{"id":224786,"date":"2016-06-23T10:05:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T10:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=224786"},"modified":"2016-06-23T10:05:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T10:05:22","slug":"football-and-fortune-the-untold-story-of-atletico-madrids-thomas-partey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/football-and-fortune-the-untold-story-of-atletico-madrids-thomas-partey\/","title":{"rendered":"Football and fortune: The untold story of Atletico Madrid\u2019s Thomas Partey"},"content":{"rendered":"
The time has come for Thomas Partey to open up to what has been a very difficult rise to the top.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old midfielder is just coming off a breakthrough season with Atletico Madrid, where he was a trump card for Diego Simeone both in the League and in the UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n
The Ghanaian speaks to Citi Sports’ Rahman Osman on how life has taken him from Krobo Odumase to the greener pitches of Madrid where the right to wear the striped jersey of his club is earned through hard work and determination.<\/p>\n
Rahman: Hi Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n Partey: Hi<\/p>\n Rahman: These days you are a big star in Ghana but did you grow up in Krobo Odumase or you grew up in Ashaiman?<\/strong><\/p>\n Partey: I grew up in Krobo Odumase where I started playing from U-10 before later moving to Ashaiman where I played till U-17 and later joined Tema Youth. I must add that my juvenile coach died recently.<\/p>\n Rahman: The story for those who are familiar with you is that your dad had a club. Is that really true and did you play for that club?<\/strong><\/p>\n Partey: (Laughing<\/em>) Yes. That is the club we call Krobo Youth and I played there when I was ten before moving to Ashaiman.<\/p>\n Rahman: So how did you respond to instructions from your dad. Did you call him daddy or coach?<\/strong><\/p>\n Partey: Laughing I use to respond to him as daddy and other player responded to him as coach.<\/p>\n