Sentence examples for holding role from inspiring English sources

A lot of people were pretty sure he cannot play a holding role.

Then he played in a holding role and found he liked the game more than ever.

He can operate right across the back and can also play the holding role in midfield.

Arsenal's biggest weakness remains in the holding role in central midfield, inexplicably held by Mikel Arteta.

Alejandro Bedoya, normally a wide midfielder, was given a tryout in a central holding role to cut off Brazil's advances.

Blind is a utility player who can operate in a holding role, so is hardly a bespoke centre-back.

He had the skill to play a holding role for us in the first innings and attack in the second.

More recently, twirlers have adopted more of a holding role, though that may be down to the paucity of options on the circuit.

Tom Huddlestone replaced Parker and sat solidly in the holding role, tracking Tevez across the pitch, and spraying some excellent forward passes into attack.

Beyond a holding role on a good pitch, spinners have played little part for England in recent times beyond a few tail-end wickets for Monty Panesar.

He put the apparent playmaker in the holding role, letting him start moves and also go on the attack now and again.