87 | James McAtee - 2024/25

Some players will take time and need more game time to show their full potential! Thought he did fine last night but it's funny when we buy a player it's the second year they come good we got to give them at least the second year!

But no a player a Man City supporter a player coming through are youth system Doesn't get that from some fans! Oh he is 2/3 years younger than Nunes who only now after a full season and 8/10 games looking a player!

So those who say he ain't good enough he has had is chance I will take little or no notice from..
 
I like him. He has excellent technique and good vision. He was a huge threat at EDS level, but he seems more steady now, not risk averse, just more professional. I like his ability to receive the ball with either foot and turn away and release with accuracy - a bit like a younger Gundo. I suspect he will do very well with more minutes as his confidence grows; at least, I hope so.
 
Works hard defensively, runs a lot and does a lot of "invisible" work. Should be starting to take more risks as soon as he builds up his confidence. Always been a constant goal threat and chance-creating machine for the EDS. I`d start him over Gundogan currently, with Kovacic DM
 
flashback to 4 years ago when him and Palmer were at U18 and breaking into EDS side I am pretty sure McAtee was regarded as the diamond and Palmer also very talented, both hoping to do something similar as Foden later on but I recall McAtee was a half level or a full level above at that time.

their trajectory is quite different with Palmer played a blinder season at Chelsea and has not slowed down this season either and already raising questions why not a fixed starter at England, while McAtee is at U21 England, very much odd rotational role in rare none non-important games at City.

just shows how quickly things can change between age 18-21.

McAtee is a talented kid, dont really seem him having a more important role than what he has now which is very much the role Sergio Gomez had last season. very little playing time which might increase in an absurd injury situation which we are having now but otherwise most of his starts will be early cup rounds vs lesser sides/lower league, or some Pot 4 teams in CL weaker + Pot3.

we do need this kind of role to be filled in too for sure, and its good it can be done by an academy player, but chances are this is his ceiling at City and may not like it in time.
 
Cobra said:
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.
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Some people never learn
 
HelloCity said:
Palmer wasn't all that when he wasn't getting regular game time.
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I think Nunes has demonstrated what a player can do when given regular playing time. Unfortunately McAtee has not been afforded the same by Pep and looks unlikely to do so in the short term
 
Patience.

Young players need time to show what they can do. Palmer wasn't impressive in 22/23, he struggled when Pep played him. Most players need more games to show their quality.

The main problem on football forums is that a lot of people are eager to draw strong conclusions on a rather thin basis. That's why they write players off, including future legends or Ballon d'Or winners. They act as if Phillips is the rule rather than the exception.
 
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