Just when you thought you couldn’t love Seamus Coleman any more.
The Everton right believes he paid the price for being too honest on the football pitch as a penalty wasn’t awarded when he was challenged in the Crystal Palace box on Wednesday night.
Coleman lost his balance and fell to his knees but, in the same movement, leapt to his feet to pursue the ball which remained in play.
The referee kept his hands by his sides and a gilt-edged chance for the Toffees to break the deadlock in what turned out to be a 0-0 draw was denied.
And Coleman has claimed that the official would likely have given the spot-kick if he had dramatically thrown himself to the turf and play-acted but that’s just not in the DNA of the Donegal man.
“Some players have a better knack of naturally going down when they get a touch than others,” Coleman told Sky Sports after the game.
“I felt he’s touched me so I’ve went down and I’ve waited to see will the ref give anything and he didn’t.
“Maybe other players would make more of a meal of it and, I say it all the time, I say I’m not going to dive.
“I got a touch and sometimes maybe you have to make a meal of it nowadays because that’s the way it seems to be going.
“I felt a little touch, didn’t get anything, got up and got on with it whereas some players might stay down and make more of a meal of it.”
A penalty is a penalty do you have to roll around like a pussy to get it? Well done Coleman for trying to stay up #notafanny
— YENO (@yeno76) April 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/futcher_henry05/status/720344153595334656
Penalty for me. Coleman guilty of being honest.
— Callum Chadwick (@CallumChadwick_) April 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/christheblue76/status/720355300054667266
To fucking nice again why didn't Coleman stay down and get the pen plus why didn't he take McCarthy of at half time fuck off Martinez #efc
— Peter efc (@pmcauliffe73) April 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/EvertonCanada/status/720342919631114242
So, if Coleman had gone down like he's been murdered would he have gotten the pen?
— Chief (@AUChief) April 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/EFC_Jayy/status/720342192187904000
