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Crystal Palace stopper Holding welcomes competition for places

Crystal Palace stopper Rob Holding is relishing the competition for places at the club.

The 28-year-old signed from Arsenal in the summer after spending eight years in North London.

Remaining in the same city, Holding was hoping to get more game time at Palace.

However, he now has Marc Guéhi and Joachim Andersen ahead of him in the pecking order.

Speaking to talkSPORT, Holding explained: “It's not something that I'm not used to!

“From my time at Arsenal, we had players come in and who you'd be competing with. You have to be ready for the moments when you get chances.

“[At Palace] we have Joa and Marc in there, who are playing well and playing for their national teams, so if I can step in when needed and help the team, that's what I'll do.

“I've got that experience. I'm 28-years-old now and they've got quite a young team coming through at Palace. Any little things I've picked up from my time at Arsenal, when I've stepped into the changing room and had the likes of Per Mertesacker and [Laurent] Koscielny, who are leaders…

“If I can take any bits I got from them and pass them onto the lads who are a bit younger at Palace, then hopefully I'll do that."

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