Unofficially at least, 'McAteer' comes up as an option in the thesaurus when Dutch football supporters are looking up an equivalent for "the shivers".
As De Volkskrant football journalist and The Guardian contributor Bart Vlietstra put it on this weekend's bonus episode of the RTÉ Soccer Podcast, "We will never forget that was an astonishing game at Lansdowne Road."
That afternoon 22 years ago was one of the high water marks for Irish football and a low point for the leading nation from the Low Countries, but that's all very much in the rearview mirror now.
As the Netherlands return to Dublin on Sunday for their first competitive fixture on the site of the old Lansdowne Road stadium since that famous 2002 World Cup qualifier, Ronald Koeman's side have rediscovered their groove somewhat after a slow start to the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Meanwhile, Stephen Kenny's Ireland are in desperate need of a win to salvage any hopes of a top two finish in Group B after losing 2-0 to France in Paris on Thursday night.
The Dutch lost 4-0 to the French in their group opener but since then have beaten both Gibraltar and Greece 3-0, the latter in Eindhoven on Thursday proving to be their best performance of the campaign to date, according to Vlietstra.
It's a game which saw Koeman abandon the quintessential Dutch 4-3-3 he had reverted back to and move towards what is increasingly viewed as Netherlands' most suitable system, a 3-5-2 that gives defensive stability anchored by captain Virgil van Dijk as well as making the most of Denzel Dumfries' speed at right wing-back and allowing young attackers Xavi Simons and Cody Gakpo to dovetail behind the centre-forward.
But from an Irish perspective, key to stopping the Oranje will be getting a handle on Barcelona playmaker Frenkie De Jong.
"If I can give you one (piece of) advice, just mark him down with one or two men and then you get the angle of the Dutch game," said Vlietstra.
"Marten De Roon is much worse at passing and he's a good ball (winner) and he's a good soldier to Frenkie De Jong, but if you let Marten De Roon do the playmaking, then it's much less than when Frenkie De Jong gets his freedom."
However, stopping De Jong will be easier said than done, he added.
"Frenkie De Jong is in great shape so he can avoid the man marking," said Vlietstra.
"But you have to stop Frenkie and then you can stop Holland I think."
In the full interview, he also gave an insight into the current state of Dutch player development as well as what sort of environment Ireland striker Troy Parrott will find himself at after joining Excelsior on loan from Tottenham.
Watch Republic of Ireland v Netherlands in Euro 2024 qualifying on Sunday from 7pm live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, follow a live blog on RTÉ.ie/Sport and the RTÉ News app or listen to live commentary on 2fm's Game On
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