Everton FC star Seamus Coleman aiming to follow Spurs star Gareth Bale

05 November 2010 08:00
Seamus Coleman 300[LNB]* FOLLOW us on Twitter for all the latest EFC news here[LNB]SEAMUS COLEMAN wants to copy man-of-the-moment Gareth Bale by transforming himself into a world-class attacking winger.[LNB]The Everton starlet has much in common with Spurs star Bale, who has become one of Europe's most sought-after talents after tearing Inter Milan apart twice in the Champions League.[LNB]Both men are full-backs who have been pushed into midfield, and Coleman, 22, has been inspired by Bale's stellar progress.[LNB] He said: 'If you look at him this time last year he couldn't get in the Spurs team, and then even when he started getting in, he wasn't bad but wasn't shining.[LNB]'Maybe he's just got his head down in the gym, I don't know. But it just goes to show that it can be done. Things can turn around quickly.[LNB]'He was not getting a game last year, and now he's one of the best wingers in the world. Hard work pays off.[LNB]'I keep an eye on his game - it will be hard to mimic it but I'll definitely give it a go. He just runs at people. No tricks or anything - just power and pace. If you've got the pace to do that why not?'[LNB]Coleman helped his skipper Phil Neville to mark Bale out of the game during the Blues' recent draw at White Hart Lane.[LNB]And the former Sligo Rovers player used the experience as another in his growing line of steep learning curves.[LNB]He said: 'We'd all seen the hat-trick he scored against Inter Milan before the game at White Hart Lane and he was just on fire.

Source: Liverpool_Echo