Antolin Alcaraz

orly · March 19, 2015

SNova said:
Worst defensive performance I've everton seen.

intended or not that's a great sentence

bourneblue · March 19, 2015

ALCARAZ YOU CLOWN,UTTER UTTER CLOWN !!
Lids don't be giving Ross stick he was a threat all game,hitting the inside of the post twice,Martinez played him in a forward role.

Dithering Dougie · March 19, 2015

How did he last that whole game through I'll never know, I'd have rather seen Titus Bramble come on for the useless prick at half time.

Azzurri · March 19, 2015

Never expected to see anything worse than Senderos vs Sporting Lisbon. That was almost twice as bad.

kenada_blue · March 19, 2015

Yeah, but he made a boss tackle on Sunday though...

Jozzy · March 19, 2015

Please don't offer him another contract.

dannyboy · March 19, 2015

Absolutely mad how I was debating with some of you about whether this fella deserves to be at Everton.

Complete and utter garbage. Worst centre half we've had since Kroldrup.

ToffeeDan · March 19, 2015

Titus Bramble and that Ginge (Hull ex Sunderland) would have been a better pairing than Alcaraz and another - even if the Blind Paraguayan Assassin had Beckenbauer/Moore/Any World Class centre half alongside him.

tiny_jacky · March 19, 2015

A free agent who costs us everything.

DanEFC92 · March 19, 2015

We needed a new CB last Summer. A decision (or lack there of) which has disrupted the entire campaign.

summerisle · March 19, 2015

Judgement : The ability to make considered decisions or to come to sensible conclusions.

10 Jul 2013 13:38:00

The Spanish manager believes the Paraguay international, who arrived on a free transfer on Tuesday, is in his peak years and will be an "important addition" to the Toffees' squad
Everton manager Roberto Martinez believes new recruit Antolin Alcaraz is at the peak of his career and will be a valuable addition to the Toffees' squad.

Martinez, who succeeded David Moyes at Goodison Park, rekindled his working relationship with the 30-year-old defender having signed him while at Wigan.

The Paraguayan centre-back joined the club on a two-year deal as a free transfer after his contract at the DW Stadium expired and Martinez is confident Everton have secured a major coup.

"Antolin is a very experienced footballer," he toldevertontv.

"He comes in a perfect moment after three seasons in the Premier League. At his age, he is a commanding figure, a real leader within himself with really high standards.

"He's someone who is going to fit in extremely well with what we have in our dressing room.

"He's an exciting prospect and we've been fortunate enough to get him at the end of his contract so as a free transfer, he's going to be a very important addition at the back."

Alcaraz spent three years at Wigan after joining from Club Brugge in 2010, but only started eight Premier League games in an injury-hit 2012-13 campaign.

His addition marks Martinez's third signing in two days, with all three having come from his former club as he secured the services of Arouna Kone and Joel Robles