How Thomas Partey Is Becoming a Key Cog in Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid Machine

​At 24, Thomas Partey is not a youngster, but this season feels very much like a breakthrough one. It's no coincidence, too, that it has arrived in something of a transitional campaign for Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone, known since his arrival at the club for largely persisting with a reliable, immutable starting lineup, has embraced rotation. There also appears to have been a realisation that some of the dependable old guard are no longer in their prime. Gabi, 34, is one of those. He has...