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Whilst it will undoubtedly be great to have Seamus Coleman back, we can't expect him to be doing too much too soon.

He's been out for a long long time with a horrific injury and he's just got his head down and got on with his rehad.

Having recovered from a bad injury myself, it's tough. He's probably learned a lot about himself and you've got to have that mental strength to go through it all with the coaches and the physios.

It looks like everyone has worked together well to get him back fully fit. I'm made up to have him back, it's really good timing to be able to give Jonjoe Kenny a bit of a breather.

We've put a lot of pressure on Jonjoe because he's come in and set a great standard, but there was no-one else to take his place with Seamus being out.

I think the balance will be a bit better now. Seamus is brilliant going forward and has always been a kingpin down that side for us, so it's great to have him back.

We'll need to bring him in gradually, but with Jonjoe to take over when needed it'll be an added bonus for us all.

I remember having a bad injury when I was with rangers and my first game back was for the U21s against Celtic.

For some daft reason they tell you to stay away from tackles and just get yourself into the game - but you can't, it's a derby!

I spent most of the game on my backside making slide tackles just to prove to everyone and prove to myself that my knee was back and my knee was strong.

After the game, that gave me so much confidence. it made me feel like I was back, I just needed to get more games under my belt to get back into the first team.

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That tackle Seamus made for the U23s against Portsmouth reminded me of myself. He's doing the right things, wanting to get his fitness up and get into a match rhythm but he needed a tough tackle to tick that little box in his head.

When he comes back he'll be buzzing and full of adrenaline - it's like your debut all over again.

It'll all be his first tackle, his first cross, his first shot. Allardyce knows he'll have to be careful with Seamus but I came back after 18 months and won player of the month through sheer adrenaline and loving being back on the pitch.

It's like an out-of-body experience to love playing again. but it's all about managing him from now until the end of the season

Garbutt on the other hand should be fit, he's played a lot of U23 games over the course of this season.

I know a lot of people have been screaming out asking why he hasn't been in the squad, but he went out on loan last season and didn't exactly set the world alight.

But, at the end of the day, he's a left-back - a naturally left-sided player who's done it all before in the first team and to a high standard as well.

You expect that, having worked with David Unsworth with the U23s, he will be match-sharp and I would certainly start him against Leicester.

I would rather have Garbutt playing there than Martina. It will give us a better balance and the whole defence will be a bit stronger that way. They can trust each other that little bit more.

Passing to Martina as a centre half you've got to pass to his right foot, it just doesn't look right and doesn't sit right with me at all.

A few of the goals over the last few weeks or so have been down to a lack of communication or lack of understanding to where Martina needs to be - and I can fully understand that with him being a right-back playing at left back.

I would love to welcome Luke back in to give us that balance and that natural width that he would certainly bring to the table.

The problem with VAR

I was, initially, a fan of VAR being brought into the English game.

Football is a massive business now, there's a lot at stake at both ends of the league so certain decisions are very very important. It's ok talking about smaller decisions at the pub with your mates and football is all about opinions.

But now seeing VAR working in its current form, I am totally against it. And that's me speaking as a fan.

It takes away a certain edge. If you're playing a team who likes to move the ball quickly and have a lot of possession and tire the opposition out these incidents give the opposition the chance to have a breather, time for the manager to relay some new tactics.

The rhythm of the game is so badly affected. That stop-start nature is dreadful for the fans and it's not working.

On another note, I'm shocked they're allowing it in one match of a competition and not enforcing it in all games. There was a disallowed goal for Manchester City which would have stood if VAR was used, so why should they be let down when another team profits?

Until you've tested it properly somewhere else and not where the stakes are so high you can't use it.

I do honestly think it could be a good thing in the World Cup, because hopefully they will have ironed out any problems and I hope they'll have screens up like in cricket and rugby so the fans who are paying good money to watch the game actually know what's going on.

Football by definition isn't as clear cut as other sports, decisions aren't always black and white like in sports like tennis.

After the World Cup, we should know if it's a go-er or not. But, if it's as we're seeing it right now, we need to scrap it altogether.

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We've been brought up having opinions, you ride your luck at times. Yes you like to iron out bad decisions but it's just stopping our game. A game which we love to be free-flowing.

In the current form, there are too many issues. If they eradicate those before the World Cup then great, but they've got a long way to go to put things right and satisfy everyone.

How the break can help Everton

Normally when you go through a bit of a bit of a bad run, you want to get a game straight away to get over that disappointment.

But, I don't think would have helped us at all this time around.

Usually when you get beat you don't want to have to wait 10 days for the following game, you want it straight away. But I think this break is different for us.

Performance levels were quite alarmingly below-par and I think this break will freshen everybody up, give players time with the families, give Allardyce more quality time on the training pitch and drill over what he'd like the players to be doing.

And, of course, it'll be a great chance to get the fitness up, get some hard training sessions in to get them up to that extra level. Hopefully we'll see that benefit on Wednesday.

The weekend has honestly been a breath of fresh air, especially for the fans who can have a bit of a smile on their faces instead of being miserable!