BARRY HORNE: Everton starlet Seamus Coleman is at the right club to progress

12 December 2009 03:00
THE scratch team that David Moyes put out against Spurs last Sunday did themselves and the club proud yet again.[LNB]It was another heroic quarter of an hour which left Evertonians feeling like we had just won against all the odds.[LNB]To come back from 2-0 down takes some doing in any circumstances.[LNB]But to do so having lost yet another senior player from an already patched up starting XI, against a team filled with great players in fine form and playing with confidence is quite remarkable.[LNB]Tim Howard's save just served to heighten the sense of elation in what are, let's be honest, trying times for everyone at the club.[LNB]Necessity, as the old saying goes, is the mother of invention - and so as David Moyes dips ever further into his reserves - in every sense of the word - necessity provided the opportunity for another youngster to make his mark.[LNB]Seamus Coleman certainly did that, and his forward running and adventurous wingplay has quite deservedly been applauded and talked about in all quarters.[LNB]Whilst I obviously appreciate all the things he did going forward, equally important to me - and something which says a lot about the lad - was the magnificently timed tackle in front of the Main Stand early in the game.[LNB]If you speak to any of the old school players they will all tell you that few things get the Goodison crowd up on their feet and behind the team better than a great tackle like that.[LNB]There have been scores of players making a fantastic impact very early on in their would-be career, only to fade away into relative obscurity.[LNB]Seamus Coleman is, as we have seen, a fantastic talent and I believe he is at the right club at the right time to give him a chance to fulfill his potential.

Source: Liverpool_Echo