Seamus Coleman has revealed why his personal pride takes a hit every time a manager at Everton is sacked - and has followed in the footsteps of Sean Dyche by calling for unity.
Frank Lampard became the latest Everton manager to lose his job last month, when he was sacked by majority shareholder Farhad Moshsiri after less than a year in charge.
The former Chelsea boss was appointed at Goodison Park at the end of January 2022, and although he helped the club avoid the drop last season, he departed Everton with 15 points from 20 games and three wins this term - the worst victory record in the division at the time.
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Coleman, who joined Everton for just £60,000 back in 2010, has seen a total of nine different managers during his 13-year stint at Goodison – and that isn’t including David Unsworth and Duncan Ferguson, who took charge for brief caretaker spells.
“For me, I have been in this situation too many times,” the Republic of Ireland international told evertonfc.con when asked about the last month at the club.
“So for me, it is a resemblance about what I am doing as a player and what the other lads in the dressing room are doing as a player.
“To keep having to change managers my pride takes a massive hit because I have been part of them managers changing. I have had a part to play in all that.
“We are not all putting our hands up and saying it is nothing to do with us. But it is disappointing and tough to be a part of.
“You see a man leave who is giving his all for Everton Football Club. A great man who played a massive part in us staying up last season.
“Like anything in football I wish him all the best and now the manager is coming in and looking to kick us on again, but it is always tough when managers change.”
As well as sacking Lampard, Everton also endured a dreadful end to the transfer window with numerous attempts to strengthen Dyche’s relegation-threatened squad resulting in failure. Dyche also witnessed the fracture between fans and the club’s hierarchy on his second day in charge of the club when protests were held outside Finch Farm over the failure to make a January signing.
Demonstrations against the board were also held following the defeat to Southampton and before last weekend’s win over Arsenal. And while Coleman understands why supporters are hurting - he believes, just like his manager does, that everyone must come together to try and move the club to safety.
“It has been tough, to be honest. So much happening on the outside while we are trying to do our job," he said.
“Listen, we know our performances on the pitch have not been good enough for the standard of Everton Football Club. I have probably said that too many times over the years as well. It is very disappointing from that point of view.
“Being captain of the club and living locally as well, taking my kids to school or gymnastics, you are meeting some diehard Evertonians who are hurting as well.
“They are not enjoying seeing their club where they are and we have to do everything we can now, as a club and unit, to come together to get us out of it.”
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