The 'keeper conundrum

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WorkyTicketFTM said:
Mentioned this last season when 2 free kicks went straight past him whilst he watched and got pelters from all directions :emoticon-0112-wonde
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But he was good last season mate and so were we.
Just because were struggling now theres no point in dragging mistakes up from the past. Hes also saved us alot of points but because he's apparently had a dip in form i think some fans are nit picking now and he doesnt deserve that.

I blame our summer recruitment and having Ballard as our only senior natural CB despite being only a kid himself.
 
Teessidemackem said:
But he was good last season mate and so were we.
Just because were struggling now theres no point in dragging mistakes up from the past. Hes also saved us alot of points but because he's apparently had a dip in form i think some fans are nit picking now and he doesnt deserve that.

I blame our summer recruitment and having Ballard as our only senior natural CB despite being only a kid himself.
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He’s a good keeper no doubt just saying I mentioned he makes his fair share of mistakes last season and got **** from all angles!

DM and a proper CB alongside Ballard is massively needed. All of these lucky deflections and loose balls excuses are a load of cack, good defenders anticipate where the ball and strikers are going they don’t stand ball watching like we do at times.
 
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A lot going on here. Don't want to write an essay, so:

Talk of Patto losing his way on and off the pitch. He's been outstanding the last three seasons and in terms of player development he might've been here too long, a bit in his comfort zone. Not sure how this could be addressed.

Lack of experience in the squad in general. This point probably done to death but the result wasn't just Patto's fault.
 
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Red n white Tractor said:
Very good reactionary shot stopper. Poor command of box. Poor distribution. Parries shots into the six yard box instead of to the sides too often. Not good enough to be first choice at our level or beyond yet.
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He seems to be a decent shot stopper but his distribution is abysmal. With the trend to play it out from the back that is a big liability to put it mildly. I start to worry everytime we get a goal kick as the opposition line up across our penalty area. I think he needs to be rested for a few games to get his confidence back. Not writing him off totally but at the moment he’s a bit of a weakness
 
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This is the time when TM would probably put an arm around Patterson shoulders and have some wise words to settle him down. At some level, somewhere we need some wisdom added. A Kevin Ball being around as a mentor without needing to coach would help hugely, we’ve all read articles by Pickford and Henderson who credit him immensely with guiding their development.
 
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Downeys Loup said:
This is the time when TM would probably put an arm around Patterson shoulders and have some wise words to settle him down. At some level, somewhere we need some wisdom added. A Kevin Ball being around as a mentor without needing to coach would help hugely, we’ve all read articles by Pickford and Henderson who credit him immensely with guiding their development.
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Yeah its all just a sh@t show right now and it's no wonder many of us feel so pished off, confused and disillusioned
 
Norman Stanley Fletcher said:
He seems to be a decent shot stopper but his distribution is abysmal. With the trend to play it out from the back that is a big liability to put it mildly. I start to worry everytime we get a goal kick as the opposition line up across our penalty area. I think he needs to be rested for a few games to get his confidence back. Not writing him off totally but at the moment he’s a bit of a weakness
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On the other hand, had he been rested today we could have been 4 down by half time. He has no option but to play it out from the back as we are completely inept at winning a header when it is kicked upfield, which leads to him being put under pressure when it inevitably comes straight back from one of the defenders.

I certainly wouldn’t be resting the lad unless he was physically knackered
 
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All the ****e results we've had this season. I'd say none have solely been down to Patterson. Our defense as a whole has been poor through out. It's definitely left him exposed. I blame a combination of injuries and poor recruitment. I'd also say allowing Bathh to leave was a mistake too. I'm not Patterson's biggest fan either, he definitely has his own weakness. Lack of command and distribution being his main ones.

I'm just so deflated this season man. Really feels like we need some key recruitment being made. Unfortunately I think we loose at least 2 of our best players.
 
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Daz said:
On the other hand, had he been rested today we could have been 4 down by half time. He has no option but to play it out from the back as we are completely inept at winning a header when it is kicked upfield, which leads to him being put under pressure when it inevitably comes straight back from one of the defenders.

I certainly wouldn’t be resting the lad unless he was physically knackered
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I agree he has no option but to play it out from the back as that is what he is being told to do. It’s just that he’s not very good at it.
 
Teessidemackem said:
Ballard was missing today so we brought Seelt in to replace him. A young lad that only ever played for PSV B team before us and in the handful of appearances hes made for us hes played RB despite being 6 foot 4 which is something thats always confused me.

His partner is Onien who by trade is a CM and stands and about 5 foot 10 tall. We also have a LB playing today from Leeds reserves who again is an inexperienced kid.

It doesnt really take a genius why we leak so many goals does it.

Infront of them we have Neil playing his 3rd season as a first teamer and Ekwah playing his first full season coming from West ham U23s.

Pretty obvious really and anyone that keeps trying to tell me our model works and we have a plan can feck off
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I'm 5' 11" and he's a few less than me. But as I told him, he's fit as fcuk
 
Prehab26 said:
Over rated and poor mentality.

Sell
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Agree. He's ok, but not a player I'd lose sleep over if we sold. If the off field stuff is true, then maybe there is something worth retrieving, but he's not good enough IMHO
 
TopCat_ said:
Agree. He's ok, but not a player I'd lose sleep over if we sold. If the off field stuff is true, then maybe there is something worth retrieving, but he's not good enough IMHO
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I disagree, like his laid back attitude. Chill.

Ekwah on the other hand seems to be on the happy baccy most games ... Still like him as well
 
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Teessidemackem said:
This negativity confuses me abit. If our defence wasnt so shyte he wouldn't have to be in the limelight as much. I dont see how hes any weaker than most other Keepers in this league unlike our defence who relies on Ballard to pull us out the shyte time and time again.
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Hes a very good keeper, but as usual a bad run of results and some of our fans turn on certain players
 
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Mackem 10.1 said:
Hes a very good keeper, but as usual a bad run of results and some of our fans turn on certain players
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Truestory mate. If we were a decent team he wouldn't be exposed so much so we need to look at the bugger picture.
3 from our back 4 or 5 today are kids with zero experience. Embarrassing and as a club we don't deserve this recruitment mentality
 
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