Kasey McAteer

[ealingfox]

Turning down 10m for him when we needed sales was just completely mad

[StanSP]

37 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

I'll keep saying it he's simply not a winger, he's a box to box midfielder put him in the deep role next to Winks and get some energy in there we have more talented wingers than him for those roles

Box to box? 

 

Not sure what you see to qualify him for that role. 

 

Energy isn't really the word I'd use for McAteer either. Feel like you need physicality in that role next to Winks. Someone with a bit of presence and actual defensive attributes to complement what Winks does (pass and recycle the ball). 

 

 

[Pliskin]

Thought he was showing signs of something, but sweet baby Jesus he was ****ing abysmal yesterday. Another one for the diff pile. 

[Winstonthedog]

15 minutes ago, ealingfox said:

Turning down 10m for him when we needed sales was just completely mad

Initially it was a loan with option to buy ... so nothing was definite.... the only club stupid enough to pay 10 million for him is the one he's at now 

[dmayne7]

40 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

I'll keep saying it he's simply not a winger, he's a box to box midfielder put him in the deep role next to Winks and get some energy in there we have more talented wingers than him for those roles

Not in a million years. Not hyperbole to suggest that he struggles to control a football. Last year showed how he needed that extra half a second to get himself set and you are absolutely not getting that in central midfield.

 

I completely understand with the energy aspect but that's also his problem. The things he's good at simply don't combine well. Works pretty hard, fairly quick and takes up some good positions. I think that's why people talk about him playing up top but he hasn't got the physicality or hold up play to do that as a lone striker.

 

Wing back is the only real position I see him doing well at because he can use that energy and will have a little more time on the ball. But then that wastes his ability to get into good goalscoring positions.

[AKCJ]

I really like the lad but since the January window he's played 503 minutes for us. Turning down such a massive amount of money for a squad player is a key reason as to why we're in the shit.

 

People blame our recruitment for our demise but IMO the key reason has been that we've just forgotten how to sell players. We were once the kings at getting good money for our players but it's just completely stopped. I would argue that the last time we sold a player for more than he's probably worth was Chilwell over 5 years ago.

[Bert]

I think that early season spell under Maresca has blinded so many people. Even then I wasn’t overly convinced with him…. Needs to either improve really quick and offer a bit more end product rather than being too predictable. He’s such a great lad as well, certainly one of the more likeable ones in the squad and I don’t think his work rate and commitment could ever be questioned. But we can’t afford to be carrying passengers.  

[JimJams]

31 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

I would argue that the last time we sold a player for more than he's probably worth was Chilwell over 5 years ago.

We got 2mill for Coady.

Gotta be at least 4 mill more than he's worth...

[lcfc sheff]

As long as he’s 4th choice I don’t really mind him. Fatawu, Mavididi and Monga are obviously a head of him in the pecking order. 
 

I don’t really expect a lot from him in all honesty, if he gets us 5 goals off the bench this season that’s probably gonna be enough 

[honeybradger]

Credit to everything he has done in his career so far. He went from struggling on loan in league 2 to playing a part in a championship winning side and has even scored in the Premier League.

 

That being said for his sake and ours I think we should part ways. He needs to build his career at a midtable championship side where he is a regular starter. Currently he's not the level we need and is getting abuse here which is not what we want for either of us.

[CrazyKopCorner]

What's happened to him? Is it the injuries because he's looked completely shite to me for the last 18 months. 

 

Never takes on a man and doesn't even look to try. 

 

I appreciate penalties are a lottery but his penalty on Tuesday was a total embarrassment from a professional footballer 

 

Another one I'd be showing the door ASAP 

[Tielemans63]

20 hours ago, ealingfox said:

Turning down 10m for him when we needed sales was just completely mad

Up there with the £5m we turned down for Iversen, who then never played and left on a free. Amateurish 

[Ric Flair]

He's a fascinating player is McAteer. I spend 90% of the time thinking he is nowhere near good enough at either PL or Championship level but there's two traits that explain why managers may use him. 1) he has the knack of getting in to good positions to score (questionable at actually finishing/providing after though) and 2) there's a robustness to him and good energy.

 

It really isn't enough in my opinion to be ahead of some of the other academy players we've got waiting patiently for opportunities he's had and if we are going to keep using him then I think he needs to be tried as an 8 or even as a striker. It's probably naive to think he'd be good enough to play either of those roles as well as what we aspire for players in those positions that we are currently missing but circumstance may require it. As I say, the amount of chances he gets could make him an unlikely striker, even if he only finishes 1 in 3 or 4 of them would be better than our other options.

 

Should have taken the loan with obligation of £10m from Sunderland but hey ho. 

 

 

[CloudFox]

6 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

He's a fascinating player is McAteer. I spend 90% of the time thinking he is nowhere near good enough at either PL or Championship level but there's two traits that explain why managers may use him. 1) he has the knack of getting in to good positions to score (questionable at actually finishing/providing after though) and 2) there's a robustness to him and good energy.

 

It really isn't enough in my opinion to be ahead of some of the other academy players we've got waiting patiently for opportunities he's had and if we are going to keep using him then I think he needs to be tried as an 8 or even as a striker. It's probably naive to think he'd be good enough to play either of those roles as well as what we aspire for players in those positions that we are currently missing but circumstance may require it. As I say, the amount of chances he gets could make him an unlikely striker, even if he only finishes 1 in 3 or 4 of them would be better than our other options.

 

Should have taken the loan with obligation of £10m from Sunderland but hey ho. 

 

 

I really want him to succeed. He feels like he's a genuine Leicester fan on the pitch, and works very hard...it's just not working for him at the moment. I've never really felt he works on the wing, except as an outlet for cross field balls sometime.

 

Not sure where he played as a youth player, but I thought he was always an attacking midfielder , operating inside to out rather than the other way around as you do on the wing.

 

Would like him tried up front or as an 8 too. Not sure that's where Cifuentes sees him, but it's early.

[VLC86]

In my opinion, he is clearly not a world beater but you often need a squad filled with hard working, committed players who can sometimes chip in with effective moments with the odd player who can pull something out of nothing.

 

Look at Man U a few years ago, McTominey got dogs abuse because he’s playing in a dysfunctional team despite him being a player who was effective and committed. He leaves and does well. Now I’m not saying Kasey is the same level but there isn’t a chance that he is one of the first names in this squad we need to **** off.

[Ric Flair]

2 minutes ago, CloudFox said:

I really want him to succeed. He feels like he's a genuine Leicester fan on the pitch, and works very hard...it's just not working for him at the moment. I've never really felt he works on the wing, except as an outlet for cross field balls sometime.

 

Not sure where he played as a youth player, but I thought he was always an attacking midfielder , operating inside to out rather than the other way around as you do on the wing.

 

Would like him tried up front or as an 8 too. Not sure that's where Cifuentes sees him, but it's early.

Yes the other thing I failed to mention is his personality. Every time I hear him speak and watch his demeanour he is a lovely lad, no ego. 

[VLC86]

4 minutes ago, CloudFox said:

I really want him to succeed. He feels like he's a genuine Leicester fan on the pitch, and works very hard...it's just not working for him at the moment. I've never really felt he works on the wing, except as an outlet for cross field balls sometime.

 

Not sure where he played as a youth player, but I thought he was always an attacking midfielder , operating inside to out rather than the other way around as you do on the wing.

 

Would like him tried up front or as an 8 too. Not sure that's where Cifuentes sees him, but it's early.

 

1 minute ago, Ric Flair said:

Yes the other thing I failed to mention is his personality. Every time I hear him speak and watch his demeanour he is a lovely lad, no ego. 

He is definitely a really nice guy who is Leicester through and through. I had a good chat with him at the awards do a couple of years ago and he was one of the most engaging players and really keen to talk about growing up in Leicestershire.

 

That isn’t the reason I’m defending him though, I always think back to the successful Man U teams under Fergie and his type of player was the foundation for the flair that would win them trophies.

 

If these are the types we are insistent on hounding out then we may as well get set for the disappearing into oblivion IMO.

[DennisNedry]

Some of the stick he's getting on here is harsh.

 

Yes, he's a limited player, but he's Leicester through and through and always gives everything.

[Heart-Shaped Fox]

I quite rated him at the start of the last championship season, he was picking up goals then. He reminded me of a King type player albeit out wide. He would be a steady Eddie but not really be noticed then pop up positionally and bag a goal. 

 

For a winger he doesn't play like a winger though. He can't really beat a man and cross and he can't dribble past anyone. Basically on the ball he is a get it and give it player. That holds him back a bit 

[Dickov22]

23 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Yes the other thing I failed to mention is his personality. Every time I hear him speak and watch his demeanour he is a lovely lad, no ego. 

Probably no ego because he knows he’s bloody won the lottery. Recently signed a 4 year deal on no doubt good wages and he’s extremely limited as a player (he’ll know it!) 

[TheStig]

45 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

He's a fascinating player is McAteer. I spend 90% of the time thinking he is nowhere near good enough at either PL or Championship level but there's two traits that explain why managers may use him. 1) he has the knack of getting in to good positions to score (questionable at actually finishing/providing after though) and 2) there's a robustness to him and good energy.

 

It really isn't enough in my opinion to be ahead of some of the other academy players we've got waiting patiently for opportunities he's had and if we are going to keep using him then I think he needs to be tried as an 8 or even as a striker. It's probably naive to think he'd be good enough to play either of those roles as well as what we aspire for players in those positions that we are currently missing but circumstance may require it. As I say, the amount of chances he gets could make him an unlikely striker, even if he only finishes 1 in 3 or 4 of them would be better than our other options.

 

Should have taken the loan with obligation of £10m from Sunderland but hey ho. 

 

 

If he wasn´t "one of our own" would he be anywhere near the first team? I doubt it. 

[Ric Flair]

28 minutes ago, TheStig said:

If he wasn´t "one of our own" would he be anywhere near the first team? I doubt it. 

Not sure, managers tend to always have one or two hard working players like this to call upon. 

 

If he chips in with 6-7 this season like he did two years ago we might actually benefit from that more so given we're going to struggle for goals.

[nettle]

Maybe they should try him as a full back because he certainly isn't a winger  and he can't be any worse than Hamza in that position 

[coolhandfox]

Still wonder if he'd be better as a box crashing number 8, play the role Skipp tried to play against Sheffield W.

 

 

[kiddo]

Hard working lad who loves the club, what’s not to like? Not the most skilful though, so should have taken the money.

 

I wouldn’t mind seeing him coming on as a sub more centrally though, he’d help with the pressing and he’s got an eye for a goal too.