2017/18 Mason Holgate

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ToffeeTim said:
HE IS A FULL BACK.

The lad is a diabolical defender. How is he a centre half?????
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There is not a chance in hell this lad is ever going to make a decent full back. Full backs are able to attack and cross. He can do neither.Bang average player. Maybe a championship center back.
 

Suffering badly due to crap management. Been the victim of favouritism by two clueless managers in a row, while there are better options in his position.

I'm surprised Garbutt doesn't even get half a chance and that Galloway has been loaned out. This lad should never have played more than 5 games this season, instead he's constantly in the first XI as if he was playing like he deserved to be there. Well, clearly, he doesn't.
 
He had a very poor game today, it happens with younger players especially.

The fact he hasn't been able to consistently settle in the one position can't help him though. He looks better suited as a centre-back for sure, and with experience am sure he'll cut out the silly errors (meaning going to ground against attackers instead of staying on his feet).

When he first came to us though, people who knew more about football than me rated him highly, remember him being mentioned as another John Stones coming through.

Maybe he could do with a loan spell in the Championship, IF we get centre-back cover in January? We'll have Seamus back soon enough, so right fullback will be well covered with him, Kenny and Martina.
 

All I can say in his defence is that his bulking up diet to make him into a centre half was given to Ashley Williams, and Bashley's slimming plan was given to him.

Young and needs to be in a back 3 to guide him. Some reckless decision making in him though. I prefer two central defenders as a rule, so it's a no for me, unless he can make some serious progress. We've got rid of better youngsters at centre back than him in my time. I can't see him sticking around for too long - such is the nature of football, I hope he has invested wisely with whatever he has been earning at this early age, as I don't see any top team in for him for a long time if at all.
 
the defence was awful last night - Keen had his worst game in the build up to that pen he let the ball go through his legs, Holgates tackle was reckless - picturing holgate for the rest of the game he was OK - where Keen and Co Co were awful!
 
Joey66 said:
the defence was awful last night - Keen had his worst game in the build up to that pen he let the ball go through his legs, Holgates tackle was reckless - picturing holgate for the rest of the game he was OK - where Keen and Co Co were awful!
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Could have been better Joey but for me not all bad. Played out of position. Why did Koeman play the clown at LB, why not leave him at RB and play Holgate on the left? Just some more idiocy surrounding Koeman's team selections - play two players out of position instead of one!!!!!
 

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