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Patterson any thoughts.

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He's 5th in the league for percentage of shots saved (75%) according to some website I was looking at earlier. His kicking is shit though and always has been. How has it not improved at all ? Is the training just going in one ear and out the other? I hate it when we pass it to him.
 

T_Bone said:
No he doesn’t. A few of us watched the game together today. Not me, but the opinion is he doesn’t come for crosses, can’t kick, doesn’t instill confidence, encourages the oppo, he is, however a good shot stopper.
Good offer comes in ? Get rid.
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Yep my feelings
 
fugitivemackem said:
For me he’s over weight and just not good enough. He’s the weak link in my opinion. I’ll take the pelters but he’s clearly not commanding his area and his punts up field don’t make it up field. Every where else we look ok.
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Not good for me ,his kicking and distribution terrible .also like yourself I noticed on Saturday how overweight he was and his backside is getting bigger
 
His kicking is pure cack at times but in general he’s fine for where we currently are and has saved us points recently.
 
He’s a very good keeper at this level, it’s true that he hasn’t improved at all in the last two seasons, still more than good enough for us right now but wish he’d sort his bloody distribution out.
 
His distribution is absolutely appalling and not even in a 'not very good at it so don't expect anything special' 'lump it 70 yards down the pitch to no-one' way. He gets so little distance on his kicks and frequently kicks it 100 feet high in the air, straight and looping without getting anywhere near the centre circle. Straight back under pressure.

He's a good shot stopper most of the time but has his moments where he is sometimes quite slow to get down.

Think he is fine for where we are and isn't a weak link at all. But he's miles away from Premier League level.
 
He’s poor on the ball and I don’t think he commands his area very well but he does make some very good saves. Last week he made an excellent save and I remember the save he made against Stoke from Cannon before half time which was excellent. However I would be tempted to sell if someone offered a decent amount for him. Matty Young seems to be very higher rated and I can see him being the number one soon.
 
fugitivemackem said:
For me he’s over weight and just not good enough. He’s the weak link in my opinion. I’ll take the pelters but he’s clearly not commanding his area and his punts up field don’t make it up field. Every where else we look ok.
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He's a very young goalkeeper who has loads to learn and won't reach his peak for another 8-10 years. Saying that his distribution is awful and doesn't seem to improve. Modern goalkeepers have to be able to play with their feet as well as use their hands.

Personally I wouldn't be arsed if we sold him for decent money however I can't see a big club coming in for him for the main reason he's terrible with his feet
 
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