“60 grand, 60 grand, Seamus Coleman…”
The Donegal right defender has been a mainstay of Everton’s team since his incredible breakthrough season in 2010–11, which saw him nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year Award, thus that iconic cry has echoed throughout Goodison Park for more than ten years.
It is reasonable to assume that Coleman has seen highs and lows throughout his fifteen years on Merseyside.
The Irishman had his best football season under Roberto Martinez in 2013–14, when the Toffees made a bid for Champions League football and Coleman would go on to win the captain’s armband five years later. Coleman was selected to the PFA Team of the Year during that campaign.
However, Everton’s performance has declined sharply in recent years.
They have recently slipped into the relegation zone, just escaping the drop to the Championsip on the last two times, after formerly finishing in the top half of the standings and occasionally challenging for the Champions League.Seamus Coleman has been a rock for Everton despite their terrible recent performance, and supporters will undoubtedly disagree with his prediction on how the Irishman will be seen by the team’s supporters in the future.
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Regarding whether he would be regarded as an Everton great, Seamus Coleman made some heartfelt sentiments.
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When Coleman spoke on the BBC podcast “Nothing Will Be The Same,” he was asked if he thought Everton supporters will remember him as a club icon.
His response was customarily modest:
Legend of the club? For me, no.
It seems to me that being a club legend at a football club requires winning something. Even if I’ve played three or four hundred games, I won’t consider myself a club legend.
Knowing that I give Everton Football Club my best is all I can ask for when I go to bed at night.
Coleman may have good logic, but he undervalues himself given the background of Everton’s contemporary past.
The Irish captain has been a rock solid player, ranking among the best right-backs in the league during the middle portion of the 2010s. In 2017, he showed incredible fortitude by overcoming a horrific leg break to assist the team go through a far harder time than supporters had become accustomed to.
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As the club captain, he continues to be an essential component of the setup at Goodison Park even at the age of 35 (a belated happy birthday, as he turned 35 on Wednesday). With the club facing another relegation battle this season, supporters will be hoping he can recover from injury sooner rather than later.
Coleman claimed the title of Everton’s goal of the season in the previous campaign after finishing ahead of Leeds United. Coleman also said that two former Everton managers had contacted him to offer their congratulations on the incredible feat:
A few days later, I had a call from Carlo Ancelotti who remarked, “Oh my God, what a goal.” We had a brief conversation. I have maintained contact with him.
After, Marco Silva emailed me to congratulate me on the goal and to say it was a crucial three points.
It’s good because I do my hardest and do all in my power to help them stay on the job for as long as possible while they’re here.
It’s wonderful to keep in touch with them, and they appreciate how much I have tried to do for them.
You’re doing something right if you can impress Carlo Ancelotti to the point that he calls you out of the blue to congratulate you on your achievements.
When he does decide to chuck it in, Seamus Coleman will surely go down as one of the greatest characters in Everton’s contemporary history.
