Carlo Ancelotti once said Seamus Coleman should be invited to stay at Everton for life, which was rich coming from a bloke who disappeared to Spain after 18 months at Goodison Park.
Nevertheless, Ancelotti had a point.
Coleman was there in the thick of it at Everton on Saturday, sticking his head in to score a goal he would probably agree sums up the latter stages of his career. Dogged, determined, a bit ugly but important nevertheless.
The Irishman is 33 now. Five years ago he broke his leg terribly.