From what I remember, Moyes planned to try him out at right back last season, but being injured and suspended for the start of season and the pre-season games scuppered that.
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From what I remember, Moyes planned to try him out at right back last season, but being injured and suspended for the start of season and the pre-season games scuppered that.
Coleman playing centre mid today according to the lineup on skysports.com, although it's more likely he's on the right and Osman is in the middle
Another 90 mins at RB. Solid enough display although Swansea were fairly poor. In saying that Everton continue their fine form and dominance over their Welsh counterparts.
Coleman will hopefully get a bit of a run at RB with Leeds and Southampton to come next for Everton.
also listed in midfield of sky sport, he got a medium rating "Not as involved as Baines, but impressive nonetheless"
Heard a post match with Moyes where he picked out Colemans performance as being pleasing today.
I have often been critical of Coleman but I have to say he is beginning to look the real deal at right back. I don't think he'll make the team for Germany but I think Trap finally trusts him and he'll be our right-back by the end of the campaign.
He is. He's looking assured. Coleman's always had the attacking premise. He's very tidy on the overlap and so on. Gaining trust from Moyes and Trap has been the issue and now that he's back in form and looking solid at right back he's really repaying Moyes. Trap would want to realise Seamie is the new Steve Finnan!
Yes I think I heard that, not too sure where, radio 5 live perhaps.Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
Might have been this, at about 1.35
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19615118
"and that's what i want us to do, I want players who have been out of the team who can come in and do well, Seamus Coleman came in at right back, Johnny Heitinga started today and we got a good clean sheet"
He certainly sounds positive about Coleman albeit in a slightly indirect way.
Everton look a very impressive unit right now. The new Belgian forward (Mirallas?) has yet to score I think but it's only a matter of time. He is very direct and will do well. Good team, good manager - they deserve to do well. Liverpool talk the "moneyball" talk, Everton do the walk.
He scored yesterday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
That was a mighty short matter of time. Well played, Stutts.
ditto NewcastleQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Ive always argued for Coleman been a right back as he was at sligo and blackpool and was signed by everton as such. I really hope he pins down right back at everton cause good god we need him there for ireland with o shea centre half. Unfortunately I think if gibson had been fit yesterday to anchor midfield neville would have been shifted to right full to fill in for hibbert. I think Coleman may only be 3rd choice right full unfortunately at everton if everyone is fit. This season everton have more wide options with naismith and mirelles and gueye maturing as well as peinar and osman so tough for him to get wide midfield role. ill be super full back for usQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Pretty big on yourself, arentcha?Quote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
Call him up Trap!Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Given O'Shea will probably have to move to ctre half in dunnes expected absence coleman will just have to start against Germany. Wilson seemed to play well sat also from the highlights i saw. Surely its now a no brainer that these two EPL players are both better options at full back than ward?
O'Dea and St Ledger will be playing centre half if fit. Coleman is not a better option at left back than Ward.
Have to say Moyes is an absolutely class manager. Delighted for Everton, proper football club and it's great that there are 3 Irish lads in and around their first team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Feel very sorry for Liverpool. They got a raw deal yesterday. If they keep losing players to long term injury, maybe it might push Ryan McLoughlin in to contention at some point, so every cloud...:o Obviously, we have to hope he declares for the Republic first though!!
'Twas his Grandfathers dying wish.
Coleman at LB? He can barely play RB.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
ok, what i meant was that we have better options in the back 4 with coleman and wilson. having coleman at right back would free O'Shea for LB for example where he played for years with utd.Quote:
Originally Posted by Murfinator
he was good at RB for everton saturday from what i saw.
I think a full back should be able to play on either side comfortably enough. There is no excuse for a professional footballer not being able to kick off both feet
Coleman hardly had an orthodox path to professional football.
What difference does that make?
I agree with you but its all theoretical. The reality is that the ability to use both feet equally would appear to be the exception rather than the rule. Its surprising and a little bizarre considering all the time these guys have to work on their game but when you look at the likes of Ryan Giggs for example - Medals & Trophies coming out of his ears, Player of the Year awards etc.etc... but ask him to deliver using his right foot and he struggles. (cue someone digging up a youtube clip of Giggs scoring a screamer with his right peg :D)Quote:
Originally Posted by the bear
Anyway, hopefully you get my point, if we stick a RB or predominantly right side player in at LB we are asking for trouble.
:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Junior
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEAouJwTYlU&t=1m40s
My point is that if you are a capable RB, with good positioning sense, tackling & footballing ability. All of those skills are easily transferrable to LB regardless of if your left foot is a strong as your right. As a LB you can still use your favoured right foot the majority of the time. But when called upon to use your left (which could also happen at RB) any pro footballer should be comfortable enough to do so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Junior
Regarding your last line there about sticking a right sided player in at LB we are asking for trouble. Denis Irwin.
Oh great, I didnt realise we had a Denis Irwin equivalent knocking around - In that case, point him out and I'd have no reservations about sticking him in at LB ;) As I said in my earlier post, I agree with what you are saying in principal however the first choice options we have at LB or RB at the moment are either playing out of position (JOSH) currently not looking to be up to the task (Ward) or without experience (Coleman, Wilson, Clark etc...) or a mixture of all those. Stephen Kelly played LB last time out and imo didnt look comfortable at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by the bear
I guess what you are saying is pick our best two full backs - and then just slot one it a LB and one it at RB - Might not be a bad idea in all honesty!!
8 on his Left and 3 on his Right - That is actually a better right footed ratio than I expected for sure!!Quote:
Originally Posted by John83
Exactly, couldn't have said it better myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Junior
I don't think Kelly looks comfortable at international level at all. On current form our best 2 FB's would be Coleman & Wilson. I would suggest that no experience is better than experience of being muck.
Point taken on Denis Irwin, he was one of the best FB's I will ever see play. The logic remains the same though (Finnan, O'Shea, Wilson)
Playing right back again tonight against Leeds. Hopefully he can seize his chance.
He's been playing professional football for the last 5 yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Sligo may be "professional" in Irish terms but he has only being professional about 3.7 years. He himself and moyes admitted as much.
Played at right back yesterday evening. Everton's midfield left the defence exposed, so they had a tough time of it, but Coleman won't be happy to have given away the free kick for the second goal. But on the bright side, at least that will have increased his chances of playing at right back for Ireland, if Ward's inclusion is anything to go by.
I thought the free kick was poor from him, he went after a ball when he shouldn't have been so hasty and got spun, then he very nearly gave away a pen in trying to recover it, it was right on the line. I thought in another attack he chose to go with a runner inside the area rather than close down the ball and it opened up a clear sight of goal for the ball carrier from which he worked the keeper. I hope he can keep his place for Saturday Vs Southampton after it.
I'd imagine he will keep his place. Moyes could easily have reshuffled when he brought Jelavic on, pushing Neville back and putting Anichebe into midfield, but he chose to make a like-for-like swap.
We prefer Catholic Christians to the Orthodox type!! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by the bear
Continues at right back today against Southampton.
Fantastic run and cross to set up Jelavic to make it 3-1.
The Sky commentator says Seamus Coleman has looked excellent for somebody playing out of position who would much rather be playing further forward.