Nathan Patterson must seize perfect chance to reignite stalled Everton career
In his relatively short Everton career, Nathan Patterson has already developed some curious links with West Ham United.
"Patterson turned his ankle in training yesterday, which is disappointing as he's in a really good moment after the international break," said Frank Lampard after Everton's 2-1 loss at the London Stadium in 2022.
"He would have made his [Premier League] debut today. We need to get it scanned but it might not be a good one."
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It was not a good one - the young Scot missed the remainder of the season due to the injury. As a result, the only minutes he had in the 2021-22 campaign following a January transfer from Rangers were 45 against Boreham Wood in the FA Cup. Then Blues boss Lampard hooked him at half-time against the non-league side.
He then watched on as Everton barely avoided relegation, while his former club embarked on an amazing run to the Europa League final. As starts go at a new club, it was brutal.
But things improved. In the following campaign under Lampard the Scotland international finally started to build momentum. Patterson was exceptional in the early weeks of the season and played a pivotal role in the club's first win of the term - 1-0 over West Ham.
"Strong running going forward and hard work in defence ensured he had the measure of Pablo Fornals before the West Ham United man made way," was Chris Beesley's verdict, as he awarded Patterson a joint-high eight out of 10 score in the ECHO player ratings. The right-back also made a supreme last-ditch tackle to deny Maxwell Cornet a late equaliser.
That was arguably the
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