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Post by Everton News. on May 9, 2024 15:36:24 GMT
Coleman Future
Sean Dyche says Seamus Coleman’s “mindset is to keep playing” next season ahead of Saturday’s penultimate game of the Blues’ Premier League campaign.
Unbeaten in their past four matches – including three home victories – the Blues welcome Sheffield United on Saturday afternoon for a 3pm kick-off (BST).
The game represents Everton’s final outing at Goodison Park for 2023/24, and skipper Coleman – who joined the Toffees in January 2009 – is under a contract which expires this summer.
In his pre-match press conference, Dyche was asked whether Saturday could be Coleman’s final home match at Everton, but the Blues manager explained: “He’s been great, but it’s ongoing. I’ve already spoken to him about his view at this stage.
"There are another couple of weeks left, and I said, ‘Reflect on where you’re at,’ but I think his thirst is to keep playing, so we’ll be looking into that.
“I don’t think there’s any reason to wonder about his last game – or not at this stage – and certainly, that’s his words and not mine. He’s made it clear that, at this stage, his mindset is to keep playing.”
Asked if the Toffees right-back could take up a coaching role at Finch Farm once he finishes his playing career, Dyche added: “I think he’s learning to have that in him. He’s absorbed a lot from a lot of different experiences here.
“The good side of all the turnover of managers, is you can learn a lot from the varying input, the varying styles, and the varying ways of working. I think he’s like that, and I think he will absorb that. He certainly knows the Club like the back of his hand.”
For Saturday's game, Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United arrive on Merseyside on a 12-match winless run, while Everton have triumphed in each of their past four home encounters, keeping consecutive clean sheets in wins over Burnley, Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and Brentford.
Targeting another victory at the weekend, Dyche hopes his side can reward the support of fans with another positive Goodison display.
“[We’ve had] a run of really strong home – not just performances – because they weren’t as important as the outcomes, and they were wins,” said Dyche.
“Whatever way it comes around, we want to reward all of us, really – the players, the staff and the fans for what ends up being a positive season, after some very very tricky times. We want to finish it off with a win.
“You just have to focus on the players and remind them of the fact that, as mentioned earlier, the pride and consistency we have in our values as a group to go and perform.
“We want to give a performance; we want to win. Afterwards, it’’ll be the first time in a number of years we can have a walk around in a fashion that is rewarding for the players and the fans. I think that’s a nice sign-off for the players and the fans, and hopefully, do that on the back of a win, as well.
“It’s been a really strange season for many reasons, yet we end up with a positive feel to it, and certainly I do. But I think the players do and I think the fans do.”
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Post by Everton News. on May 9, 2024 15:36:52 GMT
Sean Dyche has no fresh injury concerns ahead of Saturday's visit of Sheffield United on Saturday (3pm BST).
That means only Vitalii Mykolenko (ankle), Nathan Patterson (hamstring) and Dele (groin) are unavailable for the Blues' final home game of the 2023/24 season.
Speaking in Thursday's pre-match press conference at Finch Farm, Dyche said: "Most are around it. We've not got anyone seriously injured so it should be the group ready to go again."
When asked if future plans will come into his thinking ahead of selecting his squad for Saturday, Dyche continued: "I always believe in playing a team that can win a game so that'll be the main thing. There might be certain changes but we'll wait and see.
"We've come through training today unscathed, so it's pretty much the group that we can change, if we feel it's right, but we want to go and win the game – that is our mindset."
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Post by evertonfan1968 on May 10, 2024 11:59:22 GMT
Without wishing to spoil the historical facts segment; this was supposed to be the closing home fixture of the 2020-21 season, before the Wolves home game was rescheduled for the final midweek slot. THAT Blades fixture would've been played in glorious Mersey afternoon sunshine - on a day Everton had to overturn a huge goal differential over West Ham & Tottenham. That was, of course, a response to COVID-related viewer broadcasting, resulting in a 7:30pm kick-off - in the rain. An early concession and the game was lost before it had even started. And at that, Sheffield United were already relegated AND bottom of the Premier League. A following 1-0 win over Wolves did set up some sort of season climax at Man City. But that day belonged to Sergio Aguero. My apologies for the excuses. All the more reason why we could really do with those three points this weekend - and some more at Arsenal. I actually hope we beat Sheffield, but lose to Arsenal, if it means Arteta winning the league. I'm bored with Man City every year. If Arsenal are to win the league they have to beat every team and hope City lose but it's their problem so we should try to win the game.
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Post by Avinalaff on May 10, 2024 15:35:51 GMT
I actually hope we beat Sheffield, but lose to Arsenal, if it means Arteta winning the league. I'm bored with Man City every year. If Arsenal are to win the league they have to beat every team and hope City lose but it's their problem so we should try to win the game. Nah. ![#laugh#](//storage.proboards.com/3625327/images/YsglzxaZdoIamVXrcgeJ.png)
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Post by Everton News. on May 11, 2024 12:58:29 GMT
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53712472097_f88247b293_z.jpg) Team News: Dyche Makes Two Changes Sean Dyche has made two changes from the side that faced Luton Town last time out. Amadou Onana and Seamus Coleman come in for Jack Harrison and Ben Godfrey. Everton starting XI: Pickford, Coleman (C), Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Young, Gana, Onana, Doucoure, Garner, McNeil, Calvert-Lewin. Everton substitutes: Virginia, Keane, Godfrey, Gomes, Warrington, Dobbin, Danjuma, Chermiti, Beto.
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