{"id":372282,"date":"2021-12-02T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=372282"},"modified":"2021-12-01T21:32:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T21:32:56","slug":"patterson-could-push-to-quit-rangers-after-what-ive-heard-hutton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/patterson-could-push-to-quit-rangers-after-what-ive-heard-hutton\/","title":{"rendered":"Patterson could push to quit Rangers after what I&#8217;ve heard &#8211; Hutton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Alan Hutton has suggested Nathan Patterson could look to quit Rangers if not given regular game time playing as a right-back. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Gers defender and Rangers TV pundit, speaking exclusively to <strong>Football Insider<\/strong>, insisted the 20-year-old &#8220;won&#8217;t stick around forever&#8221; waiting to usurp James Tavernier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patterson has come off the bench to play as a right-winger in both of Giovanni van Bronckhorst&#8217;s two games in charge so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f GvB: When defending an advantage Nathan is defensively solid and works well with James. It gives us defensive stability and allows us to keep the pitch up front.<\/p>&mdash; Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RangersFC\/status\/1465316635175182345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at his press conference on Monday (29 November), the Rangers boss <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RangersFC\/status\/1465316635175182345\">claimed<\/a> Patterson&#8217;s defensive ability in an advanced role would help the Light Blues see out games they are winning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Hutton insisted the youngster would rather be starting instead of James Tavernier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;There&#8217;s a big decision there for Giovanni van Bronckhorst and what he does in the future<\/em>,&#8221; Hutton told <strong>Football Insider&#8217;s <\/strong>Russell Edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Nathan Patterson won&#8217;t stick about forever hoping to play some minutes or as a bit-part player. He wants to play regularly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Ultimately, if you&#8217;re not playing your position and you&#8217;re not getting game time, you&#8217;re going to have to leave.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;I would never want to see that happen. He&#8217;s got everything that it takes to be a top, top modern-day full-back. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Of course he&#8217;ll be happy to be playing. He&#8217;s still a young boy but ultimately he wants to improve in his natural position. That&#8217;s at right-back.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s a difficult one for Van Bronckhorst. It&#8217;s one area of the pitch where he&#8217;s really going to have to make a serious decision moving forward.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1305668540_1200x824-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-356843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1305668540_1200x824-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1305668540_1200x824-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1305668540_1200x824-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1305668540_1200x824-1140x783.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1305668540_1200x824-750x515.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1305668540_1200x824.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tavernier has started 12 times in the league this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Patterson has started just one Premiership game &#8211; the 2-1 win over Hibernian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/rangers-told-to-agree-new-arfield-deal-after-exceptional-dressing-room-insight-from-pundit-who-knows-him-well\/\">Rangers told to strike new deal for &#8220;exceptional&#8221; talent at Ibrox<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Hutton has suggested Nathan Patterson could look to quit Rangers if not given regular game time playing as a right-back. The former Gers defender and Rangers TV pundit, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, insisted the 20-year-old &#8220;won&#8217;t stick around forever&#8221; waiting to usurp James Tavernier. 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