[Uncle Rico]

Re: Dec Patton : Sat Jun 08, 2019 4:58 pm  

Played well today no doubt, spun out some decent passes

Re: Dec Patton : Sat Jun 08, 2019 5:00 pm  

Keep it going DP, good stuff recently.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat Jun 08, 2019 5:04 pm  

Now he’s got his finger out, he’s holding his own.

Re: Dec Patton : Sun Jun 09, 2019 4:00 pm  

Taking over the goal kicking responsibility seems to have made him raise his game ... funny how that happens...remember the same thing happening with pat Richards at Wigan

Re: Dec Patton : Sun Jun 09, 2019 5:07 pm  

Uncle Rico wrote:

Played well today no doubt, spun out some decent passes

Yes, credit where credit due. Well done Dec keep it up

Re: Dec Patton : Mon Jun 10, 2019 6:28 am  

scottty wrote:

Taking over the goal kicking responsibility seems to have made him raise his game ... funny how that happens...remember the same thing happening with pat Richards at Wigan

You may well have a point about the goal kicking. There is nothing subjective about whether he gets the 2 points or not. He has an obvious value to the team and that may give him the leeway to try things in open play that he may have been reluctant to do before. I certainly hope so as it benefits him and the team.

Re: Dec Patton : Mon Jun 10, 2019 6:43 am  

He just needs to be steady, error free and reliable. Doesn’t need to be something more and take risks etc

Re: Dec Patton : Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:31 am  

Much improved. Seems to have kicked on since the Ratchford injury. Long may it continue.

Re: Dec Patton : Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:31 am  

Big Ask wrote:

He just needs to be steady, error free and reliable. Doesn’t need to be something more and take risks etc

No the opposite.
His problem was just exactly what you said...I had just given up on him and I expressed reasons on here of disappointment in him because he has ability and wasn't using it.

Since his example substitution, Dec took on risk. Dec was out...I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have played again this season if his 2nd chance this season hadn't come 10 min later, in the very same game, with the injury to Ratchford.

...who dares wins. He's winning.

Re: Dec Patton : Mon Jun 10, 2019 4:19 pm  

He’s starting to get a rhythm now and is playing well. Confidence is a huge thing too, just mentioned about that with Currie in another thread.

It’s become a cliché to say sport is 90% mental but you can’t dismiss it. Your body and ability can be there, ready; but if you’re mind isn’t right, your confidence is low or you just kind find your mojo and feel inferior in a team to others, then no player is going to be at his best.

Especially is he’s read this forum over the years.