Kasey McAteer

McAteer picks his moments to attack the space between a full back and centre back, reading the pattern of a move before deciding when to make his run. He offers pace once he is in behind, forcing defenders to track him rather than step out and press the ball. That instinct for timing developed slowly through loan spells in the lower divisions, where he learned patience before he got a regular chance at a higher level.

Wide attackers who rely on timing can go quiet in matches where teammates are not finding the right pass at the right moment, because his game depends heavily on service arriving when he expects it. He is less likely to manufacture something from nothing compared with a winger built around dribbling. Whether Ipswich create enough of the right chances for him to exploit will decide how often that timing gets rewarded.