Not too much to worry about. He was playing without a real senior partner at the back.
Hopefully, either that or heās not as good as people first thought, he looked pretty ropey against Chelsea in the CS as well
Iām a big fan of the kid but he had a mare tonight, Mustafi/ Kos/ Monreal back 3 when everyone is healthy ( if that ever happens )
It really isnāt his fault tbh the fact that the back three had two FBās in it and looked disjointed as hell was a collective problem.
I actually felt sorry for Holding out there because they werenāt helping him and no one was organising.
Itās easy to see fault with Holding when in fact the lack of tactical discipline and nous is what hurt us the most.
Our back 3 tonight was as makeshift as itāll ever be, canāt blame holding for that
Iām pretty sure Holding, Monreal and Kolasinac donāt have much pitch time together. Was a disaster waiting to happen in a way, we did well to get away with 3.
All 3 of those players individually can defend, weāve seen that. Collectively tonight they sucked
He was certainly left holding the bag during this match. :giroud3:
That doesnāt account for his shoddy passing and lack of composure under pressure. Heās a great young player but heās going to cost out points throughout the season if we need to rely on him for a prolonged period.
Hope he doesnāt feel down today. He is still learning.
Lack of composure under pressure and shoddy passing, like he was the only one in the defence that was culpable of that.
As I said singling him out is weird as the back three were collectively nervy and far from convincing.
Donāt get me wrong the buck stops with Wenger and Iām not blaming the collective shit storm that was our defending tonight on Holding. I just think that itās ridiculous to put him in that position in the first place. Despite what our fans think heās still a young player with a lot of development ahead of him and itās unrealistic to put him in a back three with 2 full backs and expecting him to perform.
The FA Cup final was one thing but I donāt want to see Holding consistently taken out of his comfort zone because as tonight showed, the young man just isnāt ready yet.
people are pointing out that he was useless today because he was, even though our defense as a whole wasnāt that great he was our worst player individually today, still only young and will make more mistakes in the future but he definitely has the potential to be great, Vardy destroyed him today though
I donāt disagree with you, but if the senior centre backs keep getting injured, or arenāt available for another reason like Mustafi (fitness), he is going to play.
Shock horror 21 yr old defender with no other natural CBs next to him doesnt have the best game. Heās quality for his age but needs a Koscielny or Per next to him.
Yes he was awful on Friday, i just hope Wenger doesnt hide him away now
Keep him playing and let him get his confidence back that way
I really think so many people just donāt get it when it comes to judging defenders. Includes Liverpool football club as a whole.
Luckily, most good top flight managers do. That includes Wenger but he doesnāt really do anything with the information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSFiX4VHRTE
So many people share Redknappās outlook, but just listen to what Carragher says. Stick Maldini in Holdingās shoes there, and I bet he has a bad game also. SIck and tired of saying it again and again.
The amount of world class defenders that would come into our setup and look ordinary whilst getting exposed multiple times a season would make your head spin.
Key reason as to why Wenger really should have gone out on a high.
I remember when every man and his dog said we should get Chris Samba. Peak
:coq: :mustafi:
The development of youngsters is never linear. He will have bad patches. If he doesnāt stagnate like every other British talent we had over the past five years or so.
He needs to sit out a couple of games if not a month or two. If his confidence was at a low after Leicester, it will be completely done after this Liverpool game. Sooo many mistakes today.