Frank Lampard has never encountered a player quite like Everton captain Seamus Coleman before as his 'morals and standards' stand out amongst the rest.
Coleman had a huge influence on his Everton teammates as they battled to secure safety in the Premier League on the penultimate game of the season with a magnificent 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace at Goodison Park.
Lampard joined the Blues in January and had 18 games to secure Everton's future in the Premier League. Defeats in key matches looked to be costly, but the fighting spirit within the squad was evident as they battled their way to safety.
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Lampard said of Coleman after Everton's loss to Arsenal on the final day of the season: “On day one [of Lampard's tenure], Seamus came to me, sat in my office and was honest about the club," he told evertontv.
“Things that will remain private. But he was honest about the situation and the size of the situation. I could see straight away the burden Seamus was carrying, in a good way, because he cares so much, and he just wanted to change it.
“From then on, after those words, his actions have been something else: speaking, training, standards every day, performances in games. I have never seen humility like it, in my time in football. I heard a lot of good things about Seamus before I came to the club.
“He has gone there and beyond. I was being honest [when declaring Coleman one of the best people I’ve met], I have never met anyone who has his morals and standards and he is an incredible player. You talk about legends of football clubs and he is certainly one of those.”
