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Hopefully we are all in agreement the man is not a striker. Yet Moore keeps on playing him upfront as if magically he is going to start performing an understand the role.

 

On Tuesday we were slow upfront, really slow. People may argue we had no other options seeing as Berahino and Sow are about as useful as any of us. However, he could have played NML in behind Gregory, a position he has played many times.

 

Yes Patterson scored 10 goals upfront in the Champ for us, but we went down. Patterson can be useful but hardly ever as a CF. He is not good enough with his back to goal, he is better when facing the goal. His best performances this season have come from right wing back.

 

Surely Moore cannot keep attempting to play him upfront. 

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1 minute ago, RighthOwlon said:

He’s not a striker, but he’s a very good finisher. Personally I think his ideal position is just behind a front two where he can be a bar steward, win lots of headers and layoffs but also pick up loose balls just outside the box.

Is he? He is okay when he has to shoot without thinking off the cuff, but his actual finishing is woeful. Did you not remember last season some of the misses lol 

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35 minutes ago, TheEnchanter said:

Patterson played best at CB for us this season overall. 

 

I thought he was a bit suspect at CB with some dodgy moment. 

 

His best performance this season imo was Sunderland at home where he was RWB. 

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1 hour ago, RighthOwlon said:

He’s not a striker, but he’s a very good finisher. Personally I think his ideal position is just behind a front two where he can be a bar steward, win lots of headers and layoffs but also pick up loose balls just outside the box.

 

Paterson misses some right sitters, are you on glue?

 

 

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got 9 for us last season playing up top at championship level,think that this time hes been found out no pace just rough and tumble but unfortunately most times at this level have a centre half of the same ilk need pace in the side we have very little of it 

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It’s so weird that you can get to Champ level as a professional footballer without really having a clear position - you can imagine it if they’re just Messi-level technically dazzling or whatever, but it’s incredibly unusual if your CV is more ‘reyt big unit who’ll have a go at owt’

lol

 

If we were completely down to bare bones and definitely starting Gregory, I’d sooner stick Patterson somewhere in the back line and throw almost anyone more mobile up top. Is Adedoyin still deemed way too green as things stand?

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He's a trier, can be a nuisance for the opposition, but never has been and never will be a centre forward. 

 

Just shows how poor our striking options and/or Moore's team selection delusions are  that he's repeatedly asked to play up there. 

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He’s openly said in that interview a few weeks ago that his preferred role is as a 10 who can make runs into the box.
 

That was where he predominantly players during 17/18 season which saw him score 10 & assist 5 in 32 games.

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Paterson plays in the gap between the midfield and Gregory, aimlessly running around, fouling people and creating attacking possession from scraps

 

Which is fine when we are chasing games

 

When that is plan A, you know you’re going to be inconsistent and painful to watch 

 

We’re rarely in full control of the ball going forward

 

Gregory needs a partner playing next to

him, not behind

 

Scrap the Paterson plan until we’re desperate, release Berahino and get Gregory a solid partner up top this window 

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1 hour ago, CourteenerOwl said:

Hopefully we are all in agreement the man is not a striker. Yet Moore keeps on playing him upfront as if magically he is going to start performing an understand the role.

 

On Tuesday we were slow upfront, really slow. People may argue we had no other options seeing as Berahino and Sow are about as useful as any of us. However, he could have played NML in behind Gregory, a position he has played many times.

 

Yes Patterson scored 10 goals upfront in the Champ for us, but we went down. Patterson can be useful but hardly ever as a CF. He is not good enough with his back to goal, he is better when facing the goal. His best performances this season have come from right wing back.

 

Surely Moore cannot keep attempting to play him upfront. 


Who would you have picked v Sunderland given that neither Windass nor Kamberi were available?

 

He’s our 4th choice striker, which is pretty decent.

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