Antolin Alcaraz

Baines' left foot · January 1, 2014

Nah he's sh*te because he came from Wigan.

davids · January 1, 2014

Baines' left foot said:
Nah he's sh*te because he came from Wigan.

Come on! don't forget he's a crock too.

Mikey_Fitzgerald · January 1, 2014

I said he'd better be good once he started playing

And he has been

RFUS · January 1, 2014

http://www.evertonfc.com/evertontv/home/9798

Another classy interview, starting it off with a New Year wish to the fans.

I like him. His passing is absolutely outstanding, he reads the game well and he's very dominant on the air and in the ground.

Time will tell of course but I can see why everyone at Wigan rated him highly.

Brennan · January 1, 2014

Said a while ago that he may be Distin's replacement, stand by it.

Looks like he struggles to play a full season which is a problem...

milkshock · January 1, 2014

Looks good, very good, with ball at feet. Has however played against 2 sides who have showed no attacking intent and is likely to face 3 more in a row starting with QPR on Saturday.

His lack of pace is noticeable compared to the 2 regulars, but looks solid enough,

Baines' left foot · January 1, 2014

milkshock said:
Looks good, very good, with ball at feet. Has however played against 2 sides who have showed no attacking intent and is likely to face 3 more in a row starting with QPR on Saturday.

His lack of pace is noticeable compared to the 2 regulars, but looks solid enough,

Your new year's resolution is to cheer up.

chicoazul · January 1, 2014

Look at me!

Goat · January 1, 2014

chicoazul said:
Look at me!

Hi mate.

jungleburger · January 2, 2014

Good Centre halves don't need pace. Quick centre halves frequently make up for their lack of ability with their pace. I've been very impressed with Alcaraz so far, his positional sense is excellent. He will do Stones the world of good, with his constant talking and experience

Toffe3m4n · January 2, 2014

bicycleheader said:
Yet to see it clearly in a one on one race for the ball but he does look extremely slow.

Noticed he was beaten for pace by both Walters and even Crouch at one point. Couldn't believe it.

mezzrow · January 2, 2014

What's this about having a player named after an infamous prison? Some of the worst criminals in the world, stranded on a piece of rock in the middle of San Francisco Bay? Is that the kind of image we want for our football squad? I think not!

Royal Blue Jersey · January 2, 2014

Solid again today. Him & Stones make very able deputies, couldn't tell it wasn't our first choice centre half pairing. Really do have excellent options in defence.

deipnosophist · January 2, 2014

After a suspect ball from Barkley in the 92nd minute, Birdman tidied up and delivered a beautiful pass to Osman who then ran into the box and got the penalty. That pass ranks as an assist to me...inch perfect.

Other random thoughts post 1 Jan matches: do not give Suarez a free kick within 25 metres of your goal...he'll score. Chelsea are big time back in terms of quality play and the title is between them and City. United are bang average. They should come 7th. We need fresh infusion of talent to continue to compete with Liverpool and Spurs for 4th

bluestevon · January 2, 2014

Reminds me very much of Jags tbh, but better on the ball and maybe a little bit slower, can see why Bobby got him in now though, always rated him for wigan - and was huge for them having him injured last year

Interesting thought actually, our cb's started to be looking more comfortable on the ball a few weeks ago after struggling to adpat initially, wonder how much had to do with training with alcarez once he returned from his injury?

Of the 4 cb's the one i'm most worried about adapting to the others is if Distin played with stones, as think stones benefits from having a better positional player next to him at this stage - jags or alcarez