Fans of Everton have taken to social media to slam the Toffees’ Paraguayan former player Antolín Alcaraz.
On Sunday evening, @grandoldteam mentioned the central defender and criticised him for one performance in particular, however, that led Everton fans to slate the entirety of his time with the Toffees.
Just me who still has nightmares of Alcaraz in Kiev? *shudders pic.twitter.com/mxyCSbLjhx
— GrandOldTeam (@grandoldteam) May 3, 2020
Not just Kiev. I had a Facebook memory today that essentially blamed Alcaraz for the wheels coming off during that run-in in 2014.
— discodiscodiscodisco (@StuWTID) May 3, 2020
Nightmares anytime he played. A barometer of how bad a central defender can be
— The Gog ????????? (@spoddgy) May 3, 2020
Defo the chicken that night and for that matter his entire Everton career.
— Kev Whitehead (@kwhitehead2019) May 3, 2020
Do you believe supporters are being overly harsh on Antolín Alcaraz here?No, he was dreadful
Yes, he wasn't that bad
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The now 37-year-old Olimpia defender spent two seasons with the Toffees between 2013 and 2015, having arrived at the club from Wigan Athletic and departed for UD Las Palmas (per Transfermarkt).
In those two seasons, Alcaraz made 21 appearances in which he neither scored nor assisted (per Transfermarkt) but did convince Everton supporters that he lacked talent.
How we ever had him in our team I don’t know. How we’ve STILL got Martina is another mystery!
— Andy Forsyth (@Andy_Forsyth) May 4, 2020
Just in Kiev??????????? ?
— jd (@jd3110) May 4, 2020
Like someone’s dad had won a competition to play for EFC despite them not having played football for years! ???????????
— Andy Bill (@Andy_Bill70) May 3, 2020
Worst player to put on an Everton shirt I’ve seen
— Adam (@zooweemamma_) May 3, 2020
What do we think?
As can be seen in the responses from these Everton supporters, it is clear that they did not rate Alcaraz over his two-year stint with the Toffees.
However, a 7/10 average rating over eight Premier League appearances in his final season with the Toffees (per WhoScored) may suggest that supporters are being overly harsh on the defender.