87 | James McAtee - 2024/25

[WallyA]

If thats real, that shows some stupidity and naivety from Pep.

What happened to the barca coach who played youth?

 

[citytill1die84]

Yes and so were Palmer, Lavia and Rogers, did you see Rogers today ? my God we dodged a bullet there.

Shit happens. 3 out of how many we have let go? You need to get over the fact they've gone ffs.

 

[chris85mcfc]

Not good enough, similar to all the other academy players that we have.

We sell the best ones for decent money, and keep the ones that no one really wants.

Mcatee was fairly average at Sheff United so not sure why anyone thinks he'll be any better now.

The fact none of the ones we've got actually get a game says it all really.

 

[Chak19]

Shit happens. 3 out of how many we have let go? You need to get over the fact they've gone ffs.

Oh that guy Delap isn't doing too badly at relegation candidate Ipswich either, my point is our academy has produced some top talents recently so it's worth giving the kids that are still here a chance when the senior players are producing shite every week, that's all mate.

 

[citytill1die84]

Oh that guy Delap isn't doing too badly at relegation candidate Ipswich either, my point is our academy has produced some top talents recently so it's worth giving the kids that are still here a chance when the senior players are producing shite every week, that's all mate.

I know what you mean mate but we wouldn't be having this conversation if these players hadn't of downed tools.

It's easy to pick up on this stuff when we're struggling.

 

[Chak19]

I know what you mean mate but we wouldn't be having this conversation if these players hadn't of downed tools.

It's easy to pick up on this stuff when we're struggling.

Oh we're not struggling, we're taking a shit every game.

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

If thats real, that shows some stupidity and naivety from Pep.

What happened to the barca coach who played youth?

It’s fine Pep saying that but his senior players either are not fit or are very badly out of form. McAtee should have had his chance by now

 

[Goater=Legend]

Maybe Pep is being polite and doesn't wanna say that James McAtee is shit have you thought about that?

He's nowhere near our level.

What about O'Reilly or Wright, do you think Peps thinking the same thing about them too?

 

[itisrising]

Maybe Pep is being polite and doesn't wanna say that James McAtee is shit have you thought about that?

He's nowhere near our level.

And what is our level? We've been the worst team in Europe over the past 12 games.

 

[citytill1die84]

What about O'Reilly or Wright, do you think Peps thinking the same thing about them too?

Who knows.

 

[Ajm1985]

Not good enough, similar to all the other academy players that we have.

We sell the best ones for decent money, and keep the ones that no one really wants.

Mcatee was fairly average at Sheff United so not sure why anyone thinks he'll be any better now.

The fact none of the ones we've got actually get a game says it all really.

Then he shouldn't have been kept in the squad in the summer. Same with O'Reilly. You can't carry a small squad for harmony reasons and make it smaller by having 0 trust in a few of the players in it.

 

[chris85mcfc]

Then he shouldn't have been kept in the squad in the summer. Same with O'Reilly. You can't carry a small squad for harmony reasons and make it smaller by having 0 trust in a few of the players in it.

Completely agree.

 

[WallyA]

Its simple.

Theres no point in youth as depth if you dont use them when your squad is depleted.

Its actually quite moronic squad planning by all involved.

 

[jimharri]

When he can't get in this team, at this point in time, you have to wonder if he ever will become established as a regular performer for us. He has to be a better long term option than Gundogan. I was delighted when Ilkay came back, but let's be honest. His legs have gone at this stage.

 

[Damanino]

he now needs to be careful and not get an injury before the Salford game in the cup. thats his last chance this season if he really plays well even scoring or assisting, that may changes Pep's view on him. if he plays shit in that game then he is dead for Pep.
but would not surprise me either if he is just a sub in that game as well and Pep goes with Bernardo, Gundo, Lewis who are overplayed as hell already.

 

[Lavinda Past]

When he can't get in this team, at this point in time, you have to wonder if he ever will become established as a regular performer for us. He has to be a better long term option than Gundogan. I was delighted when Ilkay came back, but let's be honest. His legs have gone at this stage.

As someone suggested elsewhere on here, he's either awful in training, or everyone else is like prime Messi.

It's unbelievable that he's not been given a chance in this situation.

He should walk away from the club in January. He's wasting his career staying here.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Mcatee was fairly average at Sheff United so not sure why anyone thinks he'll be any better now.

I'd take fairly average over fucking shite.

If McAtee performed for Sheffield United the way our players are currently performing for us then he'd have been a Championship level player by now. At best.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

he now needs to be careful and not get an injury before the Salford game in the cup. thats his last chance this season if he really plays well even scoring or assisting, that may changes Pep's view on him. if he plays shit in that game then he is dead for Pep.
but would not surprise me either if he is just a sub in that game as well and Pep goes with Bernardo, Gundo, Lewis who are overplayed as hell already.

Is that not ridiculous though? You don’t play any football at all for two months and then when you are thrown in your expected to be the best player on the pitch.

Yet Gundogan who’s been shocking is continually picked every game

 

[KDB4ever]

I don't get why they want to find his replacement, he only played 5 minutes for us this season... Are we gonna find a backup that also wouldn't have any chance to play?

 

[13/05/12]

Obviously I'm not comparing him to Harry Kane as a footballer.

But I want to make this point about his situation:

Kane did not light up any of his loan spells as a young footballer.

He got some game time at Tottenham in the first team under Tim Sherwood because club record signing Soldado was misfiring and Sherwood played 4-4-2 so he needed a partner to do the running for Adebayor (who was playing well).

Pochettino took over and wanted to reduce the age of the squad and that meant pushing out Adebayor. Soldado kept misfiring as a lone striker so Kane got his chance up top as the main man and never looked back.

He was 21 years old by then. It took some courage to replace two senior strikers, one who was the record transfer, to give Kane a shot but it worked wonders.

No one predicted it. He was not considered a wonderkid. But Spurs took the gamble that this player from the academy can do a job when a senior player was severely underperforming.

City need to take that gamble. Otherwise what is the point of our academy.