David Moyes wants Seamus Coleman to be part of the future of Everton and raised the prospect of adding it to his coache staff.
Coleman is part of the Everton fabric since his arrival at Goodison Park in 2009, the costs of £ 60,000 paid to Sligo Rovers rightly considered to be one of the best value offers in the history of the club. He made 426 appearances, placing it 13th in the list of all time.
This was a difficult campaign, however, for the 36 -year -old player, who had a hard time entering a pace due to an insignificant succession of injuries. He only played four times, including the last in a 1-1 draw with Manchester City the day after Christmas.
But a lack of minutes on the ground did not prevent him from having an influence; Coleman, who started taking his coach badges six years ago, was a joint director of the FA Cup goalkeeper with Peterborough in January and Moyes held him to the highest esteem.
It will be a summer of significant change for the club, Angus Kinnear coming as a new director general and director of football Kevin Thelwell leaving his contract once. But Moyes wants good characters and Coleman certainly corresponds to the bill in this regard.
“You don’t just keep people to keep them because if you were doing each club would have hundreds of old players there,” said Moyes. “But if we had our way, we were trying to keep Seamus – certainly. Or give him the opportunity to be there, but he can have something else.
Seamus Coleman has been limited to only four appearances for Everton this season
The boss of Everton, David Moyes, thinks that the legend of the club could join the staff of coaches of the club
Coleman, on the right, had been joint director of the goalkeeper for a FA Cup tie in January
“We must see what he wants and we have not made a decision on what we are going to do. Seamus could be a great person to have as more who, if he did not play all the games, could be able to play within the under 21s.
“There are many teams that have opted for this kind of thing. He could also be a coach with young boys if that’s what he chooses to do. We could always decide to keep it anyway, but for me, Seamus picks up injuries is the problem.
The next few months will be emotional for Everton, with only a handful of remaining matches at Goodison Park before the club moved to a new stadium by the water in Bramley-Moore Dock. Moyes is not someone who gives himself up to the feeling, but he recognizes Coleman’s symbolism and how appropriate it would be if he could lead the team on the last day or in their new house.
“Sometimes you have to do the right things,” said Moyes, who has done a superb job since his return to Everton, effectively banish the spectrum of relegation in two months. “Seamus could be required to do this work and he could always be one of the best.
“I don’t think the age in football is as important as years in football. Look at Luka Modric for example and I know that we are talking about a star. Ryan Giggs, Ashley (Young). I think it is when you are injured, it breaks down as an individual and that it takes too long to return and miss training and not follow.