The biggest compliment I can pay him is that in the last game and a half our captain and arguably our most consistent player of the last few years, our biggest goal and assist threat, hasn't been missed.
What i've been impressed with most about Patterson isn't just his pace, his work-rate and his clear technical ability. It's his calmness and confidence, his intelligence and his ability to play that role seamlessly.
There are senior players who still haven't quite grasped the way we play and what the gaffer wants, it's taken 3 years for others. Patterson has slotted in, so far, exceptionally well. To have the confidence and composure to score that goal on Thursday, after the week he's had, is nothing short of a miracle. To then play so assuredly against a team of cloggers on a plastic pitch at the age of 19(?) is tremendous.