'I know how effective he can be' - O'Shea on McAteer
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Ipswich Town captain Dara O'Shea believes Republic of Ireland team-mate Kasey McAteer will have a big impact at Portman Road following last week's £12m move from Leicester City.
McAteer had a half-hour run-out as a substitute in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Preston North End after just one training session with his new club.
"I think that's five Irish lads here now," O'Shea told BBC Radio Suffolk.
"I know Kasey quite well from playing with him in the international set-up and I know what he can do, and how effective he can be."
With just two points from their first three league games of the season, Ipswich will try again for their first victory in Saturday's home fixture against Derby County.
"There's lot of new partnerships everywhere, the whole group, everyone's getting to understand each other," said O'Shea.
"Cohesion's massive for us and the way we want to play, we're not a team that just lumps it (forward) - we're big on our patterns and how we can link and get up the pitch.
"The more time we have together, the more hard work we put in on the training pitch, I really do believe things are going to come good for us."
