Séamus Coleman (D Everton b.1988)

Coleman interview on Football Focus tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by Eminence Grise

I'm not particularly mathematical, but I was sure that e i always needed an addy o.

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You need to repeat both before adding the o. As we know, Old MacDonald had a farm e i e io.


Interestingly e to the i e to the i o may well work out as -1 but don't quote me on that.

E I Addy O
We're gonna win the cup.

E got an assist for Lukaku's third.

Great assist not as good as McCarthy goal, I think he even provided his own assist?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ftxZIY-WxM

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Question: Are you looking at Seamus Coleman as a replacement for Lahm?
Ancelotti: No.
Cue laughter.
And relief on blue half of Merseyside.

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http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport...carlo-12701307

If he was born in England they would probably bid £40m for him.

The same club that signed Dale Jennings, who has been out of the game for 13 months after leaving Milton Keynes Dons.

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Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport...carlo-12701307

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here's a clip of Ancelotti taking the question: https://twitter.com/AffariDiCalcio/s...55813225660417
Ancelotti just answers "No" to the question, it's unintentionally good comedic timing, the laughter comes from the press in attendance

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Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks

If he was born in England they would probably bid £40m for him.

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Bayern have never paid £40m for a player, no matter where he was born. Their transfer record, Javi Martinez, was signed for €40M, about £34m

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Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks

The same club that signed Dale Jennings, who has been out of the game for 13 months after leaving Milton Keynes Dons.

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He left MK Dons more than three years after he left Bayern - and played for Barnsley in between - how is that relevant?

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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

here's a clip of Ancelotti taking the question: https://twitter.com/AffariDiCalcio/s...55813225660417
Ancelotti just answers "No" to the question, it's unintentionally good comedic timing, the laughter comes from the press in attendance

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I don't think the laughter was directed at Coleman, nor do I think it was even to suggest that those in attendance felt Coleman would necessarily be out of his depth at Bayern either.

The laughter was seemingly due to Ancelotti's abrupt and to-the-point answer to a presumptuous question that came out of nowhere, as far as those present were concerned. I doubt Coleman was on anyone's mind until the Irish journalist (at least, the accent sounds Irish and the theme of his question would suggest a local interest) who asked the question mentioned Coleman. You can see why an Irish journalist's localised focus might lead to such a question - we probably attach undue significance to idle rumours we've heard about our own players - but it undoubtedly just seemed like a comically parochial, irrelevant or unforeseen question and exchange otherwise for the other (mostly English and German?) journalists. The Irish journalist could alternatively have framed the question more generally and asked Ancelotti if he was looking at any specific players to replace Lahm; that would probably have seemed a more ordinary or less obscure/presumptuous question instead of blatantly and without a hint of subtlety attempting to make the conversation about Coleman before being immediately shut down in his attempt.

Managers can't really talk about players from other teams anyway. It's all a bit of nonsense but I guess the online media got a few hits or whatever.

In celebration of World Down Syndrome Day, Séamus met participants from Everton in the Community’s Down syndrome team to take part in a game of football: https://www.facebook.com/Everton/vid...4197480606277/

I assume he must have done this before joining up with the international squad on Sunday, but a nice gesture nonetheless. Top lad.

Oh well. The road to recovery starts now I guess.

Confirmed he's going in for surgery today. Not for the last time either, I'd say. No immediate idea of how long he'll be out for, but you'd imagine he's in a race to make the start of next season at the very best. Could well miss the remainder of the qualifying campaign.

He'll be out for at least six months, according to Dan McDonnell: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-35564624.html

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Originally Posted by Dan McDonnell

Seamus Coleman suffered a double fracture of his right leg in last night's World Cup qualifier with Wales.

Coleman was due to be operated on this morning and will have screws inserted in his right leg to help the injury heal.

The Irish skipper is facing at least six months on the sidelines after sustaining the serious injury from a dreadful Neil Taylor challenge.

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"At least six months" sounds like a worst case scenario to me. He is in his late 20's so it will take a bit longer but I reckon he'll be back well inside 6 months. All depends on complexity (or lack thereof) with the breaks of course. They'll be well into pre-season 4 months from now. I wouldn't rule him out of at least joining it at some point.

Best wishes to Seamas . I hope it all goes well for him .

Ramsey broke his leg in February, and was back playing the following November.
Henrik Larsson was out for eight months after his leg break.
Optimistically we could see Coleman play again after Christmas.

Good luck with the recovery Seamus. There will be a seat to Russia kept for you.

I got a combo of the Scottish Independence/Trump/Brexit dread when i woke up earlier and remembered. Still gutted.

Hon Séamus!

I think we can take some comfort that Arron Ramsey played against Ireland last night following this break.

That is our Glenn laying on his healing hands!

http://i50.tinypic.com/909lk5.jpg

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Tricky - "don't post images of the tackle that broke Coleman's leg" wasn't an invitation to post images of other, similar incidents

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Sorry about that but I'd seen the image in a few newspapers, ie the Sun to name but one. I guess that influenced me in the wrong way.

Best of luck to Seamus. 6 months is seriously optimistic. Alan judge is near 12 months now and not doing contact training yet. Better to rehab longer and come back psychologically and physically strong and confident

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Doctors pleased with Coleman operation

O'Neill revealed that the 28-year-old defender's operation took place early on Saturday morning following Friday night's goalless draw.

"He has realised everything that has happened and is obviously very disappointed," said O'Neill.

"It will take some time to heal, it's a double break but it has been pinned up now and screwed in.
"I know the doctors and surgeons are all very, very pleased with the way the operation has gone and now it's time for recuperation."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39399063

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So it all sounds positive, wishing him a full and speedy recovery.

FIFA will cover Coleman's wages while he recovers from his leg-break as part as part of their club protection programme: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/...62847-coleman/

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Originally Posted by RTÉ

Fifa will pay Seamus Coleman’s wages while he recovers from a double leg fracture as part as part of their club protection programme.

The Everton defender suffered a double break of his right leg following a tackle by Wales' Neil Taylor in Friday's 0-0 draw in Dublin and is expected to be sidelined for at least six months.

Ireland manager Martin O’Neill reported on Coleman’s “successful” surgery, but admitted it was too difficult to put a timeline on his possible return to action.

Fifa’s club protection programme means they will cover his salary, believed to be in the region of £50,000-a-week at Goodison Park.

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Meanwhile, Martin O'Neill said earlier that Coleman was still coming to terms with the injury: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/...-robbie-brady/

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Originally Posted by Ed Leahy

Martin O’Neill admitted that Seamus Coleman is still coming to terms with the broken leg that he endured in Friday’s World Cup qualifier with Wales.

However, the manager believes that his captain will remain positive and take inspiration from other great players who have endured similar injuries.

The Everton defender suffered a double break in his lower leg following a horror challenge from Neil Taylor in the 0-0 draw with Wales, and remains in hospital following a successful surgery at the weekend.

“I think he’s just beginning to come to terms with it,” said O’Neill at this afternoon’s press conference.

"I saw him yesterday and he’s still pretty down about it. He’s not in as much pain, the operation went very well and it’s just a matter of coming to terms with it.

“Medically speaking, it’s very difficult. We’ll have to see how everything goes over the first few weeks. I don’t think anyone has put a timeline on it yet.”

The manager believes that Coleman is a very positive person and will be able to use that mental strength, combined with an excellent support network, to get right back on the road to recovery.

“I think he’s very positive and he will get into recovery mode as quickly as possible and then it’s up to him.

“Before I went to Celtic, Henrik Larsson had a very serious injury and he recovered magnificently and the injury didn’t bother him again until the end of his career.

“So great players have broken their legs and recovered so Seamus should take [inspiration].

“He’s down, as he would be, with the realisation that he is going to be out of action for quite some time.

“So those type of things don’t just take five minutes to get over, but he is very strong and has a lot of good people around him and his family are very strong as well and he is positive that he’ll be back and be as good as ever.”

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Ronnie Whelan's thoughts on Coleman injury and who should fill his shoes.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-35569067.html

You can always rely on Ronnie Whelan to put a positive spin on things.

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Originally Posted by DeLorean

You can always rely on Ronnie Whelan to put a positive spin on things.

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Coleman will be on suicide watch if he reads that.

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Coleman now has a long, bleak road ahead of him and I don’t say that lightly.

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He needs to read the part about the foods to eat here. That works. ill have Ruud go to the grocery store.
http://www.mybrokenleg.com/tips.html

Steven Reid's experience of a comeback from a long term injury in today's Independent: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-35570834.html

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Originally Posted by KrisLetang

He needs to read the part about the foods to eat here. That works. ill have Ruud go to the grocery store.
http://www.mybrokenleg.com/tips.html

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So you're not recommending Crackbird?

Beglin's looks worse to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnHqlz1tbPM

His leg was on the round when it happened, Coleman's in the air, so I think that will be a cleaner break which should hopefully heal up nicely, I think it is better if it is away from the ankle which is a complex joint. I broke my ankle, not cleanly like Coleman but my foot was kind of trapped and my ankle got a bit mangled.
I think it is a good sign Coleman was not writhing in pain too. I think it is ligament and soft tissue damage that can me more problematic than a break to the bone. It is remarkable how bones can heal up. I had a clean break to my collar bone and I'd never know it was ever broken now.

Anyhow wishing Coleman a good recovery, I'm sure he wil be back to his best before long.

Green vergetable are supposed to be good for the bones, it is what cows eat after all.


http://theworldwidevegetables.weebly...60/6396810.jpg

Not milk though.

https://saveourbones.com/osteoporosis-milk-myth/

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Milk depletes the calcium from your bones

The milk myth has spread around the world based on the flawed belief that this protein and calcium-rich drink is essential to support good overall health and bone health in particular at any age. It is easy to understand that the confusion about milk’s imaginary benefits stems from the fact that it contains calcium – around 300 mg per cup.
But many scientific studies have shown an assortment of detrimental health effects directly linked to milk consumption. And the most surprising link is that not only do we barely absorb the calcium in cow’s milk (especially if pasteurized), but to make matters worse, it actually increases calcium loss from the bones. What an irony this is


Here’s how it happens. Like all animal protein, milk acidifies the body pH which in turn triggers a biological correction. You see, calcium is an excellent acid neutralizer and the biggest storage of calcium in the body is – you guessed it… in the bones. So the very same calcium that our bones need to stay strong is utilized to neutralize the acidifying effect of milk. Once calcium is pulled out of the bones, it leaves the body via the urine, so that the surprising net result after this is an actual calcium deficit.
Knowing this, you’ll understand why statistics show that countries with the lowest consumption of dairy products also have the lowest fracture incidence in their population (there’s more on this later).
But the sad truth is that most mainstream health practitioners ignore these proven facts. I know it firsthand because when I was diagnosed with osteoporosis, my doctor recommended that I drink lots of milk in addition to taking Fosamax.
Fortunately, I did neither, because I knew that…

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More on the link.

It is obviously not natural for adult to drink milk, a of adults can't digest milk properly as we lose the gene to digest it as we get older, so you are basially drinking and acid lactic acid that leaches calcium from your bones.

Ronald Koeman has heaped praise on Coleman's dedication and professionalism - even describes Coleman as "one of the best professionals [he's] ever worked with at any club" (a pretty big statement given Koeman has worked at Barca, Ajax, Valencia, Benfica and PSV) - and has backed his right-back to come back strongly: http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2017/0...-best-ive-seen

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Originally Posted by Ronald Koeman

It’s a big, big blow for the player and a big, big blow for [Everton]. It takes time for everybody to come to terms with something like this and, of course, that is felt most deeply by Seamus himself.

He was in pain when we spoke - it is normal to have some pain after such an injury – and, naturally, he was feeling very down. This is all normal. But he knows he will have a lot of support and the reaction of Evertonians, their thoughts and good wishes and the reaction of so many other people as well who follow the game will mean a lot to Seamus.

In all my years in football, Seamus is one of the best professionals I’ve ever worked with at any club.

His dedication to the game, his attitude and motivation are always where they should be and that’s 100 per cent, and he’s like that in training every day as well as in games.

That mentality will really be helpful to him now in not only coming to terms with what has happened but in setting out on the road to recovery and, over time, in him building himself once more to the level he has maintained over many years here at Everton. That strength of character will be a big, big thing.

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He was in pain when we spoke - it is normal to have some pain after such an injury

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Dr. Koeman is wasted in football management.

FIFA investigating Taylor's tackle on Coleman.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39443484

Meanwhile Wales consider appealing Bale's yellow card :confused::confused: - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/...l-yellow-card/

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I can’t see how they can possibly appeal a card when it was very close to being red and on another day he would have been shown red. I don’t think anyone can disagree that both challenges were very poor, very poor indeed. You can only appeal a yellow card when it is a case of mistaken identity anyway, so I don’t know why he has said that. If the referee had shown Bale a red card, the tackle on Seamus quite possibly wouldn’t have happened.

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Ironically enough though, it's probably a bad thing for us that Bale won't play in Serbia.

I'm on a minibus from Valencia (son's team annual trip to Villarreal and we get to go to Villarreal v Eibar and Valencia v Deportivo). I think it's a sign of how devoted a dad I am that I had to come with him.

Anyway, apart from just having to get that out there, the point is that I'm struggling with connectivity so I'd ask Tets or someone to do me a favour and post a link to a Guardian article today on the Taylor tackle. Really good read about the "not that type of player" nonsense.

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Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

I'm on a minibus from Valencia (son's team annual trip to Villarreal and we get to go to Villarreal v Eibar and Valencia v Deportivo). I think it's a sign of how devoted a dad I am that I had to come with him.

Anyway, apart from just having to get that out there, the point is that I'm struggling with connectivity so I'd ask Tets or someone to do me a favour and post a link to a Guardian article today on the Taylor tackle. Really good read about the "not that type of player" nonsense.

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https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/mar/29/fifa-ban-neil-taylor-lionel-messi-seamus-coleman

Jurgen Klopp pays tribute to Coleman in his Merseyside derby programme notes: https://www.balls.ie/football/klopp-...e-notes-362274

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Originally Posted by Jurgen Klopp

I would like to pass on my regards and best wishes to Seamus Coleman, who due to very unfortunate circumstances is not the available to play today. I do not know him personally, but as a football can supporter I love his character, his positive approach to the game and his commitment to his club. There is a lot to admire about this player and it is his personal qualities that will help him as he recovers from this setback and returns to the game.

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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Jurgen Klopp pays tribute to Coleman in his Merseyside derby programme notes: https://www.balls.ie/football/klopp-...e-notes-362274

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Fair play to Klopp. Not a Liverpool fan, but a fan of Klopp's. He is a class individual.
Bigger issue for us is - who slots in at right back for the remainder of the campaign.
Richard Keogh in a back four of Keogh, Duffy, Clark, Ward, would seem to be the obvious choice given the lack of playing time / ability of Christie.
Even with Keogh there, I would not be too convinced.
Anyone got any other suggestions? Boyle perhaps?

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Originally Posted by mark12345

Fair play to Klopp. Not a Liverpool fan, but a fan of Klopp's. He is a class individual.
Bigger issue for us is - who slots in at right back for the remainder of the campaign.
Richard Keogh in a back four of Keogh, Duffy, Clark, Ward, would seem to be the obvious choice given the lack of playing time / ability of Christie.
Even with Keogh there, I would not be too convinced.
Anyone got any other suggestions? Boyle perhaps?

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Are you suggesting playing Keogh at right-back? What's he like in that position? I don't think I've ever seen him play there, but am I right in thinking he has played there for Derby?

What about Matt Doherty? He's been doing well for Wolves. The Iceland friendly would have been an obvious opportunity to give him some game-time - as we need options in the position beyond Christie - but he was cut from the provisional squad and wasn't recalled for the friendly for some inexplicable reason.

Further nice words about Coleman in the Liverpool programme for the Everton game from captain Jordan Henderson: http://www.the42.ie/klopp-and-hender...18634-Apr2017/

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Originally Posted by Jordan Henderson

I can’t claim to know Seamus that well, beyond encounters on the pitch, but I can say that today’s Merseyside derby is a poorer contest for not having him involved in it.

He is one of the most competitive players you could come up against and I know from talking to friends in the Republic of Ireland team and also the Everton players who represent England, that he is a real footballer’s footballer; no one has a bad word for him and everyone respects him.

From everything I’ve heard about his character he’ll be back even stronger from this and even though he makes Everton a better team, we all look forward to seeing him return to football as quickly as possible.

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Originally Posted by mark12345

Fair play to Klopp. Not a Liverpool fan, but a fan of Klopp's. He is a class individual.
Bigger issue for us is - who slots in at right back for the remainder of the campaign.
Richard Keogh in a back four of Keogh, Duffy, Clark, Ward, would seem to be the obvious choice given the lack of playing time / ability of Christie.
Even with Keogh there, I would not be too convinced.
Anyone got any other suggestions? Boyle perhaps?

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You may be on to something, Mark.

Keogh actually played at right back at the start of his career before converting to center back.

I'm open to correction on that.

Either way I'd have Keogh at center back or nowhere at all.

I'd have Meyler ahead of Christie personally.