Your comparing apples and pears but crack on.
I defended Patterson as he’s much younger and was treated poorly by the previous manager, and had some bad luck with injuries. Ialso think he still has potential, in the right system, but if his...
Id liken it a bit to like a a Mark Pembridhe type, who did a job for a low fee playing left side of midfield.
Harrison is woeful going forward, but is very positionally disciplined. I can see why coaches would like him.