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Seamus Coleman has had his say on Marco Silva's new system at Everton - and has saved praise for one of the new manager's signings in particular.

Richarlison made his competitive debut for the Blues against Wolves on Saturday and put in a fantastic display, scoring a brace to earn the Blues a point at Molineux despite playing a large portion of the match with ten men.

The Brazilian put in a number of impressive performances in pre-season before his brilliant Premier League bow for Everton , and Coleman has revealed he was not surprised at all to see his new teammate performing so well.

Coleman , when asked about the winger's brilliant debut, told the ECHO: “I'm not surprised!

“I don't want to put too much pressure on him but he's a great lad, he does all the stuff he needs to do going forward, but he digs in and he's a proper team player.

“I'm very excited by him, he's a proper Everton player.”

Silva was handed the Blues job in the summer following the sacking of Sam Allardyce, and has worked hard in pre-season to introduce his new style to the entire squad.

The manager has more of a focus on the full-backs, encouraging them to get forward as much as possible to help the attack.

Coleman has admitting he is enjoying the new style, and has revealed there is a little more to it than originally might meet the eye.

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“It's not what you'd imagine and just bombing on, you've got to bomb on at the right time – maybe when one goes, one stays," the defender added.

“But it's great that he's very encouraging, I'm enjoying working with him and we're hoping for a very successful season.

“I don't like comparing seasons because it always looks like you're having a go at previous managers.

“But yeah the manager wants us getting close to people. For the second goal possibly we could have got out to the cross a bit better but it was a great ball and a great goal.

“But there's a good feeling around the dressing room, the manager is very demanding and doesn't take any slack.

“We've got new players coming in next week and you have to say it's a positive start.

Coleman was also asked about Phil Jagielka's red card against Wolves on Saturday and, whilst admitting he thought the decision was harsh, the defender was keen to focus on Everton's resilience after the dismissal.

“I didn't get to see a replay afterwards, but at the time in play I thought he got the ball," Coleman said.

“Look, these things happen in the Premier League and I think we battled hard to stay in the game and get a point."