Moyes on losing Coleman, Gueye's future and 'chance' of making Europe

TL;DR

David Moyes confirmed that Idrissa Gueye and Jarrad Branthwaite will miss the upcoming match against Sunderland. He also discussed Seamus Coleman's potential retirement and the team's chances of qualifying for Europe.

Key points

Idrissa Gueye and Jarrad Branthwaite are unavailable for the Sunderland match
Seamus Coleman is retiring after 17 years with Everton
Moyes praised Coleman for his leadership and influence
Everton can qualify for Europe with two wins in their next matches

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Everton boss David Moyes has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Sunderland at Hill Dickinson Stadium (15:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Moyes confirmed Idrissa Gueye and Jarrad Branthwaite will not be fit for the visit of the Black Cats. On Gueye, he explained: "He's back on the grass, but he's just not available for this game. There's an outside chance he could make Tottenham, so we'll see how it goes."
On whether club captain Seamus Coleman will feature in what would be his final home game for the club after announcing he is ending his Blues playing career after 17 years at the end of the season: "Seamus wouldn't want me to say that because he wouldn't want me to think that way. He would only think it should be done if it's right and that's the way I see it as well."
Moyes paid tribute to Coleman, who he signed for just £60,000 in January 2009 during his first spell as Toffees boss: "I get the praise for it but I have to praise the recruitment team who spotted him at the time and got him over from Ireland. At the club for 17 years, and I've missed quite a part of it, but more recently he's been the glue that's held an awful lot together. When it's difficult, he's the one who comes out and speaks and steps up to galvanise the team. He deserves a lot of credit as a human being for what he's done for Everton."
More on what could be next for Coleman: "What I admire about Seamus is he wants to keep playing and playing for his country. There will always be a desk for him when the time comes, don't worry about that. There should always be a place for Seamus and there will be. It would be great for the young players as well. We want to keep Seamus' culture and Everton's culture behind the scenes going."
Moyes said Gueye's future will be discussed soon, with the midfielder out of contract at the end of the season: "Losing Seamus is a big blow. We'll talk about Gana in the coming weeks. We're on with a lot of business behind the scenes. We don't need to talk about it in the media until it's done."