Where In the World is Stuart Holden?

Stuart no where to be found in today's match

 

Calvin played 60 minutes for the reserves and there is some talk that he will make an appearance in Bolton's FA Cup match


http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wa ... ites_woes/

 

He reminds me of Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes

 

That is fantastic Mo!

 

We might see him in Sunday morning's FA cup game vs. Spurs.

 

Come to think of it, I've never seen Calvin and Holden in the same room at the same time.

 

Holden should get his debut in the FA Cup against Tottenham on Wednesday.

http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1 ... 29,00.html

 

Feature in the Independent:
Texan Holden gambles on a return to his roots

 

By all accounts Holden played well, considered one of Bolton's best two players on the day (the other being a 2nd half sub).

 

He's starting at AM today v. Wolves and Marcus H.

Boogie with Stu.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=2 ... .1&cc=5901

 

Sky Sports gives Holden a rating of 7 for a "bustling display". It looks like Holden chose wisely about his European destination. At this rate a spot in the starting XI come June might be a real possiblility.

One problem...with Donovan and now Holden impressing combined w/the respect Dempsey has already established, England won't be taking us lightly.

P.S Bolton won a huge 6 pointer w/Wolves, and who scores the only goal? Our own Zat Knight(mare)

 

I watched the first half of the Bolton-Wolves match and I cannot believe I am going to say this but Bolton was fairly fun to watch. Holden, Wilshire and Li (I think) all put in bustling performances and of the three I thought Li was the best. Owen Coyle is reshaping the team to his philosophy of keeping the ball on the ground and nobody from Bolton was threatening to hit Wolverhampton shins more often than the ball.

It was a pretty wide open match and Holden did not stand out in the same way Donovan has but he certainly did not look overmatched either. He took all the corners and free kicks that I saw in the first half and they were of pretty good quality for the most part but I have seen him do better.

 

Stu took all of the corners and deep free kicks that I saw and placed more quality balls into the box than naught. He performed well overall, he's starting for a Premier League club, and he looked comfortable, which is key to success in England.

 

Here are some highlights, including a couple of his free kicks:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xce7gc ... n-wa_sport

 

I agree - he played well and is obviously part of Coyle's plans for rebuilding the team style. He played in an attacking midfielder role, with a holding midfielder behind him, but still played box-to-box, doing a very good job defensively.