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Coleman reflected that an appearance at the upcoming World Cup may have been the ideal way to bow out had Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side qualified for the finals.
He brought his children onto the pitch with him at the end of the friendly defeat by North Macedonia in Dublin at the end of March as he pondered his future but says the intervention of his international manager and the possibility of being part of the Euro 2028 tournament on home soil have left him with much to think about.
“I think it was just a conversation with the manager on the bus, just after training one day that got me thinking again,” he said.
“I wasn’t necessarily thinking about it, but I also know I have a responsibility to stay fit and stay active and to be performing, because it is not a given, of course.
“That is why I am not dead set on what I am going to do, I am going to take my holiday and see what’s out there, but the carrot of the Euros and the manager at the moment wanting me to be around is definitely very tempting.
“I think if we’d got to a World Cup, maybe things would be different, but I spoke to the manager and he said if I can be fit and well and perform and he would like to have me around.”
The impending international window is first and foremost in the veteran’s considerations for now.
“As soon as the carrot of Ireland got dangled in front of me, that became a massive factor in my decisions and I’m looking forward to the two games now in the summer and having a break and kind of seeing where I go to next or where I stand after that.”
“I have been unfortunate with some injuries so maybe there is not as many miles on the clock as maybe some other 37-year-olds. Physically, I do feel really good, I am not up and down like a 24-year-old but I do feel really good, so again, I am not going to look as far ahead as 40.
“But it is going to be a nice summer to sit down, relax, see how I feel, reflect and see where we go from there.”
Coleman reflected that an appearance at the upcoming World Cup may have been the ideal way to bow out had Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side qualified for the finals.
He brought his children onto the pitch with him at the end of the friendly defeat by North Macedonia in Dublin at the end of March as he pondered his future but says the intervention of his international manager and the possibility of being part of the Euro 2028 tournament on home soil have left him with much to think about.
“I think it was just a conversation with the manager on the bus, just after training one day that got me thinking again,” he said.
“I wasn’t necessarily thinking about it, but I also know I have a responsibility to stay fit and stay active and to be performing, because it is not a given, of course.
“That is why I am not dead set on what I am going to do, I am going to take my holiday and see what’s out there, but the carrot of the Euros and the manager at the moment wanting me to be around is definitely very tempting.
“I think if we’d got to a World Cup, maybe things would be different, but I spoke to the manager and he said if I can be fit and well and perform and he would like to have me around.”
The impending international window is first and foremost in the veteran’s considerations for now.
“As soon as the carrot of Ireland got dangled in front of me, that became a massive factor in my decisions and I’m looking forward to the two games now in the summer and having a break and kind of seeing where I go to next or where I stand after that.”
“I have been unfortunate with some injuries so maybe there is not as many miles on the clock as maybe some other 37-year-olds. Physically, I do feel really good, I am not up and down like a 24-year-old but I do feel really good, so again, I am not going to look as far ahead as 40.
“But it is going to be a nice summer to sit down, relax, see how I feel, reflect and see where we go from there.”
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