U.S. International, Bolton Midfielder Stuart Holden Named Premier League’s Best Player By Guardian Readers

Bolton’s Owen Coyle must be on Cloud 9 at the moment. He’s got his side, who finished 14th last term, playing some pretty good football, sitting in seventh spot, and chasing a Europa League birth for next year. Partly to credit for Bolton’s success so far this season has been American International Stuart Holden who was picked up from MLS side Houston Dynamo in January.

Another point to ponder when visualizing Bolton’s climb up the table has been their work rate and ability to “get at” opponents without the ball in their possession. Holden has been tireless so far this year in midfield, embodies what makes Bolton effective and has recently loaded the always welcome goal-scoring bullet into his footballing gun.