Seamus Coleman

Lampard described Coleman as 'the best man I've ever met' after Everton ensured their Premier League survival in dramatic circumstances.

It is important to say that. Three goals after the break, however, sparked a couple of pitch invasions and mass celebrations at Goodison Park. “There are a lot of decisions that have to be made and performances that we have to do and my job has to be done as well as it can be to make sure that happens.

Frank Lampard was high on life after Everton defeated Crystal Palace to keep their place in the Premier League and he praised the club captain.

"The character of this club, the fans, players, just got us through. This has strong 2am ‘completely battered in the nightclub’ vibes to it— Paul Knott (@P_Knott) https://t.co/ZcdH9ure8v May 21, 2022 Bit of a Brent in Lampard - ‘just saying in front of everyone’ *whilst looking and pointing at the camera* 🤣🤣🤣— NJW (@TheBoomtownRat) May 20, 2022 This brings me to many a times in the smoking area at 2am— Zak (@ZG1999_) https://t.co/LL5hvURW72 May 21, 2022 Me to anyone after a few pints of plain 🤦🏻♂️😂🤦🏻♂️😂— Seán Mulvaney (@SeanMulvaney1) https://t.co/wycNvo0hlr May 21, 2022 Me to anyone after six beers.— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) https://t.co/m4i0rynBnu May 20, 2022

EVERTON boss Frank Lampard has praised Seamus Coleman as 'the best man' he's ever met in incredible behind the scenes footage as Everton beat the drop.

One fan said: "Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman in tears at the end. In the incredible behind the scenes footage, Lampard had Coleman stand in front of his team mates, saying: " This fella, to say in front of everyone, is the best people I've ever met. Coleman turned the photographer as Lampard posed with the Donegal man's daughters, telling them "your Daddy is the best man I've ever met in my life."

Frank Lampard paid a huge tribute toreland and Everton captain Seamus Coleman in the aftermath of their Premier League survival.

The manager pulled an exhausted Coleman to his feet in the dressing room post-match, before paying an emotional tribute to the Donegal man. There were jubilant scenes in the aftermath of the win, and Lampard was highly impressed with the mental resolve of his players. Frank Lampard paid a massive tribute to Republic of Ireland and Everton captain Seamus Coleman in the aftermath of their Premier League survival.

Footage of the celebrations inside the Everton changing room on the back of the club clinching Premier League survival has surfaced.

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Seamus Coleman is a special player and personality to have in the dressing room, and has proven his leadership abilities tenfold, according to David Meyler.

"They would look at him, even though he's from Donegal, as one of their own," Meyler said. That was his whole focus." It is just the type of person he is. "I'd messaged him obviously after a few games where they had positive results. He is going to roll his sleeves up. However, it was his praise for the Irish captain that caught many an eye.

Those behind the scenes insist the changes Lampard enacted have been monumental in dragging Everton over the line to safety.

If we want to be better through the lines, that starts from the back and through the middle of the pitch. “The day before we played Chelsea, when the gap (to safety) opened to five points, there was a realisation of the situation,” he said on Thursday. “Reality smacks you in the face. And we know there is no group of fans and no city in the world that could do it better.” His accusation that some players had lacked “bollocks” in the FA Cup defeat at Crystal Palace seemed to give voice to the fans’ ire. Increasingly Lampard was viewed as fighting for the fans and the club, internally and externally. “If you can get on top of Everton early doors, the Everton fans are horrible to the Everton players,” he said on his Fozcast podcast. They created a pre-match playlist to be blasted at Goodison, designed new banners and dished out flags, and eventually settled on the pivotal step of greeting the players’ coach on match days in their thousands with flares and songs. One source says the training ground was a “shitty place to be” during the end of Benitez’s brief and unloved reign, and Lampard quickly set about using his soft skills as a “people person” to reach for togetherness. Club officials and members of the fans’ forum had been meeting regularly to discuss plans to improve the atmosphere at home matches. It was notable to several close to the first team just how many of the squad joined the impromptu and relatively brief gathering. It is a positive sign that may avoid the rifts that developed between previous incumbents of both roles such as Steve Walsh and Ronald Koeman, and Marcel Brands and Benitez. Richarlison was beckoned to speak and in his incorrigible style, he muttered “good game”, burst into a smile and flung the ice he had packed onto his thigh into the air, triggering another round of cheers.

Reported £16m ex-Rangers star Nathan Patterson has been handed a career boost as Everton retain their Premier League status.

I was relatively, not disappointed but I have to be understanding of what that means. And that’s all he has to do.“ I was pleased for him to have his debut, we brought him here for a reason.