Holding settling in nicely at Sheff Utd
On-loan Sheffield United defender Rob Holding has said that the club have made it easy for him to slot in since joining from Crystal Palace in January.Holding has made two appearances off the bench for the Blades and has adapted quickly to his new surroundings."I've been here for two weeks now and just slotting into the vibes around the changing room, the training ground and Bramall Lane has been so welcoming," he told BBC Radio Sheffield. "I can feel that good energy and slotting in where I can has been very easy, the team have made it that."The 29-year-old told spoke about his decision to join Chris Wilder's side having been frozen out at Palace under Oliver Glasner, with his only appearances this season coming in the EFL Trophy for the Under-21 side."I was in a bit of a weird place where I was in my career and I needed a team to take a chance on me," he added."I know my abilities and I know what I can bring to this team and to be fair to Sheffield United they took a chance because I've not played in so long. If I can repay that then all the better and that's what I'm going to try and do."The former Arsenal defender also touched on the potential of him staying with the Blades for longer."Potentially yeah, it's always going to be a discussion in the summer and we can see what happens," he said. "But it's just something that I'm just enjoying in the moment right now and enjoying this journey with the team."Holding who signed until the end of the season came off the bench at half-time in Saturday's 1-0 win at Luton and praised their performance as the three points took them back to the top of the Championship."We knew it was going to be tough, it's a very tight stadium with a lot of long balls, direct balls and fights for first and second balls, so we had to be up for that then we find a bit of quality and find a goal," Holding said."The lads never give up and the fans behind the goal wanting the ball in the net as well so that helped us in that momentum."
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