West Ham United fans were happy with Nathan Holland’s inclusion and performance in the 2-0 loss to Wolves.
Holland managed to get his first senior league outing of the season, which was only 19 minutes off the bench, but that’s much better than being left at home.
When speaking after the match, the 21-year-old said: “I’d like to be involved again. I’ll just let this go past me and obviously enjoy it, but then I’ll just get back to work and keep working hard and see where that takes me.”
Indeed, fans certainly appear to have enjoyed seeing the youngster in the first-team, although many of them still want to see Holland given more minutes.
“For me personally this season has been a massive step forward on and off the pitch. I’ve just kept working hard and I’m seeing the rewards.”
— West Ham United (@WestHam) December 5, 2019
Needs more of a chance than 20 minutes
— Alex G (@Alex__Gorman) December 5, 2019
Good luck Nathan hope to see more if you. Just keep working hard and get in the team regularly like Declan.
— Pudd1966 (@pudd1966) December 5, 2019
Should be playing ahead of snodgrass
— Jack Dooley (@jackdooley1999) December 5, 2019
Great attitude load of talent just needs more minutes!
— Ryan (@Futball4All) December 6, 2019
Should Nathan Holland receive more first team minutes?
Yes
No
Holland had a decent match, finishing the game with a WhoScored rating of 6.25/10. It’s good to see that the fans want more youth in the squad, which will hopefully start to happen more often now.
The only positive to come out of the game last night
— Paul Grimwood (@PWG36) December 5, 2019
Good lad
— Scott (@scottanthony001) December 5, 2019
What Do We Think?
With West Ham hardly flying high in the Premier League, there should not be an issue with Manuel Pellegrini giving these younger players some valuable minutes. Although it was only a short outing, this would have meant a lot to Holland and would mean more to him than to someone like Carlos Sanchez or Jack Wilshere.