Rob Holding: I'm Sorry He Didn't Cost £55 Million

[Mitch]

Superb tonight, thought Holdini should of been MOTM.

 

[remains]

Just keep him around for the few games against Chelsea every season.

 

[Riou]

"...he's better than Cannavaro"

 

[truth_hurts]

Well f*** a duck. He was actually good tonight after a wobbly start.

 

[boonthegoon]

Was very good again except couple of bad passes. Finally happy to see him get a injury free run

 

[Lidl_Reed]

Still not the answer. Was dominated in the air all night

Still did well

 

[Monstar-Gunn4r]

Thought against Werner AND Abraham without Gabriel there his lack of pace would show, no problems to him at all.

 

[dka1]

He was aight.

But if Arteta insists on offering him a contract then he ain't learning. We should be looking to improve on him LT.

 

[novar]

Easy day for him today, Lampard was kinda mocking us with all that low accuracy crossing

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Holding just like Xhaka my opinion of him is clear he is midtable player 1 good game 1 bad game.

 

[benjamin86]

Holding just like Xhaka my opinion of him is clear he is midtable player 1 good game 1 bad game.

I think Holding can be a Keown or a Bould type. He's not your star defender but could be a very good partner.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

I think Holding can be a Keown or a Bould type. He's not your star defender but could be a very good partner.

The problem football is not like before now things have changed managers will need you to be good passer have pace holding struggle with both of those

 

[TromsoGooner]

I think Holding can be a Keown or a Bould type. He's not your star defender but could be a very good partner.

Keown and Bould were excellent defenders, espsically Keown. Quick, excellent man marker and ferocious.Holding will never be at that level.

 

[Keplaz]

I think people do him a disservice on here. Holding is a solid defender. He reads the game well and you'd think he isn't as slow as everyone thinks.

Being a defender isn't just about pace. It's also about marrying two players with complimentary attributes.

His distribution doesn't need to be fantastic if his partner can do that. And he isn't poor in the air. He isn't a beast in the air but he can hold his own.

I think he is fine and will have a good career. He needs to stay fit so he can continue to grow and develop.

 

[benjamin86]

I think people do him a disservice on here. Holding is a solid defender. He reads the game well and you'd think he isn't as slow as everyone thinks.

Being a defender isn't just about pace. It's also about marrying two players with complimentary attributes.

His distribution doesn't need to be fantastic if his partner can do that. And he isn't poor in the air. He isn't a beast in the air but he can hold his own.

I think he is fine and will have a good career. He needs to stay fit so he can continue to grow and develop.

This is what I was trying to say with my Keown and Bould comparisons.

(Also one of the main things I like about Holding is he's intelligent and tries to hold players up and push them wide, Mustafi/Vermaelen would always go for the tackle which was high risk- win the tackle or get booked or miss the tackle and leave the player 1v1 on the keeper.)

 

[Mitch]

Holding has produced good peformances against pool in the cup, Utd, Leeds, Southampton and Chelsea ( as he does always against the Chavs). Our best player this season after Gabriel and Tierney.

 

[TakeChillPill]

Good squad option but we desperately need an upgrade, shame saliba isn't going to be the guy it seems.

 

[boonthegoon]

 

[CaseUteinberger]

Another solid game. With all our problems I wouldn't start here. He's been solid all season.

 

[CaseUteinberger]

I think people do him a disservice on here. Holding is a solid defender. He reads the game well and you'd think he isn't as slow as everyone thinks.

Being a defender isn't just about pace. It's also about marrying two players with complimentary attributes.

His distribution doesn't need to be fantastic if his partner can do that. And he isn't poor in the air. He isn't a beast in the air but he can hold his own.

I think he is fine and will have a good career. He needs to stay fit so he can continue to grow and develop.

I am fine with him and Gabriel in the middle for now.