David Moyes has done an outstanding job at Everton since his stunning return after 12 years away last January.
When the Scot first left the job in 2013, the Toffees were in the mix for European places, but Moyes returned to his old club mid-season last year with the club in the throes of a relegation battle.
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He would secure Everton's Premier League future, ensuring the first season at their new home of the Hill Dickinson Stadium would be played in the top flight.
Moyes has since engineered a dramatic turnaround to bring Everton back to European contention once more, with the Toffees just three points off 5th-placed Liverpool in the battle for a Champions League place.
With Everton having spent the last few seasons battling for survival, even to be within a sniff of Champions League football is an extraordinary achievement.
It's a credit to David Moyes, who has revealed he may not have even taken the job without Séamus Coleman's intervention.
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David Moyes on Everton return
David Moyes spoke to Jamie Carragher for the Telegraph this weekend, and opened up on what convinced him to return to Everton after 12 years away.
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It turns out that two men who were established stars of Moyes' first era at the club, Séamus Coleman and Leighton Baines, were crucial in convincing him to return to the job.
There had been a lot of good managers who had been here who had not been able to fix things. The one thing I knew I had in my favour was the knowledge of the club, of what the fans here demand and want. What I did not know for sure was whether we had what was required in the building.
What happened next was that I got a call from Séamus Coleman, and he and Leighton Baines came to my house. They pushed me over the line to come back because they said with what we call in football ‘the small wins’ I could get to galvanise the team. That gave me the final nudge I needed.
Séamus Coleman broke through at Everton during David Moyes' first spell at the club, and the longest-serving player in the Premier League is of course still at the club to this day.
Evidently, he and now-retired Leighton Baines understood how much of an impact Moyes could have if he could be convinced to return, and their faith in their old manager would certainly appear to have been justified.
Already an icon at Everton, it appears Séamus Coleman may have played a pivotal role in rejuvenating the team's fortunes.
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