Antolin Alcaraz

[Billy Dean]

You mean apart from being positionally flawed, weak in the air, weak in the tackle, giving away cheap free kicks and lack of incisive passing going forward? Dunno either

2nd half he played loads of incisive passes mate. Defensively he's deffo seen better days but his use of the ball going forward is quite intelligent IMO. Shame he's come to us as an old crock. Can he imagine he was decent when he was younger and fitter.

 

[blueblue]

He made one awful backpass that nearly ruined the game for us, but that apart I thought he did alright.
For the first thirty minutes it was our midfield that was being overrun and Garbutt was being taken to the cleaners.

 

[Rook]

He did decent when he wasn't doing dumb things. Eh, there is a reason he's a No.4 CB, we survived with him there.

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

Brilliant today

 

[RFUS]

Lots of positives and great individual performances then, but just going to highlight Alcaraz.

He gets a lot of stick but he was outstanding today. Good distribution and dominated in the air as usual, but his reading of the game was crucial. A brilliant last ditch tackle highlighting that.

 

[flibbyflob]

If only he could play like that more often and was fit enough to play 25+ games a season.

 

[maccavennie]

Excellent today so fair play to him. Gone from one extreme to another

 

[n01efc]

Great game for the big man

 

[sageyefc]

If he wasnt made of glass and had a touch more pace he'd be a beast of a center halve

Boss today

 

[banno]

He was very good today and even intercepted forward passes to the newcastle players, something that has been lacking this season. Jags and whoever there defensive partner is have to be more on there game than ever with the way Coleman is defending. Coleman is becoming a defensive liability this season IMO

 

[neil999]

I did tell you all.

you should be our manager really

 

[ijjysmith]

you should be our manager really

Osman would be sold tomorrow.

 

[loooweee]

great game, second motm for me

 

[neil999]

Osman would be sold tomorrow.

I agree, thanks for the assistant job offer but im very busy

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

Osman would be sold tomorrow.

When can you start?