Know a lot who like him but i just don't rate this bloke.Supposed to be the rock in the midfield but games just seem to pass him by.Going forward he is awful and his passing can be erratic.I know we havn't got much choice and i'm sure at one time he had potential but i can't see it anywhere.
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Too many stray passes and random boots up the field for absolutely no reason at all. Totally different player since his first couple of games - he even pulled out of a 60/40 challenge in his favour in the 2nd half which Kins went mad at him about.
At least Semedo has some composure on the ball. I'd put in Holland over Bailey.
If only we had ZZ and Racon available.
I tihnk he is okay, best holding midfield option we have and he has to play imo
Bailey shouldn't be dropped either. A centre-midfield partnership needs a few games to gel. Let them play the next three games and I'm sure we'll see a real strong combination emerge.
Semedo and Bailey played right and left (central) midfield, last night. I'd rather see Semedo play behind a more creative player, in a diamond.
Racon would be ideal, but Shelvey or Wright could do it.
I also watched the game on TV, the CM could never properly get into the game because we were so direct. Not really his fault.
He had the kind of performance that if it was Matt Holland everyone would say he was solid.
Sometimes Semedo looks like he can be a quality player, other times looks a bit average.
I think he's more likely to be able to play in the Prem one day than Bailey.
Confidence manifests itself as composure and belief that if this move doesn't work, then the next move will.
In Bailey's case recently that has been replaced by trying too hard - Luke Varney Syndrome, if you like.
Also, I believe Bailey has played his best games with Holland alongside, much like Shelvey shone with Holland beside him. Concidence?
Semedo has a better first touch, generally tends to sit and protect the back 4, and occasionally produces a man of the match performance. But he is inconsistant - probably just lacking the right CM partner?
I think he'd find consistency if he played there regularly with the right partner.
You say he's inconsistent, but he's not had a run this season in one position.
With ZZ likely to be leaving I'd like to see Racon there. Seems Parkinson had that idea as well until Racon got injured.
I think Josh Wright could do a job there as well. He's happy to sit deep which is what Parkinson wanted Semedo and Bailey to do.
We need Racon back along with a loan player I would think. Maybe one of the Arsenal kids?
The players were clearly told to be direct last night and get the ball up the pitch quickly.
He's never going to be making forward runs, scoring goals and creating many chances, but that's not his job.
Holland doesn't get criticized as much for doing a similar job.
Why not use Wright and Shelvey more? We can't just keep getting players on loan hoping they're the answer.
I'm talking about his 1 1/2 seasons here. No he's not a great player, but he's not highly overrated either.
EVERY TIME Holland over Bailey
By anyone that thinks he's a great player yes.
He's shown at moment he's decent with room to improve.
Holland at the moment, though I'd have an on form, at the top of his game Bailey in the team every week.
Semedo has a generally great tackle but sometimes reckless, good short range passing, like Holland positionally good in the main. Proved against Derby that when he does get forward, he's well capable of a goal scoring assist.
Bailey - all huff and puff at the moment, seems to have lost his composure on the ball, a bit panicky - typical symptoms of loss of confidence and desperately trying too hard. But earlier in the season, we've seen some quality performances from him, so we know he can be effective.
Sinclair - never been given a chance, so evidently deemed not up to standard - shipped out in January?
Then there is Racon, Shelvey, Wright, Arter and even the invisible (transfer bound?) ZZ. All quality players, who in the right combination, could make their mark.
Isn't reckless with his passing because he barely ever passes it forward. And doesn't put himself in the position to make the desperate tackle because he hardly ever wins us the ball. I do appreciate the calming element he has on the side and he would be a good partner to Shelvey/Wright for that reason. But sometimes I think people are blinded by the fact he's a top pro and has really taken to this club. They don't watch objectively.
Always found Sinclair a strange signing. We had Shelvey, Wright and Arter coming through, they're all younger with plenty of potential.
Oh I don't know Chunes. I like to think I watch what the player does off the ball and how he interacts within the team , as well as what he does on the ball.
Like many good goalkeepers who rarely make a spectacular save, because their positioning and anticipation is so good, the way Holland reads the game means that he rarely has the need to make the last ditch tackle. He is a bit lightweight and the crunching tackle is not what Holland is about - but what he does do is the the simple thing and doing it well, playing to his own strengths.
I disagree that Holland barely passes the ball forward, but you rarely see him risk giving the ball away with a speculative pass. He'll play it short and then move 15 yards to receive the return or move it on quickly to the man moving into space. But he rarely gives away the ball away cheaply.
Recently he's lost that sharpness of reaction a little, probably as he's nearly 35. And that as much as anything has cost him an automatic place in the starting line up these days.
But previously all his managers always included him in their starting line up. They wouldn't have done that unless they considered his contribution to the team was indispensable.
But to get the best out of Holland or indeed any of the centemids, is to play them in the right combination.