Late on Friday night, Martin O’Neill was asked about the next conversation he might have with Ronald Koeman. The Everton manager had seen one of his Irish players, James McCarthy, fail to make it past the warm-up before he broke down again. Another, Seamus Coleman, was removed on a stretcher with a broken leg which could rule him out until next year. There is previous between O’Neill and Koeman, and the Ireland manager paused for a moment when asked about the grievance. But Seamus Coleman’s injury, it can happen in the game.” The 28-year-old Everton full-back…

Source: The Times March 26, 2017 00:02 UTC