It's clear to see the turning point in the season for Nathan. A near permanent fixture in the back for from the start of the season, trusted implicitly by Dyche and given the opportunity to nail down the RB slot for years to come. Chelsea come to town and we record a hard fought win, rather than celebrate with his jubilant teammates in the centre circle Patterson goads a crestfallen Nicolas Jackson who's sitting bereft on the Goodison turf before ambling off chuckling to himself. What followed was the most spectacular falling out of a backside top level sport has witnessed for many years, the stadium still packed to the rafters and a global audience watched as Jackson reacted - Patterson was stunned and only saved by the fact he'd reached the safety of the middle of the pitch where Branthwaite and McNeil were able to wade in and save him.
He was nursed through the subsequent match by Tarkowski and Harrison but his confidence was shot. Opposing managers identified him as a weak link and hammered us down our right flank. We haemorrhaged goals in the matches that followed and he was taken out of the firing line for his and the team's safety.
He disappeared into obscurity, spending most of the season lower down the pecking order than Andy Lonergan yet the fanboys on here cling onto the hope that he's our saviour - understandable in some ways, we're all searching for a beacon of hope in these seemingly never ending dark days but I'm sorry to say Nathan is not the answer. We were sold a pup.
He was nursed through the subsequent match by Tarkowski and Harrison but his confidence was shot. Opposing managers identified him as a weak link and hammered us down our right flank. We haemorrhaged goals in the matches that followed and he was taken out of the firing line for his and the team's safety.
He disappeared into obscurity, spending most of the season lower down the pecking order than Andy Lonergan yet the fanboys on here cling onto the hope that he's our saviour - understandable in some ways, we're all searching for a beacon of hope in these seemingly never ending dark days but I'm sorry to say Nathan is not the answer. We were sold a pup.
(note that we conceded 2 against spurs in the reverse and lost to city again without him, is that his fault as well?)
