Kasey McAteer

[Harpenden Fox]

1 hour ago, DennisNedry said:

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.

I think both points of view may be correct. Local lad, genuine Leicester fan, good human being. But may not be a good enough footballer. The last point does not detract from the validity of the previous ones.

[Claudio Fannieri]

I really like Kasey, good energy, knack for scoring goals and seems a very level headed lad and good professional, he is certainly no Fatawu, Mavididi or BEK and I think because of that he is somewhat underrated and under appreciated. He will have bad games and when he does he is very ineffective and I think as a consequence comes in for more criticism than some others. 
 

personally I would play him as the 8 or striker as Ric has also alluded to, he would bring a lot of energy and a goal scoring threat to our midfield plus he does work hard defensively, I thought in the game at Stoke away in the last championship season he looked good as an 8, scored but was then taken off at half time and was never used in that role again. 
 

Would much rather see his energy and application in our midfield then watch another minute of Soumare trundling around without a care in the world or Winks sulking like a petulant child. 

[st albans fox]

Fats is not going to play 90 mins twice a week for some time 

so kasey is going to be filling that gap (unless marti decides to move monga there - he is comfortable off both sides) 

 

kasey needs to get his mojo back - he is capable at this level but it’s down to him to get his form back 

[RowlattsFox]

McAteer the latest to score and give it some to the fans? 

 

[Finnegan]

On 14/08/2025 at 16:27, Bert said:

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.  

 

Yeah massively, turning down 10m for him always seemed daft. He had a bit of a goalscoring purple patch but lots of players go through odd periods like that where the stars seem to align for them. He was never actually brilliant in his position, what we needed most from our wide players was an ability to take people on he can't do it at all.

 

He's got a really weird skill set. He does seem (or did seem, it's alluded him a tiny bit lately) to genuinely be a pretty composed finisher and his runs ghosting off the ball to find space in behind are actually pretty good. Combined with his work rate and his aggression, he probably reminds me more of a mini-Vards than anything else. But not a single coach / manager in his career seems to have ever really considered playing him down the middle so there has to be something in that.

 

Around the rest of the pitch, he seems too undisciplined positionally and not good enough in the tackle to be a full back, too technically limited to be a winger and doesn't seem to have the football intelligence and vision to really be a 10.

 

Just doesn't seem to have a speciality other than running around a lot so...

 

 

On 14/08/2025 at 16:06, StanSP said:

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). 

 

 

 

Honestly strikes me as the best thing for him? Certainly not in a 2 but if he had more of a specialist sitting in front of the defence and a more creative midfielder supporting the attack I could see him given the role to just run free between the two? Probably rather him there than Choudhury against teams we're going to dominate, who has his effort but can't really do much to support the attack?

 

But again, nobody's ever really put him there except Maresca for like 20 minutes when we were desperate. Think if he was going to be considered a candidate for that 8 role seriously, it would have been under Enzo.

 

Now we have Page and Alves as options also I can't really see it ever happening?

 

And he's not a kid, he's about the same age KDH was the last time we were in the Championship? I know guys like Vards are proof you can't entirely judge where a player should be in their development by their age but McAteer has had a much different education and route through football, you'd expect a lot more by now if he was going to have a major impact here.

 

 

[trooky]

Just now, Finnegan said:

 

Yeah massively, turning down 10m for him always seemed daft. He had a bit of a goalscoring purple patch but lots of players go through odd periods like that where the stars seem to align for them. He was never actually brilliant in his position, what we needed most from our wide players was an ability to take people on he can't do it at all.

 

He's got a really weird skill set. He does seem (or did seem, it's alluded him a tiny bit lately) to genuinely be a pretty composed finisher and his runs ghosting off the ball to find space in behind are actually pretty good. Combined with his work rate and his aggression, he probably reminds me more of a mini-Vards than anything else. But not a single coach / manager in his career seems to have ever really considered playing him down the middle so there has to be something in that.

 

Around the rest of the pitch, he seems too undisciplined positionally and not good enough in the tackle to be a full back, too technically limited to be a winger and doesn't seem to have the football intelligence and vision to really be a 10.

 

Just doesn't seem to have a speciality other than running around a lot so...

 

 

 

Honestly strikes me as the best thing for him? Certainly not in a 2 but if he had more of a specialist sitting in front of the defence and a more creative midfielder supporting the attack I could see him given the role to just run free between the two? Probably rather him there than Choudhury against teams we're going to dominate, who has his effort but can't really do much to support the attack?

 

But again, nobody's ever really put him there except Maresca for like 20 minutes when we were desperate. Think if he was going to be considered a candidate for that 8 role seriously, it would have been under Enzo.

 

Now we have Page and Alves as options also I can't really see it ever happening?

 

And he's not a kid, he's about the same age KDH was the last time we were in the Championship? I know guys like Vards are proof you can't entirely judge where a player should be in their development by their age but McAteer has had a much different education and route through football, you'd expect a lot more by now if he was going to have a major impact here.

 

 

I think he could play in a 3 with BEK as playmaker, Choudhury as a destroyer and Mcateer as box to box to run beyond Ayew as the deep 9.

 

Page could play this role but I would try Mcateer first because he's more senior and Page can't physically play 46 games. 

 

I don't think any combination of Soumare, Winks, Choudhury  or Skipp works in a 2. 

[Finnegan]

1 minute ago, trooky said:

I think he could play in a 3 with BEK as playmaker, Choudhury as a destroyer and Mcateer as box to box to run beyond Ayew as the deep 9.

 

Page could play this role but I would try Mcateer first because he's more senior and Page can't physically play 46 games. 

 

I don't think any combination of Soumare, Winks, Choudhury  or Skipp works in a 2. 

 

Any midfield three with McAteer and Choudhury both in it absolutely screams League One to me.

 

[Brainy]

He's about as cheese sandwich (no butter) and ready salted crisps a football as you can get

[CrazyKopCorner]

16 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Any midfield three with McAteer and Choudhury both in it absolutely screams League One to me.

 

I'd get rid of both of them as clearly not good enough for any aspiring club.

 

Bringing them on would weakened the team. I'd probably groan more than boo. 

[ACF]

Still believe it over 12 months on

 

 

[Stevosevic]

He’s not great but we need squad players. 
 

 

[Stadt]

Turning down the Sunderland move was stupid, we could have brought in £20m between Cannon and McAteer. The PSR position is completely self-inflicted 

[CloudFox]

41 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Any midfield three with McAteer and Choudhury both in it absolutely screams League One to me.

 

Well it's always nice to be prepared 

[Donwebbio]

Kasey is definitely limited as a winger at this level, although replacing Fatawu is going to make most wingers seem limited to be honest. He is a hard-working, strong tackler with a decent passing range with an eye for goal. All things, Skipp and Soumare aren't displaying so must be worth a go in an 8. Not sure he has the size or nous to play as a 9. 

 

Ability aside, he has a love for the club and seems a humble kid. Getting rid won't help to rebalance the toxicity in the group. It would be better to try heaven and earth to try and get rid of those who clearly don't want to be here (of which there must be several).

[HarryDee8]

Squad player at best, good for coming on from the 70th minute

[Fox on the Rox]

9 hours ago, VLC86 said:

 

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.

I thought he was from Northampton?

[VLC86]

50 minutes ago, Fox on the Rox said:

I thought he was from Northampton?

Told me he lived on the Monsell and Beaumont Leys. 

[JonnyZeroFox]

6 hours ago, HarryDee8 said:

Squad player at best, good for coming on from the 70th minute

Get him in after today’s rubbish 

[moore_94]

Not the player I would want coming on when we are chasing a goal, especially as a winger against a team sitting back, I can’t really remember seeing him beat his man

 

I can see why he went through a period of being developed as a wing back

[WorcesterBlue]

McAteer being reported on TWTD as of interest to Ipswich.

[OadbyBlue]

Wonder if he’d make a decent wing back? His defensive stats are impressive.

[honeybradger]

4 minutes ago, OadbyBlue said:

Wonder if he’d make a decent wing back? His defensive stats are impressive.

Yh wingback is probably his best position. He would be better off being the extra man on the wing as well being able to make runs into the box rather than being expect to take his man on.

[Freeman's Wharfer]

Both Sunderland and Ipswich have done quite well in the transfer market recently, particularly buying younger players on their way up. The fact both have seen value in him holds some weight in my mind.

 

Personally I quite like him. He’s got a bit of pace, technically he’s pretty sound and he’s got that rare knack of getting into scoring positions. 
 

I’d keep him. There’s certainly a long, long list of others I’d sooner see out of the door before him.

[VLC86]

3 minutes ago, Freeman's Wharfer said:

Both Sunderland and Ipswich have done quite well in the transfer market recently, particularly buying younger players on their way up. The fact both have seen value in him holds some weight in my mind.

 

Personally I quite like him. He’s got a bit of pace, technically he’s pretty sound and he’s got that rare knack of getting into scoring positions. 
 

I’d keep him. There’s certainly a long, long list of others I’d sooner see out of the door before him.

This is where I’m at. The only reason I would sell him is if the price is decent and we are going to use that cash to bring someone in in another position and we can’t do that by shifting others on.

[dmayne7]

1 minute ago, Freeman's Wharfer said:

Both Sunderland and Ipswich have done quite well in the transfer market recently, particularly buying younger players on their way up. The fact both have seen value in him holds some weight in my mind.

 

Personally I quite like him. He’s got a bit of pace, technically he’s pretty sound and he’s got that rare knack of getting into scoring positions. 
 

I’d keep him. There’s certainly a long, long list of others I’d sooner see out of the door before him.

The other attributes are true but this one is definitely not. One of the most technically limited players I've ever witnessed. Bearing in mind he has some pace, why do you think he cannot beat a man? Takes an age to get the ball under control and do you ever see him playing any great passes? 

 

Seems a nice lad and works very hard but he's just a very limited player