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Football's 'finishers': The psychology and tactics behind Holding's 'shutdown' role Holding is often used to see out an Arsenal win from the bench - and 'finishers' are becoming an increasingly defined role across sports

NOVEMBER 9, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Late addition in win Holding played for the final moments of Sunday's 1-0 win over Chelsea.

Impact Holding has made just four appearances off the bench in the Premier League but has scored once while starting all six Europa League matches. So long as Gabriel and William Saliba continue to excel as a partnership, Holding is unlikely to play much aside from competitions that aren't the domestic league.

NOVEMBER 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Man United, Arsenal win in EL; fireworks halt Berlin game

Manchester United overcame an early deficit to beat Omonia Nicosia 3-2 in the Europa League and begin the healing process after a humiliating derby loss in the Premier League

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • Associated Press

Rob Holding: 'I've seen centre-halves come and go. I must be doing something right' Competition at the heart of the Arsenal defence has intensified this summer, but Rob Holding tells The Athletic that he is undaunted…

JULY 20, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Quiet outing in finale Holding made just two clearances in their 5-1 rout over Everton in the season finale.

Impact Holding started for the fifth time in their last seven games, but couldn't do much in the season finale. The certerback was never truly a regular during the campaign, finishing with one goal, 13 tackles, 42 clearances and two yellow cards in 15 appearances overall (nine starts). He will now compete for more playing time in 2022-23.

MAY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Available for finale Holding served his one-match suspension and is eligible for Sunday's match against Everton.

Impact Holding is an option again, but if both Gabriel and Ben White are available, there's no reason for him to move back into the starting XI. Holding has received spot starts of late because of other injuries in the squad, but if not needed, he'll only be an emergency option off the bench for the finale.

MAY 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

MATCHDAY: Arsenal looks to reclaim 4th place from Tottenham

Arsenal looks to reclaim its place in the Premier League’s top four at the expense of north London rival Tottenham with a win at Newcastle

MAY 15, 2022 • Associated Press

Conte takes aim at Arteta to spice up Arsenal-Spurs rivalry

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte spiced up his team’s fight with Arsenal for a top-four finish in the Premier League by taking aim at counterpart Mikel Arteta

MAY 12, 2022 • Associated Press

Tottenham 3-0 Arsenal: Spurs overwhelm 10-man Gunners in north London derby to ignite top-four bid Free highlights and report as Harry Kanes double and Heung-Min Sons 21st of the season see Tottenham inflict damaging north London derby def...

MAY 12, 2022 • SKY.COM

Tottenham beats Arsenal 3-0 to tighten race for CL spot

Tottenham has revived its hopes of beating Arsenal to the final Champions League qualification position by overwhelming its fierce north London rival in a 3-0 win in the Premier Le...

MAY 12, 2022 • Associated Press

Sent off early Thursday Holding was sent off with his second yellow card in the 33rd minute of Thursday's match against Tottenham.

Impact Holding made a couple clumsy fouls early in Thursday's match and it resulted in a red card, putting Arsenal in a further hole after going down a goal early. He'd been starting over the injured Ben White of late, but this red card stops that momentum, as he'll be suspended for the trip to Newcastle.

MAY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Aaron Ramsdale, Rob Holding assess vital win v. West Ham United ' Premier League

MAY 1, 2022 • YOUTUBE

Arsenal heads closer to CL return with 2-1 win at West Ham

Headers from defenders Gabriel and Rob Holding have nudged Arsenal closer to a return to the Champions League with a 2-1 victory at West Ham in the Premier League

MAY 1, 2022 • Associated Press

Arsenal, Spurs maintain CL chase; survival boost for Everton

Arsenal remained in fourth place after Gabriel's header secured a 2-1 win at West Ham in the Premier League

MAY 1, 2022 • Associated Press

Rob Holding gives Arsenal breakthrough v. West Ham United ' Premier League

MAY 1, 2022 • YOUTUBE

First Arsenal goal Holding scored once on one shot during Sunday's 2-1 win over West Ham.

Impact Holding scored his first goal for Arsenal in his 81st appearance for the club over nearly seven years. The defender finally got on the scoresheet and was ecstatic to do so. Holding remains an absolute non-factor for fantasy managers and can be looked past against Leeds next time out.

MAY 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Plays full 90 midweek Holding (knee) went the full 90 in Wednesday's Cup win against Wimbledon.

Impact Holding was back from injury and helped Arsenal progress into the next round. He remains a backup in league play but is expected to get a start here and there when the schedule is busy.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Will miss another match Holding has progressed his rehab back into training, but a bruised knee will keep him out Saturday against Burnley.

Impact It's the second-straight absence for Holding due to this injury and even when he's ready to return, he'll likely only be on the bench. It's an unfortunate situation for him, as his only two starts came against Man City and Chelsea, and once he's ready to return, he won't have a starting job.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Out with bruised knee Holding is not in the squad for Saturday's match against Norwich because of a bruised knee.

Impact Holding likely would've moved to the bench Saturday even if healthy, so this isn't a major blow to Arsenal. He started the team's last two matches but with Ben White and Gabriel available again, he'll likely move to a bench role.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Starts two of three games Holding has started two of Arsenal's opening three matches to start the new season.

Impact Holding missed out on Arsenal's opener against Brentford but was reintegrated into the starting lineup and played the full 90 minutes against both Chelsea and Manchester City. With the Gunners struggling through three games, Holding has amassed team-high totals in blocks and tackles through the first three games.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Should be good for opener Holding (fitness) wasn't listed on the injury report ahead of Friday's opener against Brentford.

Impact Holding apparently wasn't fit last week and he's not dealing with an injury, so the thought is that he should be an option Friday. That said, given his recent absences, Ben White and Pablo Mari are likely to start against Brentford.

AUGUST 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not fit for friendly Holding was not in the squad for Sunday's friendly against Tottenham because he was not fit, according to manager Mikel Arteta.

Impact Holding has one week to get back his full fitness, and if not, he won't be an option to start Friday's opener against Brentford. But even with the injury to Gabriel, Arsenal still have Ben White and Pablo Mari available to them at center-back.

AUGUST 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

28 starts this season Holding made 28 starts from 30 EPL appearances this season.

Impact Holding also managed to keep three clean sheets in the final five matches of the campaign, which isn't something one could consistently trust to David Luiz each week, thoug his hamstring injury made the decisions a little easier. With Holding finally got for an entire season, we got a good look of how talented he actually is and can be if he remains a starter and improves his play with each passing campaign.

MAY 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Villarreal reaches Europa League final; Arsenal eliminated

Villarreal advanced to the Europa League final after holding Arsenal to a 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium

MAY 6, 2021 • Associated Press

Everton beats Arsenal 1-0 amid fan protests

Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno’s blunder allowing a shot from Everton forward Richarlison to squeeze between his legs and over the line for an own goal was the decider in a 1-0 win...

APRIL 23, 2021 • Associated Press

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