James McAtee

[FantasyIreland]

Yeah needs to be pushed. PL2 aint it and 5 games from the bench aint either.

Interesting to see who makes the best offer.

Im hoping Forest are in the mix.

 

[trueblue1972]

Yeah needs to be pushed. PL2 aint it and 5 games from the bench aint either.

Interesting to see who makes the best offer.

Worked for Foden

 

[super_city_si]

I think he'll be lucky to get minutes even in the Cup games.Pointless him staying this season.

Agree. He's at the stage where he needs proper league football. Needs a good loan

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Worked for Foden

Foden could be worked into the front 3, McAtee is a CM the minutes/space & trust just isnt there as it stands. If a loan offer is good enough, and it'll need to tick alot of boxes, no problem with him being given another season to play/develop before hes thrown in the mix for an 8/10.

 

[BuzzedLityear]

Really missed an opportunity on the run where he could hit Delap or Kayky on the breakaway, he needs to make quicker decisions after receiving the ball. That no looker was cheeky though..

 

[Gabriel]

Would be worried about McAtee going to another club in the top flight (Brighton). No guarantee of game time at all and he might end up having a rotten season like Chelsea’s Billy Gilmour, someone who already had first-team minutes.

 

[Centurions]

Loved the cheeky little "no look" pass to KdB at the end there :)

 

[bobom]

Loved the cheeky little "no look" pass to KdB at the end there :)

Poor decision-making on 30 secs. Needed to release Wilson-Esbrabd or Delap quickly.

Glad he got some time. He's a great talent.

 

[Norman kneejerk]

Would be worried about McAtee going to another club in the top flight (Brighton). No guarantee of game time at all and he might end up having a rotten season like Chelsea’s Billy Gilmour, someone who already had first-team minutes.

Yes that's my concern with loans these clubs don't have city's interests at heart and either don't play them or use the loan as a foot in the door to get him there then they and the press turn his head, criminal to go back to city and not play blah blah. Shades of Foden 3 years ago . It might be a minority view but I would be very careful. Could he not be one of the 5 who comes on regularly for 20 mins, we hardly seem to have any youngsters left.

 

[Gabriel]

Yes that's my concern with loans these clubs don't have city's interests at heart and either don't play them or use the loan as a foot in the door to get him there then they and the press turn his head, criminal to go back to city and not play blah blah. Shades of Foden 3 years ago . It might be a minority view but I would be very careful. Could he not be one of the 5 who comes on regularly for 20 mins, we hardly seem to have any youngsters left.

Part of the problem has been Guardiola’s reticence to use young substitutes until we’re three goals clear, and that’s been exacerbated by having players squander a host of chances. I‘d much rather see McAtee develop here, but if it’s only going to be the occasional 5 minutes because senior players choke in front of goal and Guardiola remains cautious, then he and the others would be better playing elsewhere.