Everton are harder to beat under new manager Ronald Koeman according to right-back Seamus Coleman. Samuel Girard Jersey . Former manager Roberto Martinez played a more attacking style of football but Koemans Everton have lost only one of their first seven Premier League games of the season to climb to fifth in the table.Its difficult doing these interviews because it looks as though you are hammering the old regime and thats not the case, Coleman said. Every manager is different. Roberto played a more open game and made no secret of that. Koeman took over at Everton in the summer The Merseyside club have conceded five league goals, the second best record in the top fight behind Tottenham Hotspur, after shipping 55 last season to finish 11th in a disappointing campaign under Martinez. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. [Martinez] liked his full-backs getting high and unfortunately at times we conceded too many goals.This manager [Koeman] wants us to be solid first and then build on that with the quality attacking players. Seamus Coleman says Ronald Koeman demands high work-rate Its not a case of one being wrong and one right but we are more solid this season. Every time a manager comes in he puts a twist on things. This one is big on work-rate. He is demanding the best from us.Everton travel to league leaders Manchester City on Saturday.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the British Masters on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Lukaku on shortlist Police chase Valencia Lukaku on shortlist Police chase Valencia Nathan MacKinnon Jersey . It was a loss. But it was also a learning experience. 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He flew back with the Cavaliers and Monday underwent an MRI, which revealed "a strain in the long head tendon" of his biceps, the Cavs said in a release. The 21-year-old will be shut down for two weeks and re-evaluated. The Cavs said the tendons response "will determine the most appropriate course of treatment." Irvings injury couldnt come at a worse time for the Cavs. Hell miss at least eight of the final 15 games, and without their leading scorer and best player, it will be tough for the Cavs (26-41) to clinch the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland begins the week 4 1-2 games behind Atlanta, and the Cavs have a difficult schedule ahead with Miami, Oklahoma City and Houston in town over the next five days. And, equally troubling, is that Irving is again missing significant time due to an injury. He sat out 38 games his first two seasons with a varietty of injuries, including a broken nose, fractured jaw, broken finger, sprained shoulder and concussion. Philipp Grubauer Jersey. One of Irvings goals was to play in all 82 games this season, but hes already missed three with a bruised knee and is expected to sit for eight more. Irving has scoffed at the notion that he is injury prone, but he hasnt made it through a full season and he was also sidelined during the summer after his rookie season when he broke his hand slamming it into a padded wall during a practice in Las Vegas. Irvings injury issues predated him turning pro as he played in just 11 games as a freshman at Duke because of a foot injury. Most of Irvings injuries have been unavoidable and bad luck because he plays hard and is unafraid to drive to the basket and draw contact from bigger, stronger players. Its not clear exactly when Irving was hurt on Sunday night. As the Cavs move forward theyll have to factor Irvings spotty medical history into their decision as to whether or not to offer him a maximum-year contract extension this summer. Cleveland hasnt made the playoffs since 2010, and this was supposed be the year the Cavs returned to the post-season and stayed out of the draft lottery. However, the club has underachieved in coach Mike Browns second stint and owner Dan Gilbert fired general manager Chris Grant last month. Now without Irving, the Cavs climb has gotten even steeper. ' ' '