He’ll do for me
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Yes, it's a bit weird saying he needs folk tracking back etc. So does Young lol!
Marius57
Player Valuation: £60m
I mean, McNeil tracks back a lot in support of Myko yet Myko doesn’t have that thrown at him as him being a poor player. It’s the set up we play. And it works.
Pretending it’s just Patterson who gets defensive support from the forward/midfielders is way disingenuous.
Tracking back is very much part of the modern game and our wide players are no different.
You could say Danjuma is more talented than Harrison & McNeil , but if he won't track back effectively, it's why Dyche isn't picking him.
If that's all anyone wants to have a go at Patterson for they've already lost it.
….sorry, but he makes me nervous defensively.
He’s either rushing at his winger making him easy to pass or too far away to cut out crosses, I’d be thinking he’d know by now how to mark his opponent. I so want him to be first choice but his defending is a real concern for me. He was better 2nd half and delivered a few decent crosses throughout the game.
i’d persist with him now over Young but I will understand if Dyche drops him.
He’s either rushing at his winger making him easy to pass or too far away to cut out crosses, I’d be thinking he’d know by now how to mark his opponent. I so want him to be first choice but his defending is a real concern for me. He was better 2nd half and delivered a few decent crosses throughout the game.
i’d persist with him now over Young but I will understand if Dyche drops him.
Marius57
Player Valuation: £60m
It’s really odd.
We just kept another clean sheet with him starting. And all their attacks that led to anything meaningful came from the other side. Yet somehow he is the issue.
Sums it up really.
If anyone watched Burnley in their last 3 games Sheff utd & Brighton all their threat was down the wings. ( Sheff 5-0 Brighton away 1-1 and unlucky agst Wolves.)
He done very well yesterday , some really need to take the blinkers off.
Young would have got raped yesterday.
I think the thing with Patterson is he's got room to improve on that. His daft Cruyff turn and the sliding tackle he tried to pull off weren't amazing. Time and experience. If he doesn't its definitely a problem
toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
Strangely enough, playing as a wing back yesterday he made me more nervous than most of the games he's played right back for us. I don't know if that was anything to do with the understanding between him and Godfrey maybe, or the fact the wing back role means he has more attacking responsibilities as well. Dunno, but while I have no issues with what he gave us going forward yesterday (1st half especially) I was more nervous about his defensive contributions yesterday than I've been in a good while.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
I don't know why your post is being questioned since you made it. It's spot on.
Take a look at his positioning on that chance Burnley had first half where Godfrey slides in to the rescue at the far post and sweeps the ball to safety: Patterson is a spectator to it. 10 yards away (with no Burnley player to mark himself) he looks on as a spectator and is forced to just marvel at the clearance and clap Godfrey.
Now, some will say "well, that was Godfrey's job as one of three CBs to be there and do that" but had he been caught further upfield or was blocked or slipped it was Patterson's (as said, not marking anyone himself) to be a lot closer to that Burnley player to get the challenge in that Godfrey did. The Burnley forward should have been crowded out of that chance but it took Godfrey's excellent sweeping last ditch challenge to save the day.
THAT is what gives anyone with half a clue why Patterson still gives cause for concern. That's why I always say that he cant be left to play in a 4 man defence. If we had yesterday that'd have been Burnley back in the game.
Going forward great but defo needs to work on his defensive positioning...commits sometimes when he doesn't need to but I think he's under the manager to get that straightened out.
Glad he is getting games and mins the last day and yesterday. That was a very good Burnley left winger and he had some good phases against him. Not so good ones too. I liked what I saw from him more offensively yesterday - I’ve been saying for a while he has that in his locker.
I think more and more people can see and are acknowledging he has developmental and experiential needs to hone his defending. Been saying for a while he needs games week in and week out, lad needs a loan in Jan to really give him and us the best chance next Aug.
I think more and more people can see and are acknowledging he has developmental and experiential needs to hone his defending. Been saying for a while he needs games week in and week out, lad needs a loan in Jan to really give him and us the best chance next Aug.
GoldenToffee
Player Valuation: £70m
Thought he looked quite shaky a number of times yesterday, but grew into the game and should have had an excellent assist which DCL fluffed.
Still, Young has been persisted with despite stinking the place out in numerous consecutive games, scoring own goals, giving away penalties and getting and sent off, so hopefully it's time for a bit of faith to be placed in young Nathan.
In fairness though, Dyche is proving most of us wrong so I'll accept whatever he goes with.
Still, Young has been persisted with despite stinking the place out in numerous consecutive games, scoring own goals, giving away penalties and getting and sent off, so hopefully it's time for a bit of faith to be placed in young Nathan.
In fairness though, Dyche is proving most of us wrong so I'll accept whatever he goes with.
Billy Dean
Player Valuation: £70m
I don't think anyone is denying he still has development to do. It's just there's a disproportionate level of vitriol being aimed at him in some quarters
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