Aston Villa defender Neil Taylor 'did not mean' Seamus Coleman horror tackle
Villa defender Neil Taylor was left in tears and unable to speak after the tackle which saw Ireland's Seamus Coleman suffer a horrific double leg break, it has been revealed.
Taylor was show an immediate red card for the challenge in Friday night's World Cup qualifying group match between the Republic and Wales in Dublin. Coleman was given oxygen before being carried off at the Aviva Stadium and was taken straight to St Vincent's University Hospital before undergoing surgery over the weekend which has been deemed a success.
Coleman's international team-mate and former Baggies striker Shane Long said afterwards: "I think he has got it done to him before, so I suppose he went in worried about the challenge. He caught him high and I think he was in tears afterwards.
"He knows the pain Seamus was in because, as I said, he's been there before.
"It was a horrible challenge and there is no defending it, but I don't think he meant to do it."
