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  • Nuggsy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    @Beedge@mstdn.social Yeah, I don’t know where it’s suddenly come from. I think it’s easy to forget what he did for the club during his time. I don’t think he was the best defender, by all means, but he put in a shift when needed often.

    I wondered if the criticism was similar to why Xhaka was criticised at times. He had some really bad moments, but he could have had a fairly average game, but he would often be used as a scapegoat for a poor result.

    • Beedge@mstdn.social
      3·
      10 months ago

      @nuggsy well said.

      I think towards the end of the Wenger era the crowd needed a scapegoat to vent their frustration, Holding, Dhaka or Wenger himself. That kind of carried through until Arteta got the ball rolling again.

      Holding didn’t deserve it and neither did Xhaka