James McAtee

[lightning Rodri]

Looks a good player but the thing I liked the most was when he got cleaned out and he just got straight back up, not an ounce of rolling around and pretending his leg was falling off.

He was just too eager to continue playing.

 

[FantasyIreland]

i don't think he is anything like foden at all. foden is a direct player mcatee is like david silva if anything.

He is a Silva/Gundogan hybrid.

 

[Gray]

The EDS commentator kept calling him M.CAT.E.

I thought it was MAC.A.T.

Which is correct?

 

[Xhavenjoe]

The EDS commentator kept calling him M.CAT.E.

I thought it was MAC.A.T.

Which is correct?

I think the first one is Mick, our ex centre half and former Ireland manager

 

[McfcK]

The EDS commentator kept calling him M.CAT.E.

I thought it was MAC.A.T.

Which is correct?

The second one sounds more correct. I think the commentator merges it into one whole word like mcatee but it’s actually Mc Atee with the Mc always being pronounced as Mac

 

[LongsightM13]

The EDS commentator kept calling him M.CAT.E.

I thought it was MAC.A.T.

Which is correct?

Irish name. Mac A TEE with the stress on the final syllable.
That commentator was a div

 

[TonyM]

As we're at it ...Is it Kar at ee or Kor a tay?

 

[Gray]

Irish name. Mac A TEE with the stress on the final syllable.
That commentator was a div

That is what I thought, made him sound like a completely different player to Mac A TEE.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

As we're at it ...Is it Kar at ee or Kor a tay?

Wait till you try to pronounce Kayky properly.

 

[LongsightM13]

Wait till you try to pronounce Kayky properly.

Apparently it’s Ka EE KEE with the stress on the last two syllables

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Apparently it’s Ka EE KEE with the stress on the last two syllables

A midfield of McAtee, Kayky and DeBrewNah is going to create some difficulties for our commentators.

 

[LongsightM13]

A midfield of McAtee, Kayky and DeBrewNah is going to create some difficulties for our commentators.

They’ll find a way to overcomplicate Palmer and Rodri next

 

[LongsightM13]

That is what I thought, made him sound like a completely different player to Mac A TEE.

Probably a try hard pronouncing it like Maccabi Tel Aviv

 

[bobom]

How did he get on on Sat?

 

[McfcK]

How did he get on on Sat?

Wouldn’t say bad but wouldn’t say great. Against Fulham his cameo performance was close to great but yesterday was a bit more shaky. Misplaced one or two passes that he will know himself he should’ve made, gave away 2 fouls. But great little through ball for Delap to win the penalty and then another thing I noticed, across both cameos actually, is how good his sense of positioning and space is. He would cover in RW, CF, etc while the other player had moved out of position. Something pep will be impressed with

 

[McfcK]

Wouldn’t say bad but wouldn’t say great. Against Fulham his cameo performance was close to great but yesterday was a bit more shaky. Misplaced one or two passes that he will know himself he should’ve made, gave away 2 fouls. But great little through ball for Delap to win the penalty and then another thing I noticed, across both cameos actually, is how good his sense of positioning and space is. He would cover in RW, CF, etc while the other player had moved out of position. Something pep will be impressed with

Just to add to this, there was one pass in particular he’d probably be really annoyed about. Towards the very end he got the ball in that usual left 8 area, waited well (pausa) and didn’t play the pass rushed. Sterling had broken away and had lots of space in front of him and Delap was making a run in the middle and James sort of got caught in two minds of who to pass to and ended up playing it straight to the Norwich defender. It’s his bread and butter pass which we’ve all seen him play to Edozie or bobb or Wilson Esbrand on the left to open up a defence and it was unexpected to see him mess it up.

 

[Josh_D]

I think the eagerness to impress will have affected his usual game. He didn’t get that ball for quite a lot time when he came on. Must’ve been frustrating. I’m sure if he gets a start, it’d be slightly better and he’d settle. We all know he has talent he just needs more minutes and needs to stick to his usual game.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

just needs those cameos where he can to find his feet and get settled in.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Best thing you can say about him is he doesnt look out of place and is trusted to go play as an 8. Which is massive in a Pep system and team where possesion, position and passing is key in the middle. We didnt even see Foden there this early. Alot of trust given, his confidence will grow.

 

[shroom]

short comp of actions by the young City players vs Norwich ... the Delap chest/flick over the head to Kayky down the wing was something ...