Seamus Coleman on his role at Everton under Marco Silva

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Marco Silva’s Everton side drew their first game under his leadership 2-2 with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Seamus Coleman has said to the Liverpool Echo that his role at Everton is not as attacking as some people would expect.

Marco Silva’s front foot style means that Everton’s full-backs have much more freedom to get forward.

Coleman showed at the weekend, during Everton’s 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, that he was willing to attack at every opportunity.

But Coleman insists that he has to attack with caution, under Silva’s instruction, and suggested that the Portuguese boss has more of a mind on defending than people give him credit for.

“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,” Coleman said.

“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.”

Everton showed plenty of signs of encouragement at Molineux on opening day.

The Toffees were forced to play with 10 men for much of the contest, but still managed to pick up a 2-2 draw, with Richarlison scoring twice on his debut.

Coleman actually had a chance to win the match for Everton, but his attempted to cross to Oumar Niasse was overhit on the counter attack.

Everton are next in action at the weekend, when they take on Southampton at Goodison Park.