2025/26 Charly Alcaraz

[TheBigIguana]

Two or three bad moments? He massively limits us in terms of having any control in the middle of the park because (you will deny this) he is really bad on the ball (always has been) and he gets caught out of position a lot. Amazingly we look even worse when he doesn’t play.

Yet we’ve had control in plenty of games this season, including for long stretches at Anfield. Curious.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Did he sleep with your sister? The level of hate you have for him is completely irrational.

He’s bad and we wasted a ton of money on him. It’s not fair to him personally but it’s the exact type of thing that shows we still don’t get it as a club and that’s why it’s so infuriating to me.

 

[TheBigIguana]

I suspect part his remit is to break up play.

I dont see the issue with a midfielder getting a yellow, personally I think if you havent picked up a yellow then you havent tried hard enough.

You seem to be using it as a stick to beat him with.

A yellow here and there sure. Every week is a problem!

 

[Goat]

He’s bad and we wasted a ton of money on him. It’s not fair to him personally but it’s the exact type of thing that shows we still don’t get it as a club and that’s why it’s so infuriating to me.

OH come on, hes not bad, not even close, hes done reasonably well I feel.

 

[TheBigIguana]

OH come on, hes not bad, not even close, hes done reasonably well I feel.

He’s badly badly average. I’d say he’s a guy who doesn’t really do a lot wrong but doesn’t really do much to win a game either, but that’s hard to say when he can’t get through a game without getting booked.

I’m not even sure Alcaraz is good necessarily. There’s just a chance he might be and the signing was way more sensible.

 

[Goat]

He’s badly badly average. I’d say he’s a guy who doesn’t really do a lot wrong but doesn’t really do much to win a game either, but that’s hard to say when he can’t get through a game without getting booked.

I’m not even sure Alcaraz is good necessarily. There’s just a chance he might be and the signing was way more sensible.

Thats fine, average isnt bad.

Yeah but why do you feel the need to put KDH down to make Charly seem high?

Charly showed his talent yesterday, Moyes hates him, maybe hes lazy asf in training? Calls Moyes David? Who knows.

But you clearly arent judging KDH fairly.

I agree, hes pretty average, but average we can work with, average we can put on the pitch.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

Thats fine, average isnt bad.

Yeah but why do you feel the need to put KDH down to make Charly seem high?

Charly showed his talent yesterday, Moyes hates him, maybe hes lazy asf in training? Calls Moyes David? Who knows.

But you clearly arent judging KDH fairly.

I agree, hes pretty average, but average we can work with, average we can put on the pitch.

He’s miles better than Doucoure.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

Yet we’ve had control in plenty of games this season, including for long stretches at Anfield. Curious.

After he’d already cost us two goals. Great.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Thats fine, average isnt bad.

Yeah but why do you feel the need to put KDH down to make Charly seem high?

Charly showed his talent yesterday, Moyes hates him, maybe hes lazy asf in training? Calls Moyes David? Who knows.

But you clearly arent judging KDH fairly.

I agree, hes pretty average, but average we can work with, average we can put on the pitch.

We can’t spend money on 27 year olds that only give us average

 

[TheBigIguana]

He’s miles better than Doucoure.

That’s the wrong way to look at it

 

[Goat]

We can’t spend money on 27 year olds that only give us average

Of course we can, its when we spend money on players that give us below average that problems start.

 

[whiteshadow]

To say KDH is average is ridiculous.

He’s shown some beautiful technique on the ball at times and can finish well.

The question is how often he can produce in games.

He hasn’t played enough for us to know yet but his technique and passing, finishing are all above average.

 

[TheBigIguana]

To say KDH is average is ridiculous.

He’s shown some beautiful technique on the ball at times and can finish well.

The question is how often he can produce in games.

He hasn’t played enough for us to know yet but his technique and passing, finishing are all above average.

He actually has to do it during the matches for it to matter

 

[TheBigIguana]

Of course we can, it’s when we spend money on players that give us below average that problems start.

No, this is the whole issue with this club. Improvement is only coming if we find edges on players others don’t. Dewsbury-Hall isn’t that. It’s very unlikely any player who has the background he has ever will be. Look at where Palace and Bournemouth and Brighton are finding players. Ok yes there are your occasional Will Hughes or Welbeck or even Grealish but the vast majority of the difference makers are going to be the ones you’ve not heard of.

We’re just too comfortable with those types of guys still. Alcaraz is the exact opposite and that’s why this is so grating to me.

 

[Goat]

No, this is the whole issue with this club. Improvement is only coming if we find edges on players others don’t. Dewsbury-Hall isn’t that. It’s very unlikely any player who has the background he has ever will be. Look at where Palace and Bournemouth and Brighton are finding players. Ok yes there are your occasional Will Hughes or Welbeck or even Grealish but the vast majority of the difference makers are going to be the ones you’ve not heard of.

We’re just too comfortable with those types of guys still. Alcaraz is the exact opposite and that’s why this is so grating to me.

He is an improvement.