David Moyes still has obvious transfer answer as Everton question takes fresh twist

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Seamus Coleman’s international renaissance has arrived at a perfect time for Everton. The veteran full-back played every minute of the Republic of Ireland’s shock wins over Portugal and Hungary, helping secure a World Cup play-off place and reminding everyone — perhaps even himself — of the level he can still reach.   For a club still searching for a long-term solution at right-back, his form has added fresh complexity to a debate that simply refuses to settle.

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00:00Seamus Coleman's international renaissance has arrived at a perfect time for Everton.

00:07The veteran full-back played every minute of the Republic of Ireland's shock wins over Portugal and Hungary,

00:13helping secure a World Cup playoff place and reminding everyone, perhaps even himself, of the level he can still reach.

00:22For a club still searching for a long-term solution at right-back,

00:26his form has added fresh complexity to a debate that simply refuses to settle.

00:31Everton's right-back conundrum has drifted on for too long.

00:35The side have made genuine progress under David Moyes after a complicated summer,

00:39but that position remains the most obvious area for improvement.

00:45Jake O'Brien has handled the role admirably since being shifted there in January,

00:49yet the imbalance of playing a centre-half wide persists.

00:52It limits Everton in possession and curbs their ability to build attacks with fluency.

00:58James Garner offers another route, experience at right-back, a threat going forward,

01:03and quality deliveries, but shifting him out of midfields feel counterintuitive,

01:08especially with Idrissa Gueye set for AFCON and Merlin Rawls still bedding in.

01:12Which leaves Coleman at 37.

01:16Questions about durability are justified, but Everton's need for stability in that area is just as real.

01:22His experience and defensive reading remain elite tools,

01:25and his recent international displays show how he is far from finished.

01:30Coleman is also one game away from overtaking Dixie Dean and Leon Osman

01:34to reach the club's all-time top ten for appearances,

01:38a landmark that speaks to his professionalism and longevity.

01:41Those who know him describe a player who embodies everything Everton stand for,

01:47and while his Premier League minutes have been sparse in recent seasons,

01:51there is little about his recent performances to suggest he is merely winding down.

01:59Everton will lead their full squad during a demanding run of fixtures,

02:02and Coleman has earned the right to be part of that plan,

02:05and perhaps once again to solve a problem that has lingered since the day people started asking,

02:10how the club would ever replace him.

02:12How the club would ever replace him?

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