Everton’s start to the season has been less than ideal, but the international break promised a chance for a refresh when the Premier League rolls back around.
After all, for those in form it has the potential to kill all momentum, and for those struggling, as the Toffees are, they can return renewed.
However, extra football always poses additional risks, particularly with injuries.
And, with how Seamus Coleman has fared for the Republic of Ireland over the years, any time he pulls on his national team’s shirt Evertonians fear the worst.
Most will still remember the harrowing leg break suffered in 2017 that still arguably hampers him to this day.
Seamus Coleman injury update
Although his response was rather short, it was BBC Sport who delivered this key update which suggests that the 35-year-old will finally be afforded some rest.
All it took was Harry Maguire to rake his boot down Coleman’s Achilles, pulling his boot off and cutting a huge hole in his sock.
Fears were only emphasised when the stretcher was brought out, but in the end, the veteran defender managed to pick himself up and hobble off the pitch of his own volition, a positive sign at least.
Alas, Heimir Hallgrímsson, the Republic of Ireland manager, saw his one-word response reported as such: ‘Ahead of Tuesday’s game with Greece, Halgrimsson has said that Seamus Coleman, who was forced off in the second half, is “unlikely” to feature in the second match of the Nations League.’
