Everton right-back Seamus Coleman says Louis Vuitton wash bags are what is wrong with football
Irishman has also said how young players don't like taking criticism from managers anymore
EVERTON full-back Seamus Coleman has torn into the next generation of rising footballers by telling them to concentrate on improving instead of buying Louis Vuitton wash bags.
The 27-year-old moved to the Toffees as a youngster from Irish side Sligo Rovers seven years ago and recalled his difficulty settling in England.
A £70,000 signing, Coleman has emerged as one of the Premier League's finest full-backs but admits that youngsters need to be shown more protection.
Speaking to the , he said: "It's a big bad world out there in football and it's easy for a young footballer to be sucked into a certain way of life.
"If I see a footballer with a Louis Vuitton wash bag I wonder what that does to others.
"If you are the only young lad in the changing room without one then you feel that pressure that you need to go out and get one. Even if you don't want one or even like one.
"That's what I think is wrong with football. It's completely wrong. Your job is to train well and play well on Saturday and do well week in, week out. That's your job. Your job isn't to be going out and buying the best of everything just because someone else is.
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“But they feel they all need to have the best because of the pressure. They think they need to look good on their Instagram pictures. They think they have to follow the leader but they are just kids — boys.”
With the rise of social media, players are thrust into the limelight more than ever with everything they say or do off the football pitch.
And Coleman believes young footballers are becoming increasingly arrogant and don't like being told what to do.
He added: "The game has probably changed a little in that lads don't like being told but the fact is that you have to be prepared to take it and get on with it.
"When I got here David Moyes was tough with me too. Really tough, but it was the best thing for me. If you make a mistake, you need to do better. If a manager criticises you then he's doing it for a reason."