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Seamus Coleman has conceded 3 penalties in the PL League since the start of 2013/14. Only Koscielny has caused more in that time (4).
interesting stat.
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Infostrada Sports*@InfostradaLive
Seamus Coleman has conceded 3 penalties in the PL League since the start of 2013/14. Only Koscielny has caused more in that time (4).
interesting stat.
He may have conceded 3 penalties but he probable prevented much more :)
His legendary luck, as first identified by geysir, has deserted him this year but I have no doubt he'll rediscover it in future, especially if he moves to Chelsea.
3 pens in nearly 2 full seasons where he has been virtually ever present. That's about 1.5 per season. The guy's a liability.
Nothing particularly against Chelsea but would not like to see Coleman going there.
It's not done a lot for another good full back, Filipe Luis.
the number of penalties per season are on the increase too, in twenty years I fully expect him to be giving away at least one a game
Seamus is a very attacking fullback. He may not be the best defender in the world but his all round game more than compensates.
Maybe a mad suggestion but wouldn't Seamas be a great full back for a club like Barcelona. I would take Seamas over Daniel Alvaes(gone way past his best) any day.
Seamus as a great attacking full back would suit the Barcelona style of play.
If this happens I want a small percentage of the signing on fee.
You have to speculate to accumulate, yes he may give away the odd penalty but what
about the time when he prevents a goal with out the foul being spotted?
I'd say he is comfortable in the red in that respect.
I agree with Paul's observation that he sometimes gets suckered into getting the wrong side resulting in him clipping heels or tugging his opponent but it's hardly a fatal error and I suspect if he curbed his attacking instincts (who'd want him to do that?) he'd get caught the wrong side less frequently.
I thought he got forward brilliantly at times against Poland. The Watford winger will need keeping an eye on in Dublin though. Poland had nothing like that kind of threat in Dublin.
Man Utd linked with Coleman again.
http://www.espnfc.com/story/2506131/...seamus-coleman
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A number of players have been linked to fill the role, including Barcelona's Dani Alves and Southampton's Nathaniel Clyne, but United have missed out on the pair with Alves signing a new deal at the Camp Nou and England international Clyne on the verge of a move to Liverpool.
And sources say United are now ready to pursue a move for Coleman, a long-term target for the Old Trafford club, who considered making a move for the Irishman during the January transfer window.
We haven't got the players.
I can guarantee that if Coleman joins United they might give away a penalty sometime.
I'd go one further and say the mere suggestion they're interested in Coleman will guarantee they give away a penalty at some point.
Jesus I can't wait for the transfer window to close... and it hasn't even opened yet!
The domestic league is a waste.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
There seems to be zero evidence of anything, but in particular that he is United's third choice. Obviously most big clubs would have been interested in Dani Alves if he became available, but it's not like they were actively testing Barca's resolve. As for Clyne... did they even make a bid? Surely if they were really interested they would have been going tit for tat with offers as Liverpool even had one or two turned down. If they do end up getting Coleman I'd be inclyned to think it was their intention all along. I make no apologies for the pun. :)
Sky sources have this now as well so hopefully there's something to it.
There is no league.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
I've read that Van Gaal lost interest in Clyne in the backend of last season, wasn't impressed with his form during the run-in, so went on to Alves, now Coleman.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
United certainly need someone who knows what they are doing in that position, Valencia really doesn't cut it there. After the crazy money shelled out for Fellaini, Everton will be in no hurry to accept a first offer, even if its a different manager.
Van Gaal wants to give the 3-5-2 formation another shot this season, and I think it can work for him, but only if he has the right players. I think we can all agree that Coleman's style of play is perfect for the right wing back role in a 3-5-2 formation.
I think he needs this sort of move. Has stood still the last season or so for me. Maybe he can push on now and get better. Working under Van Gaal will help him.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...he-everton-man
Reading this article makes you wonder why they haven't made a concrete move for him already. If £20m is his valuation I would go as far as £25m in this transfer market.
Mings is worth £8m, Austin has had figures like £16m bandied about, Fellaini worth well over £20m.
There shouldn't be any problem with his valuation, but I'm sure certain people would complain about it like they have in the past with Duff, Keane and Long anyway.
Everton interested in Leeds' right back Sam Byron, who has over 100 league appearances to his name, fuelling speculation (from me, mainly) that they're planning for losing Coleman: http://www.theguardian.com/football/...P=share_btn_tw
Football365 ask is Seamus Coleman a good fit for United: http://www.football365.com/f365-says/9898058/F365-Says
That's the same as TOWK's article above.
ah, I hadn't clicked the link in his post.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
If you didn't already know, Sky own football365
I didn't actually but they seemed to be cut from the same cloth alright.
For whatever it's worth..
http://community.manutd.com/forums/t...px?PageIndex=2
What a surprise. If he was English, Italian or French he would probably be first choice. Scratch that. Would be first choice.Quote:
According to Gab Marcotti these rumours are emanating from Cloemans camp, we are interested but he's not our 1st choice. He believes our we've managed to keep our #1 target quiet thus far.
It is not a great idea to announce your first choice unless you want to pay top whack for them.
United are willing to use Jonny Evans as part of the deal according to the Irish Independent. They sight 'reports' as their source so nothing too concrete there but it does seem to make a bit of sense, and maybe something Everton would be interested in. Link.
That'd be a big step backwards for Everton though, there would still have to be some significant financial remuneration. Evans peaked for United a few years ago and has been dodgy at the back since Ferguson left. I don't think they would go for it, not if they have any ambitions of doing better next season.
United linked with a £14m bid for Matteo Darmian.
If they can pay that much for a Torino RB who is give or take the same age, less experience (at a club of a significantly lower standard), less than half Coleman's national team caps, less European experience, less assists, significantly less goals and - no disrespect to Darmian, he's a good player - a worse player, a player with no Premier League experience, surely they could pay at least £25m for Coleman - who grew up supporting United - without feeling shortchanged.
TBH I felt he would have ended up at United sooner or later if David Moyes stuck around but I have no hopes of it now with a foreign manager there.
It's annoying that price has to be an issue anyways with the money they forked out for Shaw & Fellaini and the fact it's a problem position for them.
Look at the money players like Idrissa Gueye, Charlie Austin, Tyrone Mings and - in the interest of balance - Shane Long are going for.
Did Sligo include a sell-on clause? Hope so!
http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/s...an-143269.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by musicinmouth
So it sound like the max they will get from the sale in total is £160,000. Looks like bad business, but not every player will be a Coleman and I expect the clubs are not in a strong negotiating position, glad of any cash I imagine.Quote:
It seems it included a rather pathetic one
SLIGO ROVERS stand to profit to the amount of £160,000 in total from Seamus Coleman’s continuing progress at Everton, manager Paul Cook revealed yesterday
Coleman’s move to Goodison Park - two years ago this month - was notable for the meagre £60,000 Sligo received for the initial transfer. But four additional clauses in the deal will ensure the Bit o’ Red will get a reasonable fee in the end for the Killbybegs flyer.
Another £25,000 installment should arrive soon if, as expected, the 22-year-old makes his international debut for the Republic of Ireland against Wales at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday week.
Sligo won't get anything for Coleman.
Why Everton should give Man Utd short shrift.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport...united-9591217
Looks like United have found their new right back in Matteo Darmian, an Italian international who plays for Torino. The fee is £12.7m.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...matteo-darmian
It's a sad state of affairs and a crying shame if he goes the rest of his career without playing for a Champions League team, and approaching the age of 27 that looks like a distinct possibility.
One part of me thinks he was an idiot for signing a five year deal at Everton when he did, but the other more realistic part of me thinks he was right to get that long-term security for himself.
If you score that much goals from RB and accumulate that much assists, and managers like Van Gaal, Wenger & Mourinho still don't want to know anything about it, then Seamus could probably score 14 goals next season and he would still attract barely any concrete interest.
I genuinely think if he wasn't Irish then a team would have put in a bid of 20-25m for him by now.
Ah well he would probably just get messed around like Keane did at Liverpool anyway and Duff did at Chelsea anyway.
I don't think being Irish has anything got to do with it myself. I think he needs the move myself because he seems to have stalled the last 12 months but I can see and understand if the likes of Van Gaal didn't want to sign him.