to stick to what the team wants and not the individual, I am doing my best,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partey is expected to be an integral figure for the BlackStars as they face off with familiar foes Uruguay at the Al Janoub Stadium on Friday, December 2 for one of two slots to the second round of the ongoing FIFA World Cup.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; 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