James McAtee

He just does not look ready tactically for our system even though he is technically very good. Perrone looked better than him in the 8 role. the problem for macatte is that he is a 10 in the mold of KDB and Foden in that he likes to be a attacking player playing high up near the striker. this is a role he is never getting in our team at the moment. better he goes to a attacking team on loan and defines his role further.
 
Agueroooo9320 said:
He just does not look ready tactically for our system even though he is technically very good. Perrone looked better than him in the 8 role. the problem for macatte is that he is a 10 in the mold of KDB and Foden in that he likes to be a attacking player playing high up near the striker. this is a role he is never getting in our team at the moment. better he goes to a attacking team on loan and defines his role further.
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Is that based on the 45 minutes of pre season football?

Not sure how you can judge any player on todays game. It took Grealish and Rodri (two internationals) a season to adjust to our tactics. Surely you aren’t expecting a youngster who’s barely played for us to be automatically ready ?
 
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domalino said:
Bizarre thing to say about anyone 2 days into preseason.
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Agreed. There are valid critiques of his brief performance against Yokohama, especially in comparison to Bobb’s 45 minutes, but no real conclusions can be made. Not sure we could do that for another year at the earliest. And that’s only if he is getting minutes in the first team throughout that time.

And even then, they would still be tentative, given how young he is and the time it usually takes to fully adapt to Pep’s tactics at the very top level.
 
He struggled at Sheff Utd for a few months it was a step up from the EDS , but he flourished after Xmas and was arguably their best player , similarly playing regualarly for a good Championship team is a masive step up to the European Champions. He has filled out and looks stronger so the loan did work , he will play some euorpean group games and Carabao Cup etc and will be nurtured alongside Palmer , Pep new exactly what he was doing with Foden and hopefully these two follow in his footsteps which would be a resounding success for our academy.
 
I'm on the loan him out again side of the debate.

There is a player in McAtee,but he will not get any meaningful time here,and it will be a season wasted.
 
Dazzle84 said:
Real Sociedad is an interesting one if we can get him a loan there. A gap has just opened up for a diminutive left footed playmaker who loves City...
Champs league too, you'd think if he proved himself there he'd be ready to make a really valuable contribution to us
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Could be a great move,the pace might suit him better while he develops his technical ability.
 
Dazzle84 said:
Real Sociedad is an interesting one if we can get him a loan there. A gap has just opened up for a diminutive left footed playmaker who loves City...
Champs league too, you'd think if he proved himself there he'd be ready to make a really valuable contribution to us
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Yeah. We all like having young players around to give them a chance, but that's not how Pep operates. He likes a small squad and can be ruthless when it comes to playing time. That's what it takes to be the best. A few of our younger players have a decision to make. For James, Real Sociedad would be a really good move, IMO.
 
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