Nathan Patterson was given his second pre-season runout for Everton nevertheless it was a depressing evening for the Scotland full-back and his Toffees team-mates as they went right down to a 4-0 defeat by Minnesota United in America.
And afterwards a livid Frank Lampard pulled no punches as he delivered a damning verdict on the efficiency of his aspect, saying: “The gamers within the dressing room want to grasp that they’ve put in a really poor efficiency individually and collectively."
The previous England midfielder additionally warned they might be in one other relegation dogfight subsequent season having pulled off an ideal escape final season. He mentioned: "If we don’t wish to be in that scenario once more, they must be higher and I've to be higher. As a membership, it (the Minnesota sport) bolstered the scenario when it comes to what we have to do with the squad, as a result of it needs to be stronger than what we noticed tonight."
Lampard handed minutes to 23 gamers with Patterson, simply as he did within the 2-0 defeat to Arsenal of their first pre-season sport, a part of the XI that performed within the first half. The MLS aspect, who're in the midst of their marketing campaign, had scored two of their 4 targets by that stage.
Within the participant scores by the Liverpool ECHO they mentioned of Patterson: “He is nonetheless a participant that may clearly want time within the aspect to get again in control following an prolonged interval on the sidelines. He confirmed some good flashes all through the primary half in that sense, however there have been additionally clearly some defensive points that want some work.”
Patterson suffered a irritating time on Merseyside following his £12 million transfer from Rangers final season. He was hooked at half-time of a an FA Cup tie in opposition to Boreham Wooden with the Blues toiling after which his season was placed on maintain following ankle surgical procedure.
The 20-year-old featured in Scotland’s Nations League double header in opposition to Armenia final month and is now trying to kick on at Everton. The Goodison Park aspect face Lampard’s former membership Chelsea of their English Premier League opener on August 6.
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