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Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 10:30 pm
by Audrey Horne
brap2 wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 3:55 pm Watched his highlights, looked crap to me tbh 🤣
Watched the full 90 live, he was good. Not amazing. But that is expected.

He showed very positive signs.

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 11:04 pm
by brap2
The Doc wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 6:53 pmPost them?


I'm not writing him off by any stretch of the imagination, looking forward to watching him more but watching that I thought he looked like Mo besic tbh.

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 6:18 am
by The Doc
brap2 wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 3:55 pm Watched his highlights, looked crap to me tbh 🤣
Come on brap. Come on. Come home.

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 8:25 am
by Juanito
I was impressed with that cameo! He’s been playing in the Brasilerao, about 10 steps below the premier league in terms of fitness and he didn’t look too out of place to me. Burst of pace, good touch at times, ball carrier - I’m excited.

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 8:45 am
by Escalator
The Doc wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 6:18 am Come on brap. Come on. Come home.
It’s a wind up , surely ? The laughing emoji !

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:02 am
by Shogun
Was nice to see a player like him on that position considering 5 minutes earlier Doucoure took a touch that deflected 10 yards back to their keeper

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:15 am
by brap2
Escalator wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 8:45 am It’s a wind up , surely ? The laughing emoji !
No genuinely, I'd seen the hype and was looking forward to it but just didn't do it for me. A nice turn and drive through the pitch I think we can expect a bit of that which is good, but he didn't look much better than Tim for example who I already think is a liability.

Lots of raking balls over Harrison's head or loose touches in the middle that turned over the ball.

Just looked a bit loose in general. Not sure Moyesy will go for that myself.

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:28 am
by TheRam
He changed the game in our favour when he came on.

He played well. I think moyes will like him.

He’s his Felliani, cahill, soucek type player with a bit more quality on the ball.

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:45 am
by brap2
Hope so! Looked a loosey goosey to me.

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:48 am
by brap2
Dunno if Fellaini or soucek are getting bodied by Justin Kluivert as the last man like

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:50 am
by TheRam
Why do you do this?

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:56 am
by Audrey Horne
He was on the pitch for 30 mins, his first game for us, doesnt know the other players etc. Not up to speed for the prem yet ... we are losing and trying to get back into it.

You are an intelligent guy Brap and lots of your thoughts I agree with. But this is pathetic. There is no logic in what you are saying. You are not taking any of the reality in the situation, and i am unsure why not?

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 10:06 am
by brap2
I'm literally just saying - I didn't think it was a great cameo.

I'm pleased we brought him in but will want considerably better than that to want him starting games.

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 10:13 am
by Shogun
brap2 wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:15 am
Lots of raking balls over Harrison's head or loose touches in the middle that turned over the ball.

Just looked a bit loose in general. Not sure Moyesy will go for that myself.
By "lots of raking balls over Harrison's head", I spotted that once in the clip you posted and it came in the 94th minute when we're trying to get the ball forward as quickly as possible. Could even credit him for dropping deep and trying to make things happen if you wanted. Not many loose touches either from what I just watched that you posted apart from one bit where it was a bit of ping pong in our corner of the pitch?

Assuming by 'bodied by Justin Kluivert' you mean the part where he quite obviously slips on the surface?

Wait until you see 2 minutes of Doucoure's best bits!

Re: Carlos Alcaraz

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 10:26 am
by brap2
ok yeah, looks some player etc etc