‘Seamus Wants To Play’: David Moyes On Coleman’s Role In His Second Act At Everton
It’s hard to think that less than a week ago Sean Dyche was still Everton manager.
Since then, he’s been dismissed, Seamus Coleman co-managed a game, and David Moyes the man who initially bought Coleman for 60 thousand has been re-appointed as the club’s manager.
Fortunately, Coleman’s maiden excursion into managing with Leighton Baines went smoothly, with Everton winning a 2-0 victory against Peterborough in the FA Cup third round.
The renowned Coleman’s spot on the sideline gave a rare ray of optimism for an Everton team who have been haunted by terrible results this year, and presently sit just a point outside the relegation zone having won just three of their initial nineteen Premier League games.
While Baines’ spell last week will see him join David Moyes on the sidelines until the summer, Seamus Coleman has no intention of walking away from football just yet.
That said, Moyes was unwilling to slam the door on him ultimately making that step.
David Moyes on working with Seamus Coleman in the future
Moyes originally coached Everton in 2002, finishing an eleven-year term before giving up the reins to become Alex Ferguson’s successor at Manchester United.
While things didn’t exactly go to plan, Moyes is now back at Everton to attempt salvage their season and ensuring their first game in their new stadium is a top-flight one.
Speaking in his first pre-game news conference of his new Everton spell, Moyes claimed that he gained lots of pleasure in witnessing Seamus Coleman and Leighton Baines stand up for Everton last Thursday evening.
‘Absolutely (there was plenty of pleasure in watching them move up into that job), when you bring players in you hope they can all transition into coaching or management if they desire to do so.
I’m incredibly lucky that I’ve so many during my career who have gone into management.
While the new manager indicated that Seamus Coleman was willing to continue playing for the moment, when asked if he could see himself working with Seamus in the future, Moyes had only excellent things to say, complimenting Coleman’s leadership and worth.
I mean Seamus loves to play, but I have say Seamus is a wonderful leader off the field as far as I know, I’ve been gone for a long time but .
I remember we acquired him for around sixty thousand at one time and it’s been wonderful value, I hope we can get a couple in this window at that price and be as good as Seamus has been.
While we’ll have to wait and see whether the reports that the Irish veteran is poised to start against Aston Villa on Tuesday evening are accurate, one thing is clear – Seamus Coleman’s presence at Goodison Park appears to have never been more crucial.
Seeing the now 36-year-old take up a coaching post, if and when he chooses to retire, would definitely be a fitting finale to the playing career of one of the club’s greatest-ever servants.
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