Disagree a bit - he had some good touches tonight and his movement is very good got into the box well and just wasn't found. He tired late on and needs match fitness.
We lost tonight because we cannot defend well enough against counter attacks.
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87 | James McAtee - 2024/25
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We lost tonight because we cannot defend well enough against counter attacks.
southamptonblue
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He's a tidy player, but I've never thought he would 'make it' with us....he hasn't got that extra something that Foden, Lewis, and some bloke at Chelsea had. Looked the weakest of the academy lads tonight, which in his position (career wise) he shouldn't be.
citytill1die84
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I hope. Don't think it's going to happen thoHmmmm.
It’ll come. I hope.
But O’Reilly was taking the game by the scruff of the next tonight towards the end where McAtee was waiting for something to happen. I thought anyway.
the old abbey
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Didn't take his chance. Poor I'm afraid.
I genuinely don’t know what people expect. First half he’s playing as a number 10 - but Foden is offering nothing in front of him and Gundogan is having an absolute stinker behind him. And then when Foden went off he was clearly asked to play as a lone striker which is a complete waste of his talents.
Palmer was consistently played out of position (most of his games were either on the right wing or a a false 9) and people used to say the same things about him too.
Palmer was consistently played out of position (most of his games were either on the right wing or a a false 9) and people used to say the same things about him too.
Manchester_lalala
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Needs to be given a proper run in the side instead of a start every now and then. Nunes looked dog shit until he started a few in a row, he’s turning out to be alright.
Sheikh rattle and roll
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Doesn’t look good enough to me for our side
But we have to remember he is fighting against the best players in the world
Making it at City is very very difficult
Looks a step too far for him
Time will tell I guess
But we have to remember he is fighting against the best players in the world
Making it at City is very very difficult
Looks a step too far for him
Time will tell I guess
Gabriel
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Feel for the lad. Since the Watford game he’s been stuck on the bench, save for 20+ minutes each against the two European sides, so that was his first full run out in over a month. He should probably have started both those European games, given how weak these opponents are, but his game time is limited to when the rest can get the three-goal cushion Guardiola feels he needs. And, alas, we rarely put teams away early these days. Even tonight, he had the misfortune of being pushed up after Foden went off, and the chances that fell later for us landed in the position he had been asked to vacate and Wright found himself in. McAtee just needs more game time with us and it looks like he’ll get it.
ninjamonkey
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First of all. Needs massive credit for the goal, it's his smart run across that drags the defender to free up the back post, without that run, we don't score that goal.
However, he's not having enough of an impact. Really don't want to keep saying the same thing about him but it's true, he just doesn't get himself involved anywhere near enough. Produces some lovely touches when he does get on the ball but never going to progress here until he starts getting himself involved more and that's on him to find better spaces and demand the ball. I genuinely assumed he'd gone off at one point in the second half. He's undoubtedly got the talent to be here, got to find his role.
However, he's not having enough of an impact. Really don't want to keep saying the same thing about him but it's true, he just doesn't get himself involved anywhere near enough. Produces some lovely touches when he does get on the ball but never going to progress here until he starts getting himself involved more and that's on him to find better spaces and demand the ball. I genuinely assumed he'd gone off at one point in the second half. He's undoubtedly got the talent to be here, got to find his role.