87 | James McAtee - 2024/25

[RayCTID]

I don't think McAtee has played enough to show high level performances and it's almost impossible for him to when he plays so infrequently. Sporodic first team minutes will do any youngster more harm than good.

It is a vicious circle. If he did show early Foden levels he would get trusted more. Same with Palmer. Foden was eased in but did score in the Premier League from near enough the get go.

 

[applejuice]

Grealish isn't versatile either.

Grealish was a very versatile player at Villa playing every position (except striker) on the field. He played in 2 different positions very well for England just 2 months ago. Pep even acknowledged about it himself.

James McAtee is also a versatile player he can play on the wing in the midfield and even as a false 9 under different managers in England underage group and at other PL clubs.

Cole Paler can play 10 and right wing and occasionally left wing as well.

It is just Pep refused to use them in a more versatile way. He clearly does not fancy to do what other coaches have already proven. He would rather to train a full back into a midfielder than using a midfielder in the midfield it will be too easy for him. If he wins he is the most brilliant coach in the world. But if he loses well then...

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

It is a vicious circle. If he did show early Foden levels he would get trusted more. Same with Palmer. Foden was eased in but did score in the Premier League from near enough the get go.

Foden was shown more patience and got more minutes when he was breaking through, all players are different though and play in different circumstances. Take Delap for example, he scored on his first team debut, played well a couple of times and showed promise, then he got injured. When he recovered loaned him out and he struggled to impress at Stoke Preston and Hull due to niggling injuries and fits and starts appearances. We decided to sell him to Ipswich and he's beginning to show his academy promise through being being given a run and he's thriving, and good on him. We may even trigger the buy back clause if he continues to thrive, we'll see.

I think McAtee will have to leave to another championship club to have a chance of progressing because he needs more time to find his feet.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Grealish was a very versatile player at Villa playing every position (except striker) on the field. He played in 2 different positions very well for England just 2 months ago. Pep even acknowledged about it himself.

James McAtee is also a versatile player he can play on the wing in the midfield and even as a false 9 under different managers in England underage group and at other PL clubs.

Cole Paler can play 10 and right wing and occasionally left wing as well.

It is just Pep refused to use them in a more versatile way. He clearly does not fancy to do what other coaches have already proven. He would rather to train a full back into a midfielder than using a midfielder in the midfield it will be too easy for him. If he wins he is the most brilliant coach in the world. But if he loses well then...

As good as Pep is he makes mistakes and he'll continue to make mistakes. Not made any big mistakes though.

 

[RayCTID]

Foden was shown more patience and got more minutes when he was breaking through, all players are different though and play in different circumstances. Take Delap for example, he scored on his first team debut, played well a couple of times and showed promise, then he got injured. When he recovered loaned him out and he struggled to impress at Stoke Preston and Hull due to niggling injuries and fits and starts appearances. We decided to sell him to Ipswich and he's beginning to show his academy promise through being being given a run and he's thriving, and good on him. We may even trigger the buy back clause if he continues to thrive, we'll see.

I think McAtee will have to leave to another championship club to have a chance of progressing because he needs more time to find his feet.

Delap struggled in the Premier League games whilst at club. Especially the game vs Leicester which near enough ended his City career.

 

[sir baconface]

We haven’t seen anything from him to believe in. Hes only got a name because of stuff he did years ago in the academy. When he does get mins on the pitch, its all very meh. People are crying out for him to start, based on nothing.

Based on nothing? Maybe on the fact that Txiki and Pep saw fit to recall him and give him a slot in the first team squad. Why would they want to waste a squad place on someone with allegedly no talent?

And also based on the fact that there’s a rash of injuries and loss of form throughout the squad, such that some posters feel there’s little to lose.

Fact is we don’t know if he’s any good because we’ve seen so little of him.

That said, I admit he hardly advanced his case tonight so I guess he’ll be back in the wilderness until sold. Bit of a shame really. We are excellent at developing youngsters to saleable standard but pretty shit at growing them into City players.

 

[applejuice]

I think McAtee will have to leave to another championship club to have a chance of progressing because he needs more time to find his feet.

Why Championship? Fulham and West Ham are both actively seeking his hand. And I wish him good luck. London may be good for him.

 

[Yue Wollongong]

Pep doesn't trust inexperienced players because off the fear of jeapordy that inexperience brings. This current situation is prime time to roll the dice and see what our youthful academy players can give to the team. I see this season as an experiment because we're at the cusp of being in transition and it's up to Pep build another squad, and a part of building another squad is to succeed in intergrating youngsters into the first team as seamlessly as possible.

I don’t think we are in experimental time yet. Every game still crucially matters for EPL title and UCL trophy.

 

[halfcenturyup]

As good as Pep is he makes mistakes and he'll continue to make mistakes. Not made any big mistakes though.

*Many.

Which is fair enough, of course.

 

[applejuice]

I don’t think we are in experimental time yet. Every game still crucially matters for EPL title and UCL trophy.

Surely you mean a chance to win the UCL trophy next season by getting a place of front 4. With this form city won't get out of the group.