Seamus Coleman has returned to Everton’s Finch Farm training complex to begin his rehabilitation from a double leg break.
The Killybegs man suffered the injury while playing the Republic of Ireland in a World Cup qualifier against Wales in Dublin last month.
Welsh defender Neil Taylor today received a two-game ban for the challenge on Coleman.
The full-back spent the last month at home in Killybegs but is back on Merseyside to begin the road to recovery.
“It’s great to be back, nice to see everyone again – it’s like my first day all over again,” said the right-back.
“Obviously, I’d rather be fit and well but I’ve had a good month at home in Ireland to get my head around everything and now I’m ready to get back to work.
“I’m not on social media. It was tempting to go back on to thank everyone but I thought I’d wait to come back here to do the interview and just to say thank you for the support I’ve had from the two management teams, from the doctors, the surgeons and all the fans back home and here.
“Until something like this happens you don’t always realise how fortunate you are to play for this Club, to play for the national team and to have all that support behind me.
💪🏼 | Seamus Coleman has returned to USM Finch Farm as he steps up his recovery from a broken leg.
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“Every little card meant so much to me and my family. All those well-wishes will get me through this tough period because people have gone out of their way to send cards, to send prayers and it definitely gets you through it.
“I couldn’t possibly thank everyone because there’s too many but everyone has played their part so far and it’s my job now to do the rest and get back on that pitch.”
And with the road to recovery now underway, he is confident his fighting qualities will prove crucial in the coming months.
“I’ve had tough journeys before in the past,” he said. “It hasn’t been a smooth journey to play for Everton and to captain my country.
“I’m a fighter and there’s a part of me that’s looking forward to this challenge. It’s something to start all over again and fight for.”
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