James McAtee

So a championship Side can loan two players from one team? Unless Doyle is injured he is nowhere to be seen tonight! If fit this doesn’t bode well letting them loan McaTear they must be paying a whopping fee these lads when there is better options for them!
 
Pep clearly doesn't rate him as highly as Foden and Palmer. If he did there's no way he'd be happy to send him on loan to Sheffield United when we're light up front.
 
Makes sense to me. He is a class act at EDS level but Pep doesn't rate that level of football and clearly has seen enough...or not enough...in training to feel he can benefit from staying.

His play at EDS level is class but he is never going to be playing in the middle of the park for City, spinning players and driving to the other end of the pitch and scoring. Pep hasn't given Foden or Grealish much of a go centrally so the lad is better off going to hone his skills getting game time and developing physically.

We have enough cover in the midfield/attacking areas. It is defensively where I would be more concerned us letting someone like Wilson Esbrand go - he has to stay as backup even if we sign a left back.
 
supercity88 said:
I don't see how we are light up front. Jesus and Sterling out, Haaland and Alvarez in. Same as last season in terms of attacking options.
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We were light up front last season too. And Haaland can't play on the wing.

Including the 8s/10s, we have 9 options for 5 attacking positions, including Palmer who is still relatively untested.
 
As long as that loan to Sheffield guarantees a certain amount of minutes, I'm all for it.

Going to a "good" championship level team who is fighting for promotion is the best kind of loan imo.

These teams usually try to play attacking football to score goals, and don't just sit back all game, that's what McAtee needs.

Still think it'd be better if he and Delap went to Kompany's Burnley on loan, just feels right.
 
According to the latest round of rumours its Sheffield United. I haven't watched them I hope they play a good brand of football (I was half hoping he'd play with Vinny).
 
WallyA said:
As long as that loan to Sheffield guarantees a certain amount of minutes, I'm all for it.

Going to a "good" championship level team who is fighting for promotion is the best kind of loan imo.

These teams usually try to play attacking football to score goals, and don't just sit back all game, that's what McAtee needs.

Still think it'd be better if he and Delap went to Kompany's Burnley on loan, just feels right.
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haha I posted my comments before I read yours. Great minds and all that!
 
balotelli's back pocket said:
We were light up front last season too. And Haaland can't play on the wing.

Including the 8s/10s, we have 9 options for 5 attacking positions, including Palmer who is still relatively untested.
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We didn't really struggle for goals or creativity last season though. Another player would be nice but clearly McAtee isn't seen as being an option right now. If we have a crisis and he has played for Sheffield United and gained experience, we can cancel the loan and bring him back.
 
balotelli's back pocket said:
We were light up front last season too. And Haaland can't play on the wing.

Including the 8s/10s, we have 9 options for 5 attacking positions, including Palmer who is still relatively untested.
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Palmer is fully tested and trusted by Pep, much more than McAtee. I suspect that due to the positions played, McAtee will go out on loan and Delap will continue with us as rotation for Haaland. Alvarez will play as right wing or 2nd striker, we looked more dangerous last match with him and Foden playing much nearer to Haaland then Grealish & Mahrez were (presumably by instruction).
 
balotelli's back pocket said:
We were light up front last season too. And Haaland can't play on the wing.

Including the 8s/10s, we have 9 options for 5 attacking positions, including Palmer who is still relatively untested.
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Yeah. There is also an argument we never replaced Sane and also now lost Sterling and Jesus who could both provide pace down the flanks, obviously more so Sterling. Out of everyone we have now we only have Foden who can provide genuine width and get on the outside of fullbacks. Walker obviously has bags of pace but isn’t anything special at whipping balls in or taking on fullbacks. It would seem Pep is happy to go that way with Grealish or Mahrez cutting in and we all have to bow to the great mans judgement but when it’s Mahrez and Grealish both playing we are very pedestrian and narrow and it would be nice to have the option of a genuine flyer like prime Sane on the wing who could also provide a great ball in to the beast of a centre forward we’ve finally got.
 
Will not be happy if this kid goes out on loan, especially to Sheffield United. A special talent that needs to be kept at the club.
How many loans turn out to be for the greater good of player and club? Time for Pep to give these young stars an opening to first team football.
I think Delap is loan material but not McAtee. It's all about the style of play.
 
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