Former Everton attacker Naismith confident of Patterson quality

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·23 March 2022

Former Everton attacker Naismith confident of Patterson quality

Former Everton attacker Steven Naismith has no doubts about the quality of Nathan Patterson.

The right-back has been called up for his national team by Steve Clarke as they prepare to face Poland on Thursday, before taking on either Austria or Wales on Tuesday.

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Since his January arrival from Rangers, Patterson has been forced to be patient and wait for his opportunity.

But Naismith says: "You see it in Nathan and you see it in Billy, young players that have come in. They have a calmness when they've got the ball.

"In years gone by, young players might be a good defender or a good goalscorer. But they're missing that composure. What makes these guys different is that they've got that composure."