10 months later, the wait is almost over.
For Ireland. For Everton. For Seamus Coleman.
Life’s not fair sometimes, especially when you have people like Neil Taylor recklessly hurling themselves around looking to make a point but making themselves look a coward more than anything.
Coleman was flying at the time. He was leading his country with more than just inspiring chest-beating, he was doing it with head and skill too and he was being linked with a move to Manchester United or Bayern Munich.
But he hasn’t kicked a ball since the Wales game last March and Ireland’s World Cup campaign disintegrated from that moment, with just one, now inconsequential, bright spark in Cardiff to shout home about for the remainder of the year.
Everton lost a manager in that time too. They were even briefly in relegation trouble. They’ve come through it though and so too has Seamus Coleman.
Slowly but surely, the Ireland captain has made his way back from the brink.
A new arrival for the Coleman family. Congratulations to all and a warm welcome to baby Ellie @Everton https://t.co/HtJo0a2pyn pic.twitter.com/uWyact7SlR
— Donegal Democrat/DonegalLive (@dgldemocrat) January 17, 2018
Not that Seamus Coleman can’t perform miracles.
But, on Friday, his new club manager Sam Allardyce delivered the news that everyone wanted to hear. Not only is Seamus Coleman back in training, but he’s almost ready for Premier League action again.
SA: "Seamus Coleman is close to coming back – he's back in training. Michael Keane is back as well." #EFC
🎥 LIVE: https://t.co/waAtjxY7LY
— Everton (@Everton) January 19, 2018
Everton have a tough enough run of games coming up but a two-week gap in league action follows the Crystal Palace game.
Saturday: Everton v West Brom
January 31: Everton v Leicester
February 3: Arsenal v Everton
February 10: Everton v Crystal Palace
February 24: Watford v Everton
It’s been a tough time for Coleman, it’s been a tough time for football fans having to put up with life without him but we’re almost there.
You can’t keep a good man down and all that.
