Arsenal centre-back Laurent Koscielny has heaped praise on new defender Rob Holding.
With Arsenal's lack of depth in the defensive department, the 20-year-old has been thrown in at the deep end. However, experienced Premier League defender, Koscielny told the club's official website that Holding possesses the quality to play in the Arsenal side.
“I think he has the quality to play for Arsenal.
“If he signed for us it is because he has all the qualities of a defender to play for Arsenal.
“He is young, but he is at the age where you need the experience and you need to play and focus on your job.
“I think Rob did well [against Leicester]. He is still young but you can see during the game he was focused on his job and technically he is good with the ball and defensively he is strong.
"It was easy for me to play with him on the pitch. For centre backs it is very important to communicate well and we did. It was good for his first game.
“He wants to give all of himself on the pitch but sometimes you need to be calmer, be focused on you position and on the pitch with your team-mates. Maybe I can give him this experience during the season.”
Source: transfermarketweb.com