Antolin: Roberto hasn’t surprised me in the least
Everton defender Antolin Alcaraz says that he isn’t surprised one bit by the instant impact that Roberto Martinez has had at Everton and says that the work he is doing now is a continuation of the work he did at Wigan Athletic but with better players.
The Paraguayan international followed Martinez down the road and he says that although there will always be imperfections, Martinez and his team will look to push the team forward.
“I’m not surprised in the least that he’s had such a successful year,” he told evertontv.
“When I arrived at Everton, I was asked questions like what Roberto is like to work with.
“I see Everton as a different set of players and a different Club – almost as a continuation of the work he did at Wigan. The way in which he goes about things has not changed.
“I really appreciate the way he plays football, the style of his passing game with the ball on the floor. His philosophy was one of the reasons why I came to English football with Wigan because of how his side played.
“I’m not trying to dictate and say that’s the right way because some people prefer more direct football is just as successful. You can win trophies both ways, but I really enjoy the way Roberto wants to play.”
“I think you’ve always got areas where you can improve things,” he added. “The bottom line is to have a continuation of all the good things we have done and progress.
“There are always imperfections in any organisations. Even teams that have won every trophy can still find ways in which they can improve on the previous season’s peformance.
“I’m sure Roberto and the coaching staff will all have their plans in place and ideas on how they can move things forward. It’s a case of taking all the good things – and there’s been plenty of them this season – and combining them alongside the things that didn’t work quite so well and improving upon those.
“It’s all about getting better in football and how you work to do that.”
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