Seamus Coleman marked his 250th game for Everton with something special.
When Seamus Coleman’s on the pitch, whether it be at international or club level, his team simply performs better.
He hasn’t seen a lot of game time for the Toffees since returning from that horror double-leg break, but he was selected for the starting XI in their Premier League clash against Burnley on Saturday. It didn’t take long for him to make an impact on the game as he played a vital role in the game’s opener.
The move started with a nice one-two from Theo Walcott on the right channel.
After playing a short pass, he immediately turned on the afterburners to beat his man.
The favour was returned and he found himself in space at the edge of the Clarets’ box. With a little time on his side, he dinked the ball into the box.
The cross found Coleman all on his own at the near post.
Although he was unmarked, distance plus the speed of the cross meant that scoring was very unlikely. So he did the sensible thing and flicked it back towards the four teammates lurking just behind him.
The commentator noted, “Such an innocuous cross into a not really dangerous area, but it’s the flick-on from Seamus Coleman that completely changed the complexity of the movement for Everton.”
His perfectly-weighted flick-on fell right into the path of Cenk Tosun.
The Turkish striker made no mistake with his finish as he powered it straight into the back of the net.
