Arsenal Legend believes Holding is not good enough
Petit claims Rob Holding is not the right fit for Arsenal
During Arsenal’s Europa League round of 16 clash against Sporting CP, William Saliba had his back knocked out. Meanwhile, Takehiro Tomiyasu was forced to get off the pitch, thus being unable to cover the right back position.
Thus, until the two recover from their respective injuries, Holding has been given the opportunity.
Thus, Mikel Arteta was left with Holding as an option who played the entirety of the match against Crystal Palace. Despite helping his team score in the 4-1 win against Crystal Palace, where he featured for the whole 90 minutes, Petit still believes that he is not fit for the role.
What did Emmanuel Petit say?
Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit believed Rob Holding is “too soft” to play in his position: “Rob Holding, I am not a big fan of him, to be honest. I think he is too soft, as a defender.”
“It’s such as shame also to see [Takehiro] Tomiyasu injured. I would have preferred to have played with Ben White as a central defender.”
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