Martin O’Neill has been holding his first press conference since Seamus Coleman underwent surgery on a double leg fracture on Saturday morning.
O’Neill says his captain is beginning to come to terms with the nature of the injury, and won’t put any timetable on his return.
Robbie Brady will captain the side tomorrow in the absence of Coleman for tomorrow nights friendly with Iceland at the Aviva in Dublin.
Meanwhile FIFA will cover the cost of Coleman’s wages while he recovers from his horror injury.
The Ireland captain could be out of action until the start of next year.
Under FIFA’s club protection programme, the world governing body will compensate Everton for his salary, which is believed to be over 55 thousand euro a week.
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