'We want promotion' - Paterson 'not hiding' from Notts goal
The Magpies travelled to Germany as part of their pre-season preparations with Paterson admitting there is work to do on their attacking game. "I got the training and physical side out of Germany. In terms of results and attacking moments probably not, but that comes with the honesty of how we are going to work," Paterson said."We always work to get more goals on the attack. I am confident with where we are defensively and our organisation but yes, our focus is now on working with the ball and finishing attacks," he added. Notts travel to face Newport County on Saturday, 2 August for their League Two opener.
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